Hebrews 1:6

1:6 But when he again brings ¹  his firstborn into the world, he says, “Let all the angels of God worship him!” ² 

Hebrews 6:13

6:13 Now when God made his promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,

Hebrews 7:13

7:13 Yet the one these things are spoken about belongs to ³  a different tribe, and no one from that tribe ⁴  has ever officiated at the altar.

Hebrews 8:6

8:6 But ⁵  now Jesus ⁶  has obtained a superior ministry, since ⁷  the covenant that he mediates is also better and is enacted ⁸  on better promises. ⁹ 

Hebrews 9:25

9:25 And he did not enter to offer ¹⁰  himself again and again, the way the high priest enters the sanctuary year after year with blood that is not his own,

Hebrews 11:33

11:33 Through faith they conquered kingdoms, administered justice, ¹¹  gained what was promised, ¹²  shut the mouths of lions,

¹ tn Or “And again when he brings.” The translation adopted in the text looks forward to Christ’s second coming to earth. Some take “again” to introduce the quotation (as in 1:5) and understand this as Christ’s first coming, but this view does not fit well with Heb 2:7. Others understand it as his exaltation/ascension to heaven, but this takes the phrase “into the world” in an unlikely way.

² sn A quotation combining themes from Deut 32:43 and Ps 97:7.

³ tn Grk “shares in.”

⁴ tn Grk “from which no one.”

⁵ sn The Greek text indicates a contrast between vv. 4-5 and v. 6 that is difficult to render in English: Jesus’ status in the old order of priests (vv. 4-5) versus his superior ministry (v. 6).

⁶ tn Grk “he”; in the translation the referent (Jesus) has been specified for clarity.

⁷ tn Grk “to the degree that.”

⁸ tn Grk “which is enacted.”

⁹ sn This linkage of the change in priesthood with a change in the law or the covenant goes back to Heb 7:12, 22 and is picked up again in Heb 9:6-15 and 10:1-18.

⁷ tn Grk “and not that he might offer,” continuing the previous construction.

⁹ tn This probably refers to the righteous rule of David and others. But it could be more general and mean “did what was righteous.”

¹⁰ tn Grk “obtained promises,” referring to the things God promised, not to the pledges themselves.