1 Therefore we need to more abundantly heed the things we have heard, so that they do not slip our minds.2 For if the word spoken through angels proved steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense,3 how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,4 God also bearing witness both with signs and wonders, with various works of power, and gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to His own will?5 For He has not put the world to come, of which we speak, in subjection to angels.6 But one testified in a certain place, saying: What is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You look upon him?7 You have made him, for a little while, less than the angels; You have crowned him with glory and honor, and set him over the works of Your hands.8 You have put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that He put all things in subjection under him, He left nothing that is not put under him. But at this time we do not yet see all things subjected under him.9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little less than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone.10 For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the Author of their salvation complete through sufferings.11 For both He who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are all of one, for which reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren,12 saying: I will declare Your name to My brethren; in the midst of the assembly I will sing praise to You.13 And again: I will put My trust in Him. And again: Here am I and the children whom God has given Me.14 Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil,15 and set free those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.16 For indeed He does not take on the form of angels, but He does take on the seed of Abraham.17 Therefore, in all things He had to be made like His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in the things pertaining to God, in order to make propitiation for the sins of the people.18 For in that He Himself has suffered, being tested, He is able to help those who are tested.

1 Therfor more plenteuousli it bihoueth vs to kepe tho thingis, that we han herd, lest perauenture we fleten awei.2 For if the ilke word that was seid bi aungels, was maad sad, and ech brekyng of the lawe and vnobedience took iust retribucioun of meede,3 hou schulen we ascape, if we despisen so greet an heelthe? Which, whanne it hadde takun bigynnyng to be teld out by the Lord, of hem that herden is confermyd in to vs.4 For God witnesside to gidere bi myraclis, and wondris, and grete merueilis, and dyuerse vertues, and departyngis of the Hooli Goost, bi his wille.5 But not to aungels God sugetide the world that is to comynge, of which we speken.6 But sum man witnesside in a place, and seide, What thing is man, that thou art myndeful of hym, or mannus sone, for thou visitist hym?7 Thou hast maad hym a litil lesse than aungels; thou hast corowned hym with glorie and onour; and thou hast ordeyned him on the werkis of thin hondis.8 Thou hast maad alle thingis suget vndur hise feet. And in that that he sugetide alle thingis to hym, he lefte no thing vnsuget to him. But now we seen not yit alle thingis suget to hym;9 but we seen hym that was maad a litil lesse than aungels, Jhesu, for the passioun of deth crowned with glorie and onour, that he thorouy grace of God schulde taste deth for alle men.10 For it bisemede hym, for whom alle thingis, and bi whom `alle thingis weren maad, which hadde brouyt many sones into glorie, and was auctour of the heelthe of hem, that he hadde an ende bi passioun.11 For he that halewith, and thei that ben halewid, ben alle of oon; for which cause he is not schamed to clepe hem britheren,12 seiynge, Y schal telle thi name to my britheren; in the myddil of the chirche Y schal herie thee.13 And eftsoone, Y schal be tristnynge in to hym; and eftsoone, Lo! Y and my children, whiche God yaf to me.14 Therfor for children comyneden to fleisch and blood, and he also took part of the same, that bi deth he schulde destrie hym that hadde lordschipe of deth, that is to seie, the deuel,15 and that he schulde delyuere hem that bi drede of deth, `bi al lijf weren boundun to seruage.16 And he took neuere aungelis, but he took the seed of Abraham.17 Wherfor he ouyte to be likned to britheren bi alle thingis, that he schulde be maad merciful and a feithful bischop to God, that he schulde be merciful to the trespassis of the puple.18 For in that thing in which he suffride, and was temptid, he is miyti to helpe also hem that ben temptid.