Ibrani 9:9

9:9 This was a symbol for the time then present, when gifts and sacrifices were offered that could not perfect the conscience of the worshiper.

Ibrani 9:5

9:5 And above the ark ¹  were the cherubim ²  of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Now is not the time to speak of these things in detail.

Ibrani 12:26

12:26 Then his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, “I will once more shake not only the earth but heaven too.” ³ 

Ibrani 12:2

12:2 keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy set out for him he endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God. ⁴ 

Ibrani 12:4

12:4 You have not yet resisted to the point of bloodshed ⁵  in your struggle against sin.

Ibrani 6:11

6:11 But we passionately want each of you to demonstrate the same eagerness for the fulfillment of your hope until the end,

Ibrani 10:13

10:13 where he is now waiting ⁶  until his enemies are made a footstool for his feet. ⁷ 

Ibrani 10:19

Drawing Near to God in Enduring Faith

10:19 Therefore, brothers and sisters, ⁸  since we have confidence to enter the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus,

Ibrani 6:10

6:10 For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love you have demonstrated for his name, in having served and continuing to serve the saints.

Ibrani 13:8

13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever!

Ibrani 7:19

7:19 for the law made nothing perfect. On the other hand a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God.

Ibrani 2:8

2:8 You put all things under his control.” ⁹ 

For when he put all things under his control, he left nothing outside of his control. At present we do not yet see all things under his control, ¹⁰ 

Ibrani 9:24

9:24 For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with hands – the representation ¹¹  of the true sanctuary ¹²  – but into heaven itself, and he appears now in God’s presence for us.

Ibrani 7:18

7:18 On the one hand a former command is set aside ¹³  because it is weak and useless, ¹⁴ 

Ibrani 6:3

6:3 And this is what we intend to do, ¹⁵  if God permits.

Ibrani 8:6

8:6 But ¹⁶  now Jesus ¹⁷  has obtained a superior ministry, since ¹⁸  the covenant that he mediates is also better and is enacted ¹⁹  on better promises. ²⁰ 

Ibrani 2:9

2:9 but we see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while, ²¹  now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, ²²  so that by God’s grace he would experience ²³  death on behalf of everyone.

Ibrani 9:26

9:26 for then he would have had to suffer again and again since the foundation of the world. But now he has appeared once for all at the consummation of the ages to put away sin by his sacrifice.

Ibrani 3:19

3:19 So ²⁴  we see that they could not enter because of unbelief.

Ibrani 10:21

10:21 and since we have a great priest ²⁵  over the house of God,

Ibrani 13:19

13:19 I especially ask you to pray ²⁶  that I may be restored to you very soon.

Ibrani 11:16

11:16 But as it is, ²⁷  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.

Ibrani 2:18

2:18 For since he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted.

Ibrani 6:2

6:2 teaching about baptisms, laying on of hands, resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.

Ibrani 10:23

10:23 And let us hold unwaveringly to the hope that we confess, for the one who made the promise is trustworthy.

Ibrani 11:1

People Commended for Their Faith

11:1 Now faith is being sure of what we hope for, being convinced of what we do not see.

Ibrani 5:12

5:12 For though you should in fact be teachers by this time, ²⁸  you need someone to teach you the beginning elements of God’s utterances. ²⁹  You have gone back to needing ³⁰  milk, not ³¹  solid food.

Ibrani 9:11

Christ’s Service in the Heavenly Sanctuary

9:11 But now Christ has come ³²  as the high priest of the good things to come. He passed through the greater and more perfect tent not made with hands, that is, not of this creation,

Ibrani 2:7

2:7 You made him lower than the angels for a little while.

You crowned him with glory and honor. ³³ 

Ibrani 2:11

2:11 For indeed he who makes holy and those being made holy all have the same origin, ³⁴  and so ³⁵  he is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters, ³⁶ 

Ibrani 3:1

Jesus and Moses

3:1 Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, ³⁷  partners in a heavenly calling, take note of Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess, ³⁸ 

Ibrani 3:15

3:15 As it says, ³⁹  “Oh, that today you would listen as he speaks! ⁴⁰  Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.” ⁴¹ 

Ibrani 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.

