Hebrews 6:1

6:1 Therefore we must progress beyond ¹  the elementary ²  instructions about Christ ³  and move on ⁴  to maturity, not laying this foundation again: repentance from dead works and faith in God,

Hebrews 7:21

7:21 but Jesus ⁵  did so ⁶  with a sworn affirmation by the one who said to him, “The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, ‘You are a priest forever’” ⁷  –

Hebrews 9:11

Christ’s Service in the Heavenly Sanctuary

9:11 But now Christ has come ⁸  as the high priest of the good things to come. He passed through the greater and more perfect tent not made with hands, that is, not of this creation,

Hebrews 11:6

11:6 Now without faith it is impossible to please him, for the one who approaches God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

Hebrews 11:9

11:9 By faith he lived as a foreigner ⁹  in the promised land as though it were a foreign country, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, who were fellow heirs ¹⁰  of the same promise.

Hebrews 11:16

11:16 But as it is, ¹¹  they aspire to a better land, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.

Hebrews 12:15

12:15 See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God, that no one be like a bitter root springing up ¹²  and causing trouble, and through him many become defiled.

¹ tn Grk “Therefore leaving behind.” The implication is not of abandoning this elementary information, but of building on it.

² tn Or “basic.”

³ tn Grk “the message of the beginning of Christ.”

⁴ tn Grk “leaving behind…let us move on.”

⁵ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁶ tn The words “did so” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.

⁷ sn A quotation from Ps 110:4 (see Heb 5:6, 6:20, and 7:17).

⁹ tn Grk “But Christ, when he came,” introducing a sentence that includes all of Heb 9:11-12. The main construction is “Christ, having come…, entered…, having secured…,” and everything else describes his entrance.

¹³ tn Or “settled as a resident alien.”

¹⁴ tn Or “heirs with him.”

¹⁷ tn Grk “now.”

²¹ tn Grk “that there not be any root of bitterness,” but referring figuratively to a person who causes trouble (as in Deut 29:17 [LXX] from which this is quoted).