1 Or, help 2 Some ancient aught, put that to mine account; I Paul write it with 19 mine own hand, I will repay it: that I say not unto thee how that thou owest to me even thine own self besides. Yea, brother, let me have 1joy of thee in the 20 Lord refresh my heart in Christ. Having confidence 21 in thine obedience I write unto thee, knowing that thou wilt do even beyond what I say. But withal 22 prepare me also a lodging: for I hope that through your prayers I shall be granted unto you. Epaphras, my fellow-prisoner in Christ Jesus, saluteth 23 authorities thee; and so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my 24 read the. 3 Many ancient authorities fellow-workers. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your 25 omit Amen. spirit. THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE HEBREWS. 1 1 GOD, having of old time spoken unto the fathers in the prophets by divers portions and in divers 2 manners, hath at the end of these days spoken unto 1 press of his us in his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, 1 Gr. a Son. 3 through whom also he made the 'worlds; who being 2 Gr. ages. the effulgence of his glory, and the very image of his 3 Or, the imsubstance, and upholding all things by the word of his substance power, when he had made purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; 4 having become by so much better than the angels, as he hath inherited a more excellent name than 5 they. For unto which of the angels said he at any time, 6*And when he again "bringeth in the firstborn into the 4 Or, And world he saith, And let all the angels of God worship when he 7 him. And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels 'winds, And his ministers a flame of fire: 8 but of the Son he saith, 9 thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; again, bringeth in 5 Or, shall have brought in 6 Gr. the inhabited earth. And the sceptre of uprightness is the sceptre of Or, spirits thy kingdom. Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated ini- Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee 8 The two oldest Greek manuscripts read his. 10 1 Gr. distributions. 2 Or, Holy Spirit: and so throughout this book. 3 Gr. the inhabited earth. 4 Or, for a little while lower 5 Many authorities omit And didst... hands. And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foun dation of the earth, And the heavens are the works of thy hands: And thy years shall not fail. 11 12 But of which of the angels hath he said at any time, 13 Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet? Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to do 14 service for the sake of them that shall inherit salvation? Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed 1 2 to the things that were heard, lest haply we drift away from them. For if the word spoken through angels 2 proved stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward; how shall 3 we escape, if we neglect so great salvation? which having at the first been spoken through the Lord, was confirmed unto us by them that heard; God also 4 bearing witness with them, both by signs and wonders, and by manifold powers, and by gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will. For not unto angels did he subject the world to 5 come, whereof we speak. But one hath somewhere 6 testified, saying, What is man, that thou are mindful of him? feet. For in that he subjected all things unto him, he left But now we see But we behold 9 little while lower him who hath been made 1a little lower than the angels, 1 Or, for a even Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honour, that by the grace of God he 10 should taste death for every man. For it became him, for whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make 2 Or, having the author of their salvation perfect through sufferings. 11 For both he that sanctifieth and they that are sanctified'Or, captain are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to 12 call them brethren, saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, brought 4 In the midst of the congregation will I sing thy Or, church praise. 13 And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold, I and the children which God hath given 14 me. Since then the children are sharers in flesh Gr. blood and blood, he also himself in like manner partook of and flesh. the same; that through death he might bring to Or, may nought him that 'had the power of death, that is, the 7 Or, hath 15 devil; and might deliver all them who through fear having been himself tempted in that where suffered of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. 16 For verily not of angels doth he take hold, but he 17 taketh hold of the seed of Abraham. Wherefore it behoved him in all things to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation 18 for the sins of the people. For in that he himself Or, For hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted. 3 1 Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of a heavenly in he hath calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our 2 confession, even Jesus; who was faithful to him that 10appointed him, as also was Moses in all "his house. 10 Gr. made. 3 For he hath been counted worthy of more glory than 11 That is, Moses, by so much as he that built the house hath see Num. 4 more honour than the house. For every house is xii. 7. 12builded by some one; but he that built all things is 5 God. And Moses indeed was faithful in all "his house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were 6 afterward to be spoken; but Christ as a son, over "his house; whose house are we, if we hold fast our bold 9 Or, wherein God's house. 12 Or, estab lished 1 Or, Where 2 Gr. If they shall enter r, with ness and the glorying of our hope firm unto the end. To-day if ye shall hear his voice, Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, 7 8 'Wherewith your fathers tempted me by proving me, 9 Wherefore I was displeased with this generation, 10 As I sware in my wrath, "They shall not enter into my rest. 11 Take heed, brethren, lest haply there shall be in any 12 one of you an evil heart of unbelief, in falling away from the living God: but exhort one another day by 13 day, so long as it is called To-day; lest any one of you be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin for we 14 are become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our confidence firm unto the end: while 15 it is said, To-day if ye shall hear his voice, Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation. For who, when they heard, did provoke? nay, did not 16 all they that came out of Egypt by Moses? And with 17 whom was he displeased forty years? was it not with 4 Gr. limbs. them that sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness? And to whom sware he that they should not 18 enter into his rest, but to them that were disobedient? And we see that they were not able to enter in 19 because of unbelief. Let us fear therefore, lest haply, a promise being 14 left of entering into his rest, any one of you should seem to have come short of it. For indeed we have 2 had good tidings preached unto us, even as also they: but the word of hearing did not profit them, because authorities they were not united by faith with them that heard. read it was. For we which have believed do enter into that rest; even as he hath said, 5 Or,a gospel 6 Some ancient 7 Some ancient authorities read We therefore. As I sware in my wrath, |