Ibrani 8:1

The High Priest of a Better Covenant

8:1 Now the main point of what we are saying is this: ⁴²  We have such a high priest, one who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, ⁴³ 

Ibrani 8:4

8:4 Now if he were on earth, he would not be a priest, since there are already priests who offer ⁴⁴  the gifts prescribed by the law.

Ibrani 8:13

8:13 When he speaks of a new covenant, ⁴⁵  he makes the first obsolete. Now what is growing obsolete and aging is about to disappear. ⁴⁶ 

Ibrani 10:25

10:25 not abandoning our own meetings, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging each other, and even more so because you see the day ⁴⁷  drawing near. ⁴⁸ 

Ibrani 1:2

1:2 in these last days he has spoken to us in a son, ⁴⁹  whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he created the world. ⁵⁰ 

Ibrani 4:7

4:7 So God ⁵¹  again ordains a certain day, “Today,” speaking through David ⁵²  after so long a time, as in the words quoted before, ⁵³  “O, that today you would listen as he speaks! ⁵⁴  Do not harden your hearts.”

Ibrani 6:18

6:18 so that we who have found refuge in him ⁵⁵  may find strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us through two unchangeable things, since it is impossible for God to lie.

Ibrani 12:25

12:25 Take care not to refuse the one who is speaking! For if they did not escape when they refused the one who warned them on earth, how much less shall we, if we reject the one who warns from heaven?

Ibrani 13:20

Benediction and Conclusion

13:20 Now may the God of peace who by the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep, our Lord Jesus Christ,

Ibrani 8:10

8:10 “For this is the covenant that I will establish with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord. I will put ⁵⁶  my laws in their minds ⁵⁷  and I will inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God and they will be my people. ⁵⁸ 

Ibrani 11:4

11:4 By faith Abel offered God a greater sacrifice than Cain, and through his faith ⁵⁹  he was commended as righteous, because God commended him for his offerings. And through his faith ⁶⁰  he still speaks, though he is dead.

[9:5]  ¹ tn Grk “above it”; in the translation the referent (the ark) has been specified for clarity.

[9:5]  ² sn The cherubim (pl.) were an order of angels mentioned repeatedly in the OT but only here in the NT. They were associated with God’s presence, glory, and holiness. Their images that sat on top of the ark of the covenant are described in Exod 25:18-20.

[12:26]  ³ sn A quotation from Hag 2:6.

[12:2]  ⁴ sn An allusion to Ps 110:1.

[12:4]  ⁵ tn Grk “until blood.”

[10:13]  ⁶ tn Grk “from then on waiting.”

[10:13]  ⁷ sn An allusion to Ps 110:1.

[10:19]  ⁸ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 2:11.

[2:8]  ⁹ tn Grk “you subjected all things under his feet.”

[2:8]  sn A quotation from Ps 8:4-6.

[2:8]  ¹⁰ sn The expression all things under his control occurs three times in 2:8. The latter two occurrences are not exactly identical to the Greek text of Ps 8:6 quoted at the beginning of the verse, but have been adapted by the writer of Hebrews to fit his argument.

[9:24]  ¹¹ tn Or “prefiguration.”

[9:24]  ¹² tn The word “sanctuary” is not in the Greek text at this point, but has been supplied for clarity.

[7:18]  ¹³ tn Grk “the setting aside of a former command comes to pass.”

[7:18]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “because of its weakness and uselessness.”

[6:3]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “and we will do this.”

[8:6]  ¹⁶ sn The Greek text indicates a contrast between vv. 4-5 and v. 6 that is difficult to render in English: Jesus’ status in the old order of priests (vv. 4-5) versus his superior ministry (v. 6).

[8:6]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “he”; in the translation the referent (Jesus) has been specified for clarity.

[8:6]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “to the degree that.”

[8:6]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “which is enacted.”

[8:6]  ²⁰ sn This linkage