Hebrews 3:14

3:14 For we have become partners with Christ, if in fact we hold our initial confidence ¹  firm until the end.

Hebrews 3:6

3:6 But Christ ²  is faithful as a son over God’s ³  house. We are of his house, ⁴  if in fact we hold firmly ⁵  to our confidence and the hope we take pride in. ⁶ 

Hebrews 11:10

11:10 For he was looking forward to the city with firm foundations, ⁷  whose architect and builder is God.

Hebrews 12:12

12:12 Therefore, strengthen ⁸  your listless hands and your weak knees, ⁹ 

Hebrews 2:2

2:2 For if the message spoken through angels ¹⁰  proved to be so firm that every violation ¹¹  or disobedience received its just penalty,

Hebrews 6:9

6:9 But in your case, dear friends, even though we speak like this, we are convinced of better things relating to salvation.

Hebrews 4:14

Jesus Our Compassionate High Priest

4:14 Therefore since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession.

Hebrews 6:19

6:19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, sure and steadfast, which reaches inside behind the curtain, ¹² 

Hebrews 12:13

12:13 and make straight paths for your feet, ¹³  so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but be healed.

Hebrews 12:28

12:28 So since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us give thanks, and through this let us offer worship pleasing to God in devotion and awe.

[3:14]  ¹ tn Grk “the beginning of the confidence.”

[3:6]  ² sn The Greek makes the contrast between v. 5 and v. 6a more emphatic and explicit than is easily done in English.

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

[3:6]  ⁴ tn Grk “whose house we are,” continuing the previous sentence.

[3:6]  ⁵ 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]  ⁶ tn Grk “the pride of our hope.”

[11:10]  ³ tn Grk “that has foundations.”

[12:12]  ⁴ tn Or “straighten.”

[12:12]  ⁵ sn A quotation from Isa 35:3. Strengthen your listless hands and your weak knees refers to the readers’ need for renewed resolve and fresh strength in their struggles (cf. Heb 10:36-39; 12:1-3).

[2:2]  ⁵ 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]  ⁶ tn Grk “through angels became valid and every violation.”

[6:19]  ⁶ sn The curtain refers to the veil or drape in the temple that separated the holy place from the holy of holies.

[12:13]  ⁷ sn A quotation from Prov 4:26. The phrase make straight paths for your feet is figurative for “stay on God’s paths.”