“Since the law has only a shadow of the good things to come, and not the reality itself of those things, it

“For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with hands (only a model of the true one) but into heaven itself, so

“Therefore, he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called might receive the promise of the eternal

“But Christ has appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come. In the greater and more perfect tabernacle

“But the high priest alone enters the second room, and he does that only once a year, and never without blood, which

“For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will

“For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, met Abraham and blessed him as he returned from defeating the

“Because God wanted to show his unchangeable purpose even more clearly to the heirs of the promise, he guaranteed it with an

“Now we desire each of you to demonstrate the same diligence for the full assurance of your hope until the end, so

“Even though we are speaking this way, dearly loved friends, in your case we are confident of things that are better and