Genesis 19:3

19:3 But he urged ¹  them persistently, so they turned aside with him and entered his house. He prepared a feast for them, including bread baked without yeast, and they ate.

Genesis 21:8

21:8 The child grew and was weaned. Abraham prepared ²  a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned. ³ 

Genesis 31:54

31:54 Then Jacob offered a sacrifice ⁴  on the mountain and invited his relatives to eat the meal. ⁵  They ate the meal and spent the night on the mountain.

Romans 12:18

12:18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all people. ⁶ 

Hebrews 12:14

Do Not Reject God’s Warning

12:14 Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, ⁷  for without it no one will see the Lord.

Hebrews 12:1

The Lord’s Discipline

12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, ⁸  we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us,

Hebrews 4:9

4:9 Consequently a Sabbath rest remains for the people of God.

[19:3]  ¹ tn The Hebrew verb פָּצַר (patsar, “to press, to insist”) ironically foreshadows the hostile actions of the men of the city (see v. 9, where the verb also appears). The repetition of the word serves to contrast Lot to his world.

[21:8]  ² tn Heb “made.”

[21:8]  ³ sn Children were weaned closer to the age of two or three in the ancient world, because infant mortality was high. If an infant grew to this stage, it was fairly certain he or she would live. Such an event called for a celebration, especially for parents who had waited so long for a child.

[31:54]  ⁴ tn The construction is a cognate accusative with the verb, expressing a specific sacrifice.

[31:54]  ⁵ tn Heb “bread, food.” Presumably this was a type of peace offering, where the person bringing the offering ate the animal being sacrificed.

[12:18]  ⁶ tn Here ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used as a generic and refers to both men and women.

[12:14]  ⁷ sn The references to peace and holiness show the close connection between this paragraph and the previous one. The pathway toward “holiness” and the need for it is cited in Heb 12:10 and 14. More importantly Prov 4:26-27 sets up the transition from one paragraph to the next: It urges people to stay on godly paths (Prov 4:26, quoted here in v. 13) and promises that God will lead them in peace if they do so (Prov 4:27 [LXX], quoted in v. 14).

[12:1]  ⁸ tn Grk “having such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us.”