Hebrews 4:1

God’s Promised Rest

4:1 Therefore we must be wary ¹  that, while the promise of entering his rest remains open, none of you may seem to have come short of it.

Hebrews 5:4

5:4 And no one assumes this honor ²  on his own initiative, ³  but only when called to it by God, ⁴  as in fact Aaron was.

Hebrews 12:7

12:7 Endure your suffering ⁵  as discipline; ⁶  God is treating you as sons. For what son is there that a father does not discipline?

Hebrews 12:16

12:16 And see to it that no one becomes ⁷  an immoral or godless person like Esau, who sold his own birthright for a single meal. ⁸ 

[4:1]  ¹ tn Grk “let us fear.”

[5:4]  ² sn Honor refers here to the honor of the high priesthood.

[5:4]  ³ tn Grk “by himself, on his own.”

[5:4]  ⁴ tn Grk “being called by God.”

[12:7]  ³ tn Grk “endure,” with the object (“your suffering”) understood from the context.

[12:7]  ⁴ tn Or “in order to become disciplined.”

[12:16]  ⁴ tn Grk “that there not be any,” continuing from v. 15.

[12:16]  ⁵ sn An allusion to Gen 27:34-41.