Hebrews 2:2

2:2 For if the message spoken through angels¹ proved to be so firm that every violation² or disobedience received its just penalty,

Hebrews 5:11

The Need to Move on to Maturity

5:11 On this topic we have much to say³ and it is difficult to explain, since you have become sluggish⁴ in hearing.

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 6:16

6:16 For people⁵ swear by something greater than themselves,⁶ and the oath serves as a confirmation to end all dispute.⁷

Hebrews 7:4

7:4 But see how great he must be, if⁸ Abraham the patriarch gave him a tithe⁹ of his plunder.

Hebrews 7:6

7:6 But Melchizedek¹⁰ who does not share their ancestry¹¹ collected a tithe¹² from Abraham and blessed¹³ the one who possessed the promise.

Hebrews 7:14

7:14 For it is clear that our Lord is descended from Judah, yet Moses said nothing about priests in connection with that tribe.

Hebrews 7:19

7:19 for the law made nothing perfect. On the other hand a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God.

Hebrews 8:2

8:2 a minister in the sanctuary and the true tabernacle that the Lord, not man, set up.

Hebrews 9:25

9:25 And he did not enter to offer¹⁴ himself again and again, the way the high priest enters the sanctuary year after year with blood that is not his own,

Hebrews 11:10

11:10 For he was looking forward to the city with firm foundations,¹⁵ whose architect and builder is God.

Hebrews 11:17

11:17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He had received the promises,¹⁶ yet he was ready to offer up¹⁷ his only son.

Hebrews 11:19

11:19 and he reasoned¹⁸ that God could even raise him from the dead, and in a sense¹⁹ he received him back from there.

Hebrews 12:7

12:7 Endure your suffering²⁰ as discipline;²¹ God is treating you as sons. For what son is there that a father does not discipline?

Hebrews 13:16

13:16 And do not neglect to do good and to share what you have,²² for God is pleased with such sacrifices.

¹sn The message spoken through angels refers to the OT law, which according to Jewish tradition was mediated to Moses through angels (cf. Deut 33:2; Ps 68:17-18; Acts 7:38, 53; Gal 3:19; and Jub. 1:27, 29; Josephus, Ant. 15.5.3 [15.136]).

²tn Grk “through angels became valid and every violation.”

³tn Grk “concerning which the message for us is great.”

⁴tn Or “dull.”

⁵tn The plural Greek term ἄνθρωποι (anqrwpoi) is used here in a generic sense, referring to both men and women, and is thus translated “people.”

⁶tn Grk “by something greater”; the rest of the comparison (“than themselves”) is implied.

⁷tn Grk “the oath for confirmation is an end of all dispute.”

⁷tn Grk “to whom.”

⁸tn Or “a tenth part.”

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

¹⁰tn Grk “is not descended from them.”

¹¹tn Or “a tenth part.”

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

¹¹tn Grk “and not that he might offer,” continuing the previous construction.

¹³tn Grk “that has foundations.”

¹⁵tn Here “received the promises” refers to the pledges themselves, not to the things God promised.

¹⁶tn Grk “he was offering up.” The tense of this verb indicates the attempt or readiness to sacrifice Isaac without the actual completion of the deed.

¹⁷tn Grk “having reasoned,” continuing the ideas of v. 17.

¹⁸tn Grk “in/by a symbol.”

¹⁹tn Grk “endure,” with the object (“your suffering”) understood from the context.

²⁰tn Or “in order to become disciplined.”

²¹tn Grk “neglect doing good and fellowship.”