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…to which I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher.

For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.

And the things that you have heard me say among many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be qualified to teach others as well.

Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David, as proclaimed by my gospel,

…having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!

Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and disqualified from the faith.

But as for you, continue in the things you have learned and firmly believed, since you know from whom you have learned them.

Greet Prisca and Aquila, as well as the household of Onesiphorus.

Greet Prisca and Aquila, as well as the household of Onesiphorus.

Make every effort to come to me before winter. Eubulus sends you greetings, as do Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brothers.

The reason I left you in Crete was that you would set in order what was unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.

As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.

He must hold firmly to the faithful word as it was taught, so that he can encourage others by sound teaching and refute those who contradict it.

As one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”

But as for you, speak the things that are consistent with sound doctrine.

…as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.

Speak these things as you encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you.

As soon as I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, make every effort to come to me at Nicopolis, because I have decided to winter there.

As soon as I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, make every effort to come to me at Nicopolis, because I have decided to winter there.

I pray that your partnership in the faith may become effective as you fully acknowledge every good thing that is ours in Christ.

I prefer to appeal on the basis of love. For I, Paul, am now aged, and a prisoner of Christ Jesus as well.

…no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a beloved brother. He is especially beloved to me, but even more so to you, both in person and in the Lord.

…no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a beloved brother. He is especially beloved to me, but even more so to you, both in person and in the Lord.

So if you consider me a partner, receive him as you would receive me.

…as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.

So He became as far superior to the angels as the name He has inherited is excellent beyond theirs.

So He became as far superior to the angels as the name He has inherited is excellent beyond theirs.

He was faithful to the One who appointed Him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house.

For Jesus has been counted worthy of greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself.

Now Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s house, testifying to what would be spoken later.

But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are His house, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope of which we boast.

Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice,

…do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness,

But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.

But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.

As it has been said: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion.”

As it has been said: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion.”

For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it.

Now we who have believed enter that rest. As for the others, it is just as God has said: “So I swore on oath in My anger, ‘They shall never enter My rest.’” And yet His works have been finished since the foundation of the world.

Now we who have believed enter that rest. As for the others, it is just as God has said: “So I swore on oath in My anger, ‘They shall never enter My rest.’” And yet His works have been finished since the foundation of the world.

And again, as He says in the passage above: “They shall never enter My rest.”

God again designated a certain day as “Today,” when a long time later He spoke through David as was just stated: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.”

God again designated a certain day as “Today,” when a long time later He spoke through David as was just stated: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.”

For whoever enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His.

That is why he is obligated to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people.

That is why he is obligated to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people.

No one takes this honor upon himself; he must be called by God, just as Aaron was.

…and was designated by God as high priest in the order of Melchizedek.

For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.

Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.

We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,

For when the priesthood is changed, the law must be changed as well.

For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, a tribe as to which Moses said nothing about priests.

For the law appoints as high priests men who are weak; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made perfect forever.

Now, however, Jesus has received a much more excellent ministry, just as the covenant He mediates is better and is founded on better promises.

By this arrangement the Holy Spirit was showing that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still standing.

By this arrangement the Holy Spirit was showing that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still standing.

But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation.

Nor did He enter heaven to offer Himself again and again, as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own.

Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment,

Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.

By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.” For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.

By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going.

By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.

By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.

And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.

And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.

And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.

And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.

And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.

And so from one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.

By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.

By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.

And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you.

Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?

Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?

Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness.

Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.

Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.

At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.”

Remember those in prison as if you were bound with them, and those who are mistreated as if you were suffering with them.

Remember those in prison as if you were bound with them, and those who are mistreated as if you were suffering with them.

Although the high priest brings the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin, the bodies are burned outside the camp.

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you.

My brothers, as you hold out your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, do not show favoritism.

If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.

But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.

Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom.

And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.

As you can see, a man is justified by his deeds and not by faith alone.

As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.

Consider ships as well. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot is inclined.

As it is, you boast in your proud intentions. All such boasting is evil.

Brothers, as an example of patience in affliction, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance.

But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,

Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners.

For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,