6:13 Now when God made his promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,
1 sn Honor refers here to the honor of the high priesthood.
2 tn Grk “by himself, on his own.”
3 tn Grk “being called by God.”
4 tn Or “have fallen away.”
5 tn Or “while”; Grk “crucifying…and holding.” The Greek participles here (“crucifying…and holding”) can be understood as either causal (“since”) or temporal (“while”).
6 tn Grk “recrucifying the son of God for themselves.”
7 tn Grk “and not that he might offer,” continuing the previous construction.
10 tn Grk “that there not be any,” continuing from v. 15.
11 sn An allusion to Gen 27:34-41.