Discovery BoxHebrews 2:9
Context2:9 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.
Hebrews 2:14
Context2:14 Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, he likewise shared in 4 their humanity, 5 so that through death he could destroy 6 the one who holds the power of death (that is, the devil),
Hebrews 5:12
Context5:12 For though you should in fact be teachers by this time, 7 you need someone to teach you the beginning elements of God’s utterances. 8 You have gone back to needing 9 milk, not 10 solid food.
Hebrews 6:7
Context6:7 For the ground that has soaked up the rain that frequently falls on 11 it and yields useful vegetation for those who tend it receives a blessing from God.
Hebrews 7:11
Context7:11 So if perfection had in fact been possible through the Levitical priesthood – for on that basis 12 the people received the law – what further need would there have been for another priest to arise, said to be in the order of Melchizedek and not in Aaron’s order?
Hebrews 9:14-15
Context9:14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our 13 consciences from dead works to worship the living God.
9:15 And so he is the mediator 14 of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the eternal inheritance he has promised, 15 since he died 16 to set them free from the violations committed under the first covenant.
Hebrews 11:7
Context11:7 By faith Noah, when he was warned about things not yet seen, with reverent regard 17 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
Context12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, 18 we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us,
Hebrews 12:15
Context12:15 See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God, that no one be like a bitter root springing up 19 and causing trouble, and through him many become defiled.
Hebrews 13:21
Context13:21 equip you with every good thing to do his will, working in us 20 what is pleasing before him through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever. 21 Amen.
[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).
[2:14] 4 tn Or “partook of” (this is a different word than the one in v. 14a).
[2:14] 6 tn Or “break the power of,” “reduce to nothing.”
[5:12] 7 tn Grk “because of the time.”
[5:12] 8 tn Grk “the elements of the beginning of the oracles of God.”
[5:12] 9 tn Grk “you have come to have a need for.”
[5:12] 10 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.
[7:11] 13 tn Grk “based on it.”
[9:14] 16 tc The reading adopted by the translation is attested by many authorities (A D* K P 365 1739* al). But many others (א D2 0278 33 1739c 1881 Ï lat sa) read “your” instead of “our.” The diversity of evidence makes this a difficult case to decide from external evidence alone. The first and second person pronouns differ by only one letter in Greek, as in English, also making this problem difficult to decide based on internal evidence and transcriptional probability. In the context, the author’s description of sacrificial activities seems to invite the reader to compare his own possible participation in OT liturgy as over against the completed work of Christ, so the second person pronoun “your” might make more sense. On the other hand, TCGNT 599 argues that “our” is preferable because the author of Hebrews uses direct address (i.e., the second person) only in the hortatory sections. What is more, the author seems to prefer the first person in explanatory remarks or when giving the logical grounds for an assertion (cf. Heb 4:15; 7:14). It is hard to reach a definitive conclusion in this case, but the data lean slightly in favor of the first person pronoun.
[9:15] 19 tn The Greek word μεσίτης (mesith", “mediator”) in this context does not imply that Jesus was a mediator in the contemporary sense of the word, i.e., he worked for compromise between opposing parties. Here the term describes his function as the one who was used by God to enact a new covenant which established a new relationship between God and his people, but entirely on God’s terms.
[9:15] 20 tn Grk “the promise of the eternal inheritance.”
[9:15] 21 tn Grk “a death having occurred.”
[11:7] 22 tn Cf. BDAG 407 s.v. εὐλαβέομαι 2, “out of reverent regard (for God’s command).”
[12:1] 25 tn Grk “having such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us.”
[12:15] 28 tn Grk “that there not be any root of bitterness,” but referring figuratively to a person who causes trouble (as in Deut 29:17 [LXX] from which this is quoted).
[13:21] 31 tc Some
[13:21] 32 tc ‡ Most
