Ibrani 1:4

1:4 Thus he became ¹  so far better than the angels as ²  he has inherited a name superior to theirs.

Ibrani 2:1

Warning Against Drifting Away

2:1 Therefore we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.

Ibrani 4:5

4:5 but to repeat the text cited earlier: ³  “They will never enter my rest!”

Ibrani 4:8

4:8 For if Joshua had given them rest, God ⁴  would not have spoken afterward about another day.

Ibrani 8:7

8:7 For if that first covenant had been faultless, no one would have looked for a second one. ⁵ 

Ibrani 9:20

9:20 and said, “This is the blood of the covenant that God has commanded you to keep.” ⁶ 

Ibrani 9:27

9:27 And just as people ⁷  are appointed to die once, and then to face judgment, ⁸ 

Ibrani 11:14-15

11:14 For those who speak in such a way make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. 11:15 In fact, if they had been thinking of the land that they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.

Ibrani 11:39

11:39 And these all were commended ⁹  for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised. ¹⁰ 

Ibrani 13:2

13:2 Do not neglect hospitality, because through it some have entertained angels without knowing it. ¹¹ 

Ibrani 13:19

13:19 I especially ask you to pray ¹²  that I may be restored to you very soon.

[1:4]  ¹ tn Grk “having become.” This is part of the same sentence that extends from v. 1 through v. 4 in the Greek text.

[1:4]  ² tn Most modern English translations attempt to make the comparison somewhat smoother by treating “name” as if it were the subject of the second element: “as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs” (cf. NAB, NIV, NRSV, CEV). However, the Son is the subject of both the first and second elements: “he became so far better”; “he has inherited a name.” The present translation maintains this parallelism even though it results in a somewhat more awkward rendering.

[1:4]  sn This comparison is somewhat awkward to express in English, but it reflects an important element in the argument of Hebrews: the superiority of Jesus Christ.

[4:5]  ³ tn Grk “and in this again.”

[4:8]  ⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:7]  ⁵ tn Grk “no occasion for a second one would have been sought.”

[9:20]  ⁶ tn Grk “which God commanded for you (or in your case).”

[9:20]  sn A quotation from Exod 24:8.

[9:27]  ⁷ tn Here ἀνθρώποις (anqrwpoi") has been translated as a generic noun (“people”).

[9:27]  ⁸ tn Grk “and after this – judgment.”

[11:39]  ⁹ sn The expression these all were commended forms an inclusio with Heb 11:2: The chapter begins and ends with references to commendation for faith.

[11:39]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “the promise,” referring to the thing God promised, not to the pledge itself.

[13:2]  ¹¹ sn This is a vague allusion to people described in scripture and extra-biblical literature and may include Abraham and Sarah (Gen 18:2-15), Lot (Gen 19:1-14), Gideon (Judg 6:11-18), Manoah (Judg 13:3-22), and possibly Tobit (Tob 12:1-20).

[13:19]  ¹² tn Grk “I urge you to do this all the more.”