⁷ Therefore Jesus said again, “Very truly I tell you, I am^(A) the gate^(B) for the sheep.

⁹ I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved.^[a] They will come in and go out, and find pasture.

⁶ Jesus answered, “I am^(A) the way^(B) and the truth^(C) and the life.^(D) No one comes to the Father except through me.^(E)

² through whom we have gained access^(A) by faith into this grace in which we now stand.^(B) And we^[a] boast in the hope^(C) of the glory of God.

¹³ But now in Christ Jesus you who once^(A) were far away have been brought near^(B) by the blood of Christ.^(C)

¹² In him and through faith in him we may approach God^(A) with freedom and confidence.^(B)

⁹ One might even say that Levi, who collects the tenth, paid the tenth through Abraham,

²⁵ Therefore he is able to save^(A) completely^[a] those who come to God^(B) through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.^(C)

A Call to Persevere in Faith

¹⁹ Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence^(A) to enter the Most Holy Place^(B) by the blood of Jesus,