Now if the ministry of death, having been engraved in letters on stones, came to be with glory, so that the sons of Israel could not look intently into the face of Moses because of the glory of his countenance, the [glory which] [was] passing away,

But [the] law came in alongside, so that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace superabounded,

so that just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

for they have become priests without an oath, but He with an oath by Him that said to Him: "The LORD has sworn and will not relent, 'You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek'",

Also there were many priests, because they were prevented by death from continuing.

Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those coming to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.

By the saying "new," He has made the first obsolete. And the [one] becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish.

See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if they did not escape, having refused Him who warned [them], how much more [shall we not escape] if we turn away from Him who warns from heaven;

Now the [phrase], "Yet once more," signifies the removal of the things being shaken, as having been made, so that the things which cannot be shaken may remain.

For our God is a consuming fire.

who also has made us efficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of [the] letter but of [the] Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit makes alive.

Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we received mercy, we do not despair,