Hebrews 6:16
Context6:16 For people 1 swear by something greater than themselves, 2 and the oath serves as a confirmation to end all dispute. 3
Hebrews 12:19
Context12:19 and the blast of a trumpet and a voice uttering words 4 such that those who heard begged to hear no more. 5
Hebrews 11:16
Context11:16 But as it is, 6 they aspire to a better land, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
Hebrews 12:10
Context12:10 For they disciplined us for a little while as seemed good to them, but he does so for our benefit, that we may share his holiness.
Hebrews 8:10
Context8:10 “For this is the covenant that I will establish with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord. I will put 7 my laws in their minds 8 and I will inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God and they will be my people. 9


[6:16] 1 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] 2 tn Grk “by something greater”; the rest of the comparison (“than themselves”) is implied.
[6:16] 3 tn Grk “the oath for confirmation is an end of all dispute.”
[12:19] 4 tn Grk “a voice of words.”
[12:19] 5 tn Grk “a voice…from which those who heard begged that a word not be added to them.”
[8:10] 10 tn Grk “putting…I will inscribe.”
[8:10] 12 tn Grk “I will be to them for a God and they will be to me for a people,” following the Hebrew constructions of Jer 31.