and release those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.

The Promise of Rest

Therefore, since a promise remains of entering His rest, let us fear lest any of you seem to have come short of it.

who, in the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and supplications, with vehement cries and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death, and was heard because of His godly fear,

but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries.

It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.

By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible.

Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear.

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