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Hebrews

13 Chapters · Douay-Rheims Bible · New Testament

About This Book

Hebrews contains 13 chapters in this CatholicG33k edition.

Chapter Directory

  1. Chapter 1God spoke of old by the prophets, but now by his Son, who is incomparably greater than the angels.
  2. Chapter 2The transgression of the precepts of the Son of God is far more condemnable than of those of the Old Testament given by angels.
  3. Chapter 3Christ is more excellent than Moses. Wherefore we must adhere to him by faith and obedience.
  4. Chapter 4The Christian's rest. We are to enter into it through Jesus Christ.
  5. Chapter 5The office of a high priest. Christ is our high priest.
  6. Chapter 6He warns them of the danger of falling by apostasy and exhorts them to patience and perseverance.
  7. Chapter 7The priesthood of Christ according to the order of Melchisedech excels the Levitical priesthood and puts an end both to that and to the law.
  8. Chapter 8More of the excellence of the priesthood of Christ and of the New Testament.
  9. Chapter 9The sacrifices of the law were far inferior to that of Christ.
  10. Chapter 10Because of the insufficiency of the sacrifices of the law, Christ our high priest shed his own blood for us, offering up once for all the sacrifice of our redemption. He exhorts them to perseverance.
  11. Chapter 11What faith is. Its wonderful fruits and efficacy demonstrated in the fathers.
  12. Chapter 12Exhortation to constancy under their crosses. The danger of abusing the graces of the New Testament.
  13. Chapter 13Divers admonitions and exhortations.

Edition Record

Book
Hebrews
Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible
Old Testament
First published at Douay in 1609
New Testament
First published at Rheims in 1582
Revision and Notes
Bishop Richard Challoner, 1749
Historical Imprimatur
James Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore, 1 September 1899