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Hebrews · read by Joel Portman
69 verses, in order. Only the verses Joel read aloud are shown.
Hebrews 1
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But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.Read from KJV · Hebrews 1
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The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.Read from KJV · Hebrews 1
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So He became as far superior to the angels as the name He has inherited is excellent beyond theirs.Read from KJV · Hebrews 1
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For to which of the angels did God ever say: "You are My Son; today I have become Your Father" ? Or again: "I will be His Father, and He will be My Son" ?Read from KJV · Hebrews 1
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Now about the angels He says: "He makes His angels winds, His servants flames of fire."Read from KJV · Hebrews 1
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But about the Son He says: "Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.Read from KJV · Hebrews 1
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You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You above Your companions with the oil of joy."Read from KJV · Hebrews 1
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And: "In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.Read from KJV · Hebrews 1
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They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment.Read from KJV · Hebrews 1
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You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed; but You remain the same, and Your years will never end."Read from KJV · Hebrews 1
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Yet to which of the angels did God ever say: "Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet" ?Read from KJV · Hebrews 1
Hebrews 2
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We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.Read from KJV · Hebrews 2-Gospel
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For if the message spoken by angels was binding, and every transgression and disobedience received its just punishment,Read from KJV · Hebrews 2-Gospel
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how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,Read from KJV · Hebrews 2-Gospel
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and was affirmed by God through signs, wonders, various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to His will.Read from KJV · Hebrews 2-Gospel
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For it is not to angels that He has subjected the world to come, about which we are speaking.Read from KJV · Hebrews 2
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But somewhere it is testified in these words: "What is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?Read from KJV · Hebrews 2
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You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honorRead from KJV · Hebrews 2
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and placed everything under his feet." When God subjected all things to him, He left nothing outside of his control. Yet at present we do not see everything subject to him.Read from KJV · Hebrews 2
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But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.Read from KJV · Hebrews 2
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In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting for God, for whom and through whom all things exist, to make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering.Read from KJV · Hebrews 2
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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.Read from KJV · Hebrews 2
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He says: "I will proclaim Your name to My brothers; I will sing Your praises in the assembly."Read from KJV · Hebrews 2
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And again: "I will put My trust in Him." And once again: "Here am I, and the children God has given Me."Read from KJV · Hebrews 2
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Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil,Read from KJV · Hebrews 2
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and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.Read from KJV · Hebrews 2
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Because He Himself suffered when He was tempted, He is able to help those who are being tempted.Read from KJV · Christ as Great High Priest-1
Hebrews 4
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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.Read from NKJV · Christ as Great High Priest-1
Hebrews 5
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That is why he is obligated to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people.Read from KJV · Christ as Great High Priest-1
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Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from what He suffered.Read from KJV · Christ as Great High Priest-1
Hebrews 6
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We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,Read from KJV · Christ as Great High Priest-2
Hebrews 7
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Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant.Read from KJV · Christ as Great High Priest-2
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Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.Read from KJV · Christ as Great High Priest-2
Hebrews 9
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Nor did He enter heaven to offer Himself again and again, as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own.Read from KJV · Christ as Great High Priest-2
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Otherwise, Christ would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But now He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of Himself.Read from KJV · Christ as Great High Priest-2
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Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment,Read from KJV · Christ as Great High Priest-2
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so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.Read from KJV · Christ as Great High Priest-2
Hebrews 10
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because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.Read from KJV · Bible Reading: Hebrews 10:4-18
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Therefore, when Christ came into the world, He said: "Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You prepared for Me.Read from KJV · Bible Reading: Hebrews 10:4-18
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In burnt offerings and sin offerings You took no delight.Read from KJV · Bible Reading: Hebrews 10:4-18
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Then I said, 'Here I am, it is written about Me in the scroll: I have come to do Your will, O God.'"Read from KJV · Bible Reading: Hebrews 10:4-18
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In the passage above He says, "Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not desire, nor did You delight in them" (although they are offered according to the law).Read from KJV · Bible Reading: Hebrews 10:4-18
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Then He adds, "Here I am, I have come to do Your will." He takes away the first to establish the second.Read from KJV · Bible Reading: Hebrews 10:4-18
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And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.Read from KJV · Bible Reading: Hebrews 10:4-18
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Day after day every priest stands to minister and to offer again and again the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.Read from KJV · Bible Reading: Hebrews 10:4-18
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But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God.Read from NKJV · Bible Reading: Hebrews 10:4-18
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Since that time, He waits for His enemies to be made a footstool for His feet,Read from KJV · Bible Reading: Hebrews 10:4-18
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The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. First He says:Read from KJV · Bible Reading: Hebrews 10:4-18
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"This is the covenant I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their hearts and inscribe them on their minds."Read from KJV · Bible Reading: Hebrews 10:4-18
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Then He adds: "Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more."Read from KJV · Bible Reading: Hebrews 10:4-18
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And where these have been forgiven, an offering for sin is no longer needed.Read from KJV · Bible Reading: Hebrews 10:4-18
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Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,Read from KJV · Entering the Holiest
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and since we have a great priest over the house of God,Read from NKJV · Christ as Great High Priest-2
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let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.Read from NKJV · Entering the Holiest
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Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.Read from KJV · Entering the Holiest
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Remember the early days that you were in the light. In those days, you endured a great conflict in the face of suffering.Read from KJV · Endurance
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You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, knowing that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession.Read from KJV · Endurance
Hebrews 12
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Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.Read from KJV · Endurance
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Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.Read from KJV · Endurance
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Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.Read from KJV · Endurance
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to a trumpet blast or to a voice that made its hearers beg that no further word be spoken.Read from KJV · Serve with Reverence and Godly Fear
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For they could not bear what was commanded: "If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned."Read from KJV · Serve with Reverence and Godly Fear
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The sight was so terrifying that even Moses said, "I am trembling with fear."Read from KJV · Serve with Reverence and Godly Fear
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in joyful assembly, to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,Read from KJV · Serve with Reverence and Godly Fear
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to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.Read from KJV · Serve with Reverence and Godly Fear
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The words "Once more" signify the removal of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that the unshakable may remain.Read from KJV · Serve with Reverence and Godly Fear