18 If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee aught, put that on mine

account;

19 I Paul have written it with mine own hand, I will repay it: albeit I do not say to thee how thou owest unto me even thine own self besides.

20 Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord.

21 Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt, also do more than I say.

22 But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I trust that through your prayers I shall be given unto

partner, receive him as myself.

18 But if he hath wronged thee at

all, or oweth thee aught, put that 19 to mine account; I Paul write it with mine own hand, I will repay it that I say not unto thee how that thou owest to me even thine 20 own self besides. Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my heart in Christ.

21 Having confidence in thine obedience I write unto thee, knowing that thou wilt do even be22 yond what I say. But withal

prepare me also a lodging: for I hope that through your prayers I shall be granted unto you.

23 Epaphras, my fellow-prisoner

in Christ Jesus, saluteth thee; 24 and so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow-workers. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. 3 Amen.

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CHAPTER I.

1 Christ in these last times coming to us from the Father, 4 is preferred above the angels, both in person

and office.

GOD;

divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,

2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

4 Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

5 For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?

6 And again, when he bringeth in the first-begotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.

unto the fathers in the prophets by divers portions and in di2 vers manners, hath at the end of these days spoken unto us in 1 his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom 3 also he made the worlds; who being the effulgence of his glory, and the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had made purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; having become by so much better than the angels, as he hath inherited a more excellent name than they. 5 For unto which of the angels said he at any time,

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Thou art my Son,

This day have I begotten thee? and again,

I will be to him a Father,

And he shall be to me a Son? 6*And when he again bringeth in the firstborn into the world he saith, And let all the angels 7 of God worship him. And of the angels he saith,

Or, And again, when he bringeth in

CHAPTER II.

1 We ought to be obedient to Christ Jesus, 5 and that because he vouchsafed to take our nature upon him, 14 as it was necessary.

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THEREFORE we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.

2 For if the word spoken by angels was steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward;

3 How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;

4 God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?

5 For unto the angels hath he not put

in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak.

6 But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him?

7 Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands:

8 Thou hast put all things in things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under

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Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things that were heard, lest haply 2 we drift away from them. For if the word spoken through angels proved stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of 3 reward; how shall we escape, we neglect so great salvation? which having at the first been spoken through the Lord, was confirmed unto us by them that heard; God also bearing witness with them, both by signs and wonders, and by manifold powers, and by 'gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will. 5 For not unto angels did he subject the world to come, 6 whereof we speak. But one hath somewhere testified, saying, What is man, that thou ar

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mindful of him?

Or the son of man, that thou visitest him?

Thou madest him a little

lower than the angels;

Thou crownedst him with

glory and honour,

And didst set him over the

works of thy hands:

8 Thou didst put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he subjected all

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him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him.

9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.

10 For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

II For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,

12 Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee.

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things unto him, he left nothing that is not subject to him. But now we see not yet all things 9 subjected to him. But we behold him who hath been made 1a little lower than the angels, even Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honour, that by the grace of God he should taste 10 death for every man. For it became him, for whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the

author of their salvation perII fect through sufferings. For both he that sanctifieth and they that are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren, 12 saying,

I will declare thy name unto my brethren,

In the midst of the congrega

tion will I sing thy praise. 13 And again, I will put my trust

in him. And again, Behold, I and the children which God hath 14 given me. Since then the chil

dren are sharers in flesh and blood, he also himself in like manner partook of the same; that through death he might bring to nought him that had the power of death, that is, the 15 devil; and might deliver all them who through fear of death

Or, having brought