6:9–12 parallels 10:32–39. In 5:11–14, he urged them to be spiritually alert and to receive this teaching; in 6:1–8, he warned them of the consequences if they did not; and in 6:9–12, he affirmed his confidence in them that they would. In 10:19–25, he urges his hearers to enter into the benefits of Christ’s High Priesthood now described; in 10:26–31, he warns them of the grave danger if they reject these benefits which he has now explained; and in 10:32–39, he again expresses confidence that they