Hebrews 7:8-9

7:8 and in one case tithes are received by mortal men, while in the other by him who is affirmed to be alive. 7:9 And it could be said that Levi himself, who receives tithes, paid a tithe through Abraham.

Hebrews 11:36

11:36 And others experienced mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.

Hebrews 2:2

2:2 For if the message spoken through angels ¹  proved to be so firm that every violation ²  or disobedience received its just penalty,

Hebrews 5:4

5:4 And no one assumes this honor ³  on his own initiative, ⁴  but only when called to it by God, ⁵  as in fact Aaron was.

Hebrews 10:26

10:26 For if we deliberately keep on sinning after receiving the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins is left for us, ⁶ 

Hebrews 11:29

11:29 By faith they crossed the Red Sea as if on dry ground, but when the Egyptians tried it, they were swallowed up.

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 4:16--5:1

4:16 Therefore let us confidently approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and find grace whenever we need help. ⁷ 

5:1 For every high priest is taken from among the people ⁸  and appointed ⁹  to represent them before God, ¹⁰  to offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.

Hebrews 11:8

11:8 By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place he would later receive as an inheritance, and he went out without understanding where he was going.

Hebrews 11:11

11:11 By faith, even though Sarah herself was barren and he was too old, ¹¹  he received the ability to procreate, ¹²  because he regarded the one who had given the promise to be trustworthy.

Hebrews 11:35

11:35 and women received back their dead raised to life. ¹³  But others were tortured, not accepting release, to obtain resurrection to a better life. ¹⁴ 

Hebrews 7:5

7:5 And those of the sons of Levi who receive the priestly office ¹⁵  have authorization according to the law to collect a tithe from the people, that is, from their fellow countrymen, ¹⁶  although they too are descendants of Abraham. ¹⁷ 

Hebrews 9:15

9:15 And so he is the mediator ¹⁸  of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the eternal inheritance he has promised, ¹⁹  since he died ²⁰  to set them free from the violations committed under the first covenant.

Hebrews 9:19

9:19 For when Moses had spoken every command to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and goats with water and scarlet wool and hyssop and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people,

¹ sn 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]).

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

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.”

¹ tn Grk “is left,” with “for us” implied by the first half of the verse.

¹ tn Grk “for timely help.”

¹ tn Grk “from among men,” but since the point in context is shared humanity (rather than shared maleness), the plural Greek term ἀνθρώπων (anqrwpwn) has been translated “people.”

² tn Grk “who is taken from among people is appointed.”

³ tn Grk “appointed on behalf of people in reference to things relating to God.”

¹ tn Grk “past the time of maturity.”

² tn Grk “power to deposit seed.” Though it is not as likely, some construe this phrase to mean “power to conceive seed,” making the whole verse about Sarah: “by faith, even though Sarah herself was barren and too old, she received ability to conceive, because she regarded the one who had given the promise to be trustworthy.”

¹ tn Grk “received back their dead from resurrection.”

² tn Grk “to obtain a better resurrection.”

¹ tn Or “the priesthood.”

² tn Grk “from their brothers.” See BDAG 18-19 s.v. ἀδελφός 2.b.

³ tn Grk “have come from the loins of Abraham.”

¹ tn The Greek word μεσίτης (mesith", “mediator”) in this context does not imply that Jesus was a mediator in the contemporary sense of the word, i.e., he worked for compromise between opposing parties. Here the term describes his function as the one who was used by God to enact a new covenant which established a new relationship between God and his people, but entirely on God’s terms.

² tn Grk “the promise of the eternal inheritance.”

³ tn Grk “a death having occurred.”