Hebrews 2:3

2:3 how will we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was first communicated through the Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard him,

Hebrews 3:14

3:14 For we have become partners with Christ, if in fact we hold our initial confidence ¹  firm until the end.

Hebrews 3:2

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

Colossians 1:4

1:4 since ⁴  we heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and the love that you have for all the saints.

Colossians 1:17

1:17 He himself is before all things and all things are held together ⁵  in him.

¹ tn Grk “the beginning of the confidence.”

² tn Grk “his”; in the translation the referent (God) has been specified for clarity.

³ 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.

⁴ tn The adverbial participle ἀκούσαντες (akousante") is understood to be temporal and translated with “since.” A causal idea may also be in the apostle’s mind, but the context emphasizes temporal ideas, e.g., “from the day” (v. 6).

⁵ tn BDAG 973 s.v. συνίστημι B.3 suggests “continue, endure, exist, hold together” here.