Hebrews 2:14

2:14 Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, he likewise shared in ¹  their humanity, ²  so that through death he could destroy ³  the one who holds the power of death (that is, the devil),

Hebrews 5:12

5:12 For though you should in fact be teachers by this time, ⁴  you need someone to teach you the beginning elements of God’s utterances. ⁵  You have gone back to needing ⁶  milk, not ⁷  solid food.

Hebrews 7:1

The Nature of Melchizedek’s Priesthood

7:1 Now this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, met Abraham as he was returning from defeating the kings and blessed him. ⁸ 

Hebrews 12:2

12:2 keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy set out for him he endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God. ⁹ 

[2:14]  ¹ tn Or “partook of” (this is a different word than the one in v. 14a).

[2:14]  ² tn Grk “the same.”

[2:14]  ³ tn Or “break the power of,” “reduce to nothing.”

[5:12]  ⁴ tn Grk “because of the time.”

[5:12]  ⁵ tn Grk “the elements of the beginning of the oracles of God.”

[5:12]  ⁶ tn Grk “you have come to have a need for.”

[5:12]  ⁷ tc ‡ Most texts, including some early and important ones (א² A B* D Ψ 0122 0278 1881 Ï sy Cl), have καί (kai, “and”) immediately preceding οὐ (ou, “not”), but other equally significant witnesses (Ì⁴⁶ א* B² C 33 81 1739 lat Or Did) lack the conjunction. As it was a natural tendency for scribes to add a coordinating conjunction, the καί appears to be a motivated reading. On balance, it is probably best to regard the shorter reading as authentic. NA²⁷ has καί in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.

[7:1]  ⁷ sn A series of quotations from Gen 14:17-19.

[12:2]  ¹⁰ sn An allusion to Ps 110:1.