Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,

At my first defense, no one stood with me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be charged against them.

But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles …

For both the One who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers.

He says: “I will proclaim Your name to My brothers; I will sing Your praises in the assembly.”

And again: “I will put My trust in Him.” And once again: “Here am I, and the children God has given Me.”

and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.

For surely it is not the angels He helps, but the descendants of Abraham.

… have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that …

Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

… called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.

In the case of a will, it is necessary to establish the death of the one who made it,

so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, …

And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

And where these have been forgiven, an offering for sin is no longer needed.

Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,

by the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of His body,

You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, knowing that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession.

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so …

Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the …

Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.

And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and …

For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.”

If you do not experience discipline like everyone else, then you are illegitimate children and not true sons.