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and put everything under their feet.” In putting everything under them, God left nothing that is not subject to them. Yet at present we do not see everything subject to them.
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But we do see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.
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See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God.
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So we see that they were not able to enter, because of their unbelief.
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They serve at a sanctuary that is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”
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not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
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Faith in Action
Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
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By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.
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And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
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By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith.
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No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.
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Warning and Encouragement
Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.
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See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.
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See that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his inheritance rights as the oldest son.
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See to it that you do not refuse him who speaks. If they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven?
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I want you to know that our brother Timothy has been released. If he arrives soon, I will come with him to see you.
