Hebrews 2:9-10

2:9 but we see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while, ¹  now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, ²  so that by God’s grace he would experience ³  death on behalf of everyone. 2:10 For it was fitting for him, for whom and through whom all things exist, ⁴  in bringing many sons to glory, to make the pioneer ⁵  of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

Hebrews 2:17

2:17 Therefore he had ⁶  to be made like his brothers and sisters ⁷  in every respect, so that he could become a merciful and faithful high priest in things relating to God, to make atonement ⁸  for the sins of the people.

Hebrews 3:6

3:6 But Christ ⁹  is faithful as a son over God’s ¹⁰  house. We are of his house, ¹¹  if in fact we hold firmly ¹²  to our confidence and the hope we take pride in. ¹³ 

Hebrews 5:7

5:7 During his earthly life ¹⁴  Christ ¹⁵  offered ¹⁶  both requests and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death and he was heard because of his devotion.

Hebrews 5:12

5:12 For though you should in fact be teachers by this time, ¹⁷  you need someone to teach you the beginning elements of God’s utterances. ¹⁸  You have gone back to needing ¹⁹  milk, not ²⁰  solid food.

Hebrews 6:1

6:1 Therefore we must progress beyond ²¹  the elementary ²²  instructions about Christ ²³  and move on ²⁴  to maturity, not laying this foundation again: repentance from dead works and faith in God,

Hebrews 6:7

6:7 For the ground that has soaked up the rain that frequently falls on ²⁵  it and yields useful vegetation for those who tend it receives a blessing from God.

Hebrews 10:29

10:29 How much greater punishment do you think that person deserves who has contempt for ²⁶  the Son of God, and profanes ²⁷  the blood of the covenant that made him holy, ²⁸  and insults the Spirit of grace?

Hebrews 11:7

11:7 By faith Noah, when he was warned about things not yet seen, with reverent regard ²⁹  constructed an ark for the deliverance of his family. Through faith he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

Hebrews 12:1-2

The Lord’s Discipline

12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, ³⁰  we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us, 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. ³¹ 

[2:9]  ¹ tn Or “who was made a little lower than the angels.”

[2:9]  ² tn Grk “because of the suffering of death.”

[2:9]  ³ tn Grk “would taste.” Here the Greek verb does not mean “sample a small amount” (as a typical English reader might infer from the word “taste”), but “experience something cognitively or emotionally; come to know something” (cf. BDAG 195 s.v. γεύομαι 2).

[2:10]  ⁴ tn Grk “for whom are all things and through whom are all things.”

[2:10]  ⁵ 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).

[2:17]  ⁷ tn Or “he was obligated.”

[2:17]  ⁸ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 2:11.

[2:17]  ⁹ tn Or “propitiation.”

[3:6]  ¹⁰ sn The Greek makes the contrast between v. 5 and v. 6a more emphatic and explicit than is easily done in English.

[3:6]  ¹¹ tn Grk “his”; in the translation the referent (God) has been specified for clarity.

[3:6]  ¹² tn Grk “whose house we are,” continuing the previous sentence.

[3:6]  ¹³ 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]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “the pride of our hope.”

[5:7]  ¹³ tn Grk “in the days of his flesh.”

[5:7]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Christ) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[5:7]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “who…having offered,” continuing the description of Christ from Heb 5:5-6.

[5:12]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “because of the time.”

[5:12]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “the elements of the beginning of the oracles of God.”

[5:12]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “you have come to have a need for.”

[5:12]  ¹⁹ 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.

[6:1]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “Therefore leaving behind.” The implication is not of abandoning this elementary information, but of building on it.

[6:1]  ²⁰ tn Or “basic.”

[6:1]  ²¹ tn Grk “the message of the beginning of Christ.”

[6:1]  ²² tn Grk “leaving behind…let us move on.”

[6:7]  ²² tn Grk “comes upon.”

[10:29]  ²⁵ tn Grk “tramples under foot.”

[10:29]  ²⁶ tn Grk “regarded as common.”

[10:29]  ²⁷ tn Grk “by which he was made holy.”

[11:7]  ²⁸ tn Cf. BDAG 407 s.v. εὐλαβέομαι 2, “out of reverent regard (for God’s command).”

[12:1]  ³¹ tn Grk “having such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us.”

[12:2]  ³⁴ sn An allusion to Ps 110:1.