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So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs.
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The Son Superior to Angels
For to which of the angels did God ever say, “You are my Son; today I have become your Father”? Or again, “I will be his Father, and he will be my Son”?
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Jesus Greater Than Moses
Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, whom we acknowledge as our apostle and high priest.
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Jesus has been found worthy of greater honor than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself.
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Even though we speak like this, dear friends, we are convinced of better things in your case—the things that have to do with salvation.
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The Certainty of God’s Promise
When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself,
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People swear by someone greater than themselves, and the oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument.
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And without doubt the lesser is blessed by the greater.
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(for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God.
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Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantor of a better covenant.
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But in fact the ministry Jesus has received is as superior to theirs as the covenant of which he is mediator is superior to the old one, since the new covenant is established on better promises.
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The Blood of Christ
But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that are now already here, he went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made with human hands, that is to say, is not a part of this creation.
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It was necessary, then, for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
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You suffered along with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, because you knew that you yourselves had better and lasting possessions.
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By faith Abel brought God a better offering than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead.
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Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
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He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward.
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Women received back their dead, raised to life again. There were others who were tortured, refusing to be released so that they might gain an even better resurrection.
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since God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.
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to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
