Hebrews 10:20

10:20 by the fresh and living way that he inaugurated for us ¹  through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, ² 

Hebrews 9:11

Christ’s Service in the Heavenly Sanctuary

9:11 But now Christ has come ³  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 11:16

11:16 But as it is, ⁴  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 13:15

13:15 Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, acknowledging his name.

Hebrews 2:14

2:14 Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, he likewise shared in ⁵  their humanity, ⁶  so that through death he could destroy ⁷  the one who holds the power of death (that is, the devil),

Hebrews 7:5

7:5 And those of the sons of Levi who receive the priestly office ⁸  have authorization according to the law to collect a tithe from the people, that is, from their fellow countrymen, ⁹  although they too are descendants of Abraham. ¹⁰ 

[10:20]  ¹ tn Grk “that he inaugurated for us as a fresh and living way,” referring to the entrance mentioned in v. 19.

[10:20]  ² sn Through his flesh. In a bold shift the writer changes from a spatial phrase (Christ opened the way through the curtain into the inner sanctuary) to an instrumental phrase (he did this through [by means of] his flesh in his sacrifice of himself), associating the two in an allusion to the splitting of the curtain in the temple from top to bottom (Matt 27:51; Mark 15:38; Luke 23:45). Just as the curtain was split, so Christ’s body was broken for us, to give us access into God’s presence.

[9:11]  ³ 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.

[11:16]  ⁵ tn Grk “now.”

[2:14]  ⁷ tn Or “partook of” (this is a different word than the one in v. 14a).

[2:14]  ⁸ tn Grk “the same.”

[2:14]  ⁹ tn Or “break the power of,” “reduce to nothing.”

[7:5]  ⁹ tn Or “the priesthood.”

[7:5]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “from their brothers.” See BDAG 18-19 s.v. ἀδελφός 2.b.

[7:5]  ¹¹ tn Grk “have come from the loins of Abraham.”