Hebrews 11:31

11:31 By faith Rahab the prostitute escaped the destruction of ¹  the disobedient, because she welcomed the spies in peace.

Hebrews 12:14

Do Not Reject God’s Warning

12:14 Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, ²  for without it no one will see the Lord.

Hebrews 7:2

7:2 To him ³  also Abraham apportioned a tithe ⁴  of everything. ⁵  His name first means ⁶  king of righteousness, then king of Salem, that is, king of peace.

Hebrews 13:20

Benediction and Conclusion

13:20 Now may the God of peace who by the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep, our Lord Jesus Christ,

[11:31]  ¹ tn Grk “did not perish together with.”

[12:14]  ² 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).

[7:2]  ³ tn Grk “to whom,” continuing the description of Melchizedek. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[7:2]  ⁴ tn Or “a tenth part.”

[7:2]  ⁵ sn A quotation from Gen 14:20.

[7:2]  ⁶ tn Grk “first being interpreted,” describing Melchizedek.