Hebrews 1:4

1:4 Thus he became ¹  so far better than the angels as ²  he has inherited a name superior to theirs.

Hebrews 3:2

3:2 who is faithful to the one who appointed him, as Moses was also in God’s ³  house. ⁴ 

Hebrews 3:11

3:11 “As I swore in my anger, ‘They will never enter my rest!’” ⁵ 

Hebrews 3:18

3:18 And to whom did he swear they would never enter into his rest, except those who were disobedient?

Hebrews 4:8

4:8 For if Joshua had given them rest, God ⁶  would not have spoken afterward about another day.

Hebrews 7:6

7:6 But Melchizedek ⁷  who does not share their ancestry ⁸  collected a tithe ⁹  from Abraham and blessed ¹⁰  the one who possessed the promise.

Hebrews 7:12

7:12 For when the priesthood changes, a change in the law must come ¹¹  as well.

Hebrews 7:23

7:23 And the others ¹²  who became priests were numerous, because death prevented them ¹³  from continuing in office, ¹⁴ 

Hebrews 9:1

The Arrangement and Ritual of the Earthly Sanctuary

9:1 Now the first covenant, ¹⁵  in fact, had regulations for worship and its earthly sanctuary.

Hebrews 9:6

9:6 So with these things prepared like this, the priests enter continually into the outer tent ¹⁶  as they perform their duties.

Hebrews 13:14

13:14 For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come.

¹ tn Grk “having become.” This is part of the same sentence that extends from v. 1 through v. 4 in the Greek text.

² tn Most modern English translations attempt to make the comparison somewhat smoother by treating “name” as if it were the subject of the second element: “as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs” (cf. NAB, NIV, NRSV, CEV). However, the Son is the subject of both the first and second elements: “he became so far better”; “he has inherited a name.” The present translation maintains this parallelism even though it results in a somewhat more awkward rendering.

³ tn Grk “his”; in the translation the referent (God) has been specified for clarity.

⁴ tc ‡ The reading adopted by the translation follows a few early mss and some versions (Ì^13,46vid B vg^ms co Ambr). The majority of mss (א A C D Ψ 0243 0278 33 1739 1881 Ï lat sy) insert “all” (“in all his house”), apparently in anticipation of Heb 3:5 which quotes directly from Num 12:7. On balance, the omission better explains the rise of ὅλῳ ({olw, “all”) than vice versa. NA²⁷ puts ὅλῳ in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.

⁵ tn Grk “if they shall enter my rest,” a Hebrew idiom expressing an oath that something will certainly not happen.

⁷ tn Grk “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁹ tn Grk “the one”; in the translation the referent (Melchizedek) has been specified for clarity.

¹⁰ tn Grk “is not descended from them.”

¹¹ tn Or “a tenth part.”

¹² sn The verbs “collected…and blessed” emphasize the continuing effect of the past actions, i.e., Melchizedek’s importance.

¹¹ tn Grk “of necessity a change in the law comes to pass.”

¹³ tn Grk “they on the one hand” in contrast with “he on the other hand” in v. 24.

¹⁴ tn Grk “they were prevented by death.”

¹⁵ tn Grk “from continuing” (the words “in office” are supplied for clarity).

¹⁵ tn Grk “the first” (referring to the covenant described in Heb 8:7, 13). In the translation the referent (covenant) has been specified for clarity.

¹⁷ tn Grk “the first tent.”