Hebrews 3:6

But Christ ¹  is faithful as a son over God’s ²  house. We are of his house, ³  if in fact we hold firmly ⁴  to our confidence and the hope we take pride in. ⁵ 

biblegateway Heb 3:6

But Christ is faithful as a son over God’s house. And we are his house, if we hold on to our courage and the hope of which we boast.

biblegateway Heb 3:6

but Christ was faithful as a Son over His house—whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence and the boast of our hope firm until the end.

biblegateway Heb 3:6

But Christ, the faithful Son, was in charge of the entire household. And we are God’s household, if we keep up our courage and remain confident in our hope in Christ.

biblegateway Heb 3:6

Christ as Son is in charge of the house. Now, if we can only keep a firm grip on this bold confidence, we're the house!

SABDAweb Heb 3:6

But Christ as a son, over his house; whose house are we, if we keep our hearts fixed in the glad and certain hope till the end.

bibleoremus Heb 3:6

Christ, however, was faithful over God’s house as a son, and we are his house if we hold firm the confidence and the pride that belong to hope.

biblegateway Heb 3:6

but Christ as a Son over His own house, whose house we are if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm to the end.

biblegateway Heb 3:6

But Christ ¹  is faithful as a son over God’s ²  house. We are of his house, ³  if in fact we hold firmly ⁴  to our confidence and the hope we take pride in. ⁵ 

¹ sn The Greek makes the contrast between v. 5 and v. 6a more emphatic and explicit than is easily done in English.

² tn Grk “his”; in the translation the referent (God) has been specified for clarity.

³ tn Grk “whose house we are,” continuing the previous sentence.

⁴ 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.

⁵ tn Grk “the pride of our hope.”