But one testified in a certain place, saying: “What is man that You are mindful of him, Or the son of man that You take care of him?

Bringing Many Sons to Glory

For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

And no man takes this honor to himself, but he who is called by God, just as Aaron was.

A Better Estimate

But, beloved, we are confident of better things concerning you, yes, things that accompany salvation, though we speak in this manner.

Now consider how great this man was, to whom even the patriarch Abraham gave a tenth of the spoils.

For He of whom these things are spoken belongs to another tribe, from which no man has officiated at the altar.

Also there were many priests, because they were prevented by death from continuing.

a Minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle which the Lord erected, and not man.

which had the golden censer and the ark of the covenant overlaid on all sides with gold, in which were the golden pot that had the manna, Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant;

the Holy Spirit indicating this, that the way into the Holiest of All was not yet made manifest while the first tabernacle was still standing.

so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation.

But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God,

not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.

Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born as many as the stars of the sky in multitude—innumerable as the sand which is by the seashore.

looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled;

So we may boldly say: “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?”