Hebrews 2:10

2:10 For it was fitting for him, for whom and through whom all things exist, ¹  in bringing many sons to glory, to make the pioneer ²  of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

Hebrews 3:6

3:6 But Christ ³  is faithful as a son over God’s ⁴  house. We are of his house, ⁵  if in fact we hold firmly ⁶  to our confidence and the hope we take pride in. ⁷ 

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 

Hebrews 10:29

10:29 How much greater punishment do you think that person deserves who has contempt for ¹¹  the Son of God, and profanes ¹²  the blood of the covenant that made him holy, ¹³  and insults the Spirit of grace?

[2:10]  ¹ tn Grk “for whom are all things and through whom are all things.”

[2:10]  ² sn The Greek word translated pioneer is used of a “prince” or leader, the representative head of a family. It also carries nuances of “trailblazer,” one who breaks through to new ground for those who follow him. It is used some thirty-five times in the Greek OT and four times in the NT, always of Christ (Acts 3:15; 5:31; Heb 2:10; 12:2).

[3:6]  ³ sn The Greek makes the contrast between v. 5 and v. 6a more emphatic and explicit than is easily done in English.

[3:6]  ⁴ tn Grk “his”; in the translation the referent (God) has been specified for clarity.

[3:6]  ⁵ tn Grk “whose house we are,” continuing the previous sentence.

[3:6]  ⁶ tc The reading adopted by the translation is found in Ì^13,46 B sa, while the vast majority of mss (א A C D Ψ 0243 0278 33 1739 1881 Ï latt) add μέχρι τέλους βεβαίαν (mecri telou" bebaian, “secure until the end”). The external evidence for the omission, though minimal, has excellent credentials. Considering the internal factors, B. M. Metzger (TCGNT 595) finds it surprising that the feminine adjective βεβαίαν should modify the neuter noun καύχημα (kauchma, here translated “we take pride”), a fact that suggests that even the form of the word was borrowed from another place. Since the same phrase occurs at Heb 3:14, it is likely that later scribes added it here at Heb 3:6 in anticipation of Heb 3:14. While these words belong at 3:14, they seem foreign to 3:6.

[3:6]  ⁷ tn Grk “the pride of our hope.”

[7:5]  ⁵ tn Or “the priesthood.”

[7:5]  ⁶ tn Grk “from their brothers.” See BDAG 18-19 s.v. ἀδελφός 2.b.

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

[10:29]  ⁷ tn Grk “tramples under foot.”

[10:29]  ⁸ tn Grk “regarded as common.”

[10:29]  ⁹ tn Grk “by which he was made holy.”