Hebrews 2:2

2:2 For if the message spoken through angels ¹  proved to be so firm that every violation ²  or disobedience received its just penalty,

Hebrews 5:11

The Need to Move on to Maturity

5:11 On this topic we have much to say ³  and it is difficult to explain, since you have become sluggish ⁴  in hearing.

Hebrews 6:13

6:13 Now when God made his promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,

Hebrews 6:16

6:16 For people ⁵  swear by something greater than themselves, ⁶  and the oath serves as a confirmation to end all dispute. ⁷ 

Hebrews 7:4

7:4 But see how great he must be, if ⁸  Abraham the patriarch gave him a tithe ⁹  of his plunder.

Hebrews 7:6

7:6 But Melchizedek ¹⁰  who does not share their ancestry ¹¹  collected a tithe ¹²  from Abraham and blessed ¹³  the one who possessed the promise.

Hebrews 7:14

7:14 For it is clear that our Lord is descended from Judah, yet Moses said nothing about priests in connection with that tribe.

Hebrews 7:19

7:19 for the law made nothing perfect. On the other hand a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God.

Hebrews 8:2

8:2 a minister in the sanctuary and the true tabernacle that the Lord, not man, set up.

Hebrews 9:25

9:25 And he did not enter to offer ¹⁴  himself again and again, the way the high priest enters the sanctuary year after year with blood that is not his own,

Hebrews 11:10

11:10 For he was looking forward to the city with firm foundations, ¹⁵  whose architect and builder is God.

Hebrews 11:17

11:17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He had received the promises, ¹⁶  yet he was ready to offer up ¹⁷  his only son.

Hebrews 11:19

11:19 and he reasoned ¹⁸  that God could even raise him from the dead, and in a sense ¹⁹  he received him back from there.

Hebrews 12:7

12:7 Endure your suffering ²⁰  as discipline; ²¹  God is treating you as sons. For what son is there that a father does not discipline?

Hebrews 13:16

13:16 And do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, ²²  for God is pleased with such sacrifices.

[2:2]  ¹ sn The message spoken through angels refers to the OT law, which according to Jewish tradition was mediated to Moses through angels (cf. Deut 33:2; Ps 68:17-18; Acts 7:38, 53; Gal 3:19; and Jub. 1:27, 29; Josephus, Ant. 15.5.3 [15.136]).

[2:2]  ² tn Grk “through angels became valid and every violation.”

[5:11]  ³ tn Grk “concerning which the message for us is great.”

[5:11]  ⁴ tn Or “dull.”

[6:16]  ⁵ tn The plural Greek term ἄνθρωποι (anqrwpoi) is used here in a generic sense, referring to both men and women, and is thus translated “people.”

[6:16]  ⁶ tn Grk “by something greater”; the rest of the comparison (“than themselves”) is implied.

[6:16]  ⁷ tn Grk “the oath for confirmation is an end of all dispute.”

[7:4]  ⁷ tn Grk “to whom.”

[7:4]  ⁸ tn Or “a tenth part.”

[7:6]  ⁹ tn Grk “the one”; in the translation the referent (Melchizedek) has been specified for clarity.

[7:6]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “is not descended from them.”

[7:6]  ¹¹ tn Or “a tenth part.”

[7:6]  ¹² sn The verbs “collected…and blessed” emphasize the continuing effect of the past actions, i.e., Melchizedek’s importance.

[9:25]  ¹¹ tn Grk “and not that he might offer,” continuing the previous construction.

[11:10]  ¹³ tn Grk “that has foundations.”

[11:17]  ¹⁵ tn Here “received the promises” refers to the pledges themselves, not to the things God promised.

[11:17]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “he was offering up.” The tense of this verb indicates the attempt or readiness to sacrifice Isaac without the actual completion of the deed.

[11:19]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “having reasoned,” continuing the ideas of v. 17.

[11:19]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “in/by a symbol.”

[12:7]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “endure,” with the object (“your suffering”) understood from the context.

[12:7]  ²⁰ tn Or “in order to become disciplined.”

[13:16]  ²¹ tn Grk “neglect doing good and fellowship.”