3:1 Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, 1 partners in a heavenly calling, take note of Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess, 2
1:9 You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness.
So God, your God, has anointed you over your companions 6 with the oil of rejoicing.” 7
1 tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 2:11.
2 tn Grk “of our confession.”
3 tn Grk “the beginning of the confidence.”
5 tn Grk “you are without discipline.”
6 tn Grk “all”; “sons” is implied by the context.
7 sn God…has anointed you over your companions. God’s anointing gives the son a superior position and authority over his fellows.
8 sn A quotation from Ps 45:6-7.