Galatians 5:1

Freedom of the Believer

5:1 For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be subject again to the yoke of slavery.

Hebrews 10:39

10:39 But we are not among those who shrink back and thus perish, but are among those who have faith and preserve their souls.

Hebrews 11:9

11:9 By faith he lived as a foreigner in the promised land as though it were a foreign country, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, who were fellow heirs of the same promise.

Hebrews 11:13-16

11:13 These all died in faith without receiving the things promised, but they saw them in the distance and welcomed them and acknowledged that they were strangers and foreigners on the earth. 11:14 For those who speak in such a way make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. 11:15 In fact, if they had been thinking of the land that they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. 11:16 But as it is, they aspire to a better land, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.

Hebrews 11:2

11:2 For by it the people of old received God’s commendation. 10 

Hebrews 2:1

Warning Against Drifting Away

2:1 Therefore we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.


tn Translating the dative as “For freedom” shows the purpose for Christ setting us free; however, it is also possible to take the phrase in the sense of means or instrument (“with [or by] freedom”), referring to the freedom mentioned in 4:31 and implied throughout the letter.

sn Here the yoke figuratively represents the burdensome nature of slavery.

tn Grk “not…of shrinking back to perdition but of faith to the preservation of the soul.”

tn Or “settled as a resident alien.”

tn Or “heirs with him.”

tn Grk “the promises,” referring to the things God promised, not to the pledges themselves.

tn Or “sojourners.”

tn Grk “now.”

tn Or “the elders,” “the ancients.”

10 tn Grk “were attested,” “received commendation”; and Heb 11:4-6 shows this to be from God.