Romans 15:24

15:24 when I go to Spain. For I hope to visit you when I pass through and that you will help me ¹  on my journey there, after I have enjoyed your company for a while.

Philippians 1:25-26

1:25 And since I am sure of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for the sake of your progress ²  and joy in the faith, ³  1:26 so that what you can be proud of may increase ⁴  because of me in Christ Jesus, when I come back to you. ⁵ 

Philippians 2:24

2:24 though I am confident in the Lord that I too will be coming to see you ⁶  soon.

Hebrews 13:23

13:23 You should know that ⁷  our brother Timothy has been released. If he comes soon, he will be with me when I see you. ⁸ 

Hebrews 13:2

13:2 Do not neglect hospitality, because through it some have entertained angels without knowing it. ⁹ 

Hebrews 1:12

1:12 and like a robe you will fold them up

and like a garment ¹⁰  they will be changed,

but you are the same and your years will never run out.” ¹¹ 

Hebrews 1:3

1:3 The Son is ¹²  the radiance of his glory and the representation of his essence, and he sustains all things by his powerful word, ¹³  and so when he had accomplished cleansing for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. ¹⁴ 

Hebrews 1:14

1:14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to serve those ¹⁵  who will inherit salvation?

¹ tn Grk “and to be helped by you.” The passive construction was changed to an active one in the translation.

² tn Grk “for your progress.”

³ sn Paul’s confidence in his release from prison (I know that I will remain and continue with all of you) implies that this Roman imprisonment did not end in his death. Hence, there is the likelihood that he experienced a second Roman imprisonment later on (since the belief of the early church was that Paul died under Nero in Rome). If so, then the pastoral letters (1-2 Tim, Titus) could well fit into a life of Paul that goes beyond any descriptions in the book of Acts (which ends with Paul’s first Roman imprisonment). Some have argued that the pastorals cannot be genuine because they cannot fit into the history of Acts. But this view presupposes that Paul’s first Roman imprisonment was also his last.

⁴ tn Grk “your boasting may overflow in Christ Jesus because of me,” or possibly, “your boasting in me may overflow in Christ Jesus.” BDAG 536 s.v. καύχημα 1 translates the phrase τὸ καύχημα ὑμῶν (to kauchma jJumwn) in Phil 1:26 as “what you can be proud of.”

⁵ tn Grk “through my coming again to you.”

⁶ tn The words “to see you” are not in the Greek text, but are implied, and are supplied in the translation for clarity.

⁷ tn Grk “Know that” (an imperative).

⁸ tn Grk “has been released, with whom, if he comes soon, I will see you.”

⁹ sn This is a vague allusion to people described in scripture and extra-biblical literature and may include Abraham and Sarah (Gen 18:2-15), Lot (Gen 19:1-14), Gideon (Judg 6:11-18), Manoah (Judg 13:3-22), and possibly Tobit (Tob 12:1-20).

¹⁰ tc The words “like a garment” (ὡς ἱμάτιον, Jw" Jimation) are found in excellent and early mss (Ì⁴⁶ א A B D* 1739) though absent in a majority of witnesses (D¹ Ψ 0243 0278 33 1881 Ï lat sy bo). Although it is possible that longer reading was produced by overzealous scribes who wanted to underscore the frailty of creation, it is much more likely that the shorter reading was produced by scribes who wanted to conform the wording to that of Ps 102:26 (101:27 LXX), which here lacks the second “like a garment.” Both external and internal considerations decidedly favor the longer reading, and point to the author of Hebrews as the one underscoring the difference between the Son and creation.

¹¹ sn A quotation from Ps 102:25-27.

¹² tn Grk “who being…and sustaining.” Heb 1:1-4 form one skillfully composed sentence in Greek, but it must be broken into shorter segments to correspond to contemporary English usage, which does not allow for sentences of this length and complexity.

¹³ tn Grk “by the word of his power.”

¹⁴ sn An allusion to Ps 110:1, quoted often in Hebrews.

¹⁵ tn Grk “sent for service for the sake of those.”