The Supremacy of God’s Son

1 Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, ^awhom he appointed the heir of all things, ^bthrough whom also he created the world. 3 ^cHe is the radiance of the glory of God and ^dthe exact imprint of his nature, and ^ehe upholds the universe by the word of his power. After ^fmaking purification for sins, ^ghe sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, 4 having become as much superior to angels as the ^hname he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.

5 For to which of the angels did God ever say,

Or again,

6 And again, when he brings the ^kfirstborn into the world, he says,

7 Of the angels he says,

8 But of the Son he says,

10 And,

13 And to which of the angels has he ever said,

14 Are they not all ^uministering spirits sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to ^vinherit salvation?

Warning Against Neglecting Salvation

1 Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. 2 For since ^wthe message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution, 3 ^xhow shall we ^yescape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord, and ^zit was attested to us by those who heard, 4 while ^aGod also bore witness by ^bsigns and wonders and various miracles and ^cby gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.

The Founder of Salvation

5 For it was not to angels that God subjected the world ^dto come, of which we are speaking. 6 It has been testified somewhere,

Now in putting ^feverything in subjection to him, he left nothing outside his control. At present, we do not yet see everything in subjection to him. 9 But we see him who for a little while was made lower than the angels, namely Jesus, crowned with ^gglory and honor ^hbecause of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for ⁱeveryone.

10 For it was fitting that he, ^jfor whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the ^kfounder of their salvation ^lperfect through suffering. 11 For he who ^msanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one source.³ That is why he is not ⁿashamed to call them ^obrothers,⁴ 12 saying,

13 And again,

And again,

14 Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, ^she himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of ^tdeath, that is, the devil, 15 and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery. 16 For surely it is not angels that he helps, but he helps the offspring of Abraham. 17 Therefore he had to be made ^ulike his brothers ^vin every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful ^whigh priest in the service of God, to make ^xpropitiation for the sins of the people. 18 For ^ybecause he himself has suffered when ^ztempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.

Jesus Greater Than Moses

1 Therefore, holy brothers,⁵ you who share in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and ^ahigh priest of our ^bconfession, 2 who was faithful to him who appointed him, just as ^cMoses also was faithful in all God’s⁶ house. 3 For Jesus has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses—as much more glory as the builder of a house has more honor than the house itself. 4 (For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.) 5 Now ^dMoses was faithful in all God’s house as a ^eservant, to testify to the things that were to be spoken later, 6 but Christ is faithful over God’s house as a ^fson. And ^gwe are his house, ^hif indeed we ⁱhold fast our ^jconfidence and our ^kboasting in our ^lhope.⁷

A Rest for the People of God

7 Therefore, ^mas the Holy Spirit says,

12 Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God. 13 But ^rexhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. 14 For we have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original confidence firm to the end. 15 As it is said,

16 For who were those who heard and yet rebelled? Was it not all those who left Egypt led by Moses? 17 And with whom was he provoked for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, ^twhose bodies fell in the wilderness? 18 And to whom did he ^uswear that they would not enter his rest, but to those who were ^vdisobedient? 19 So we see that they were unable to enter because of ^wunbelief.

His Steadfast Love Endures Forever