11:1 Now faith is being sure of what we hope for, being convinced of what we do not see.
2:1 Therefore we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
3:7 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says, 8
“Oh, that today you would listen as he speaks! 9
22:14 Blessed are those who wash their robes so they can have access 10 to the tree of life and can enter into the city by the gates. 22:15 Outside are the dogs and the sorcerers 11 and the sexually immoral, and the murderers, and the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood! 12
1 sn See Luke 24:47.
2 tn Or “shows reverence for him.”
3 tn Grk “works righteousness”; the translation “does what is right” for this phrase in this verse is given by L&N 25.85.
4 tn Grk “but even,” to emphasize the contrast. The second word has been omitted since it is somewhat redundant in English idiom.
5 tn Grk “so that we might walk in them” (or “by them”).
6 tn This probably refers to the righteous rule of David and others. But it could be more general and mean “did what was righteous.”
7 tn Grk “obtained promises,” referring to the things God promised, not to the pledges themselves.
8 sn The following quotation is from Ps 95:7b-11.
9 tn Grk “today if you hear his voice.”
10 tn Grk “so that there will be to them authority over the tree of life.”
11 tn On the term φάρμακοι (farmakoi) see L&N 53.101.
12 tn Or “lying,” “deceit.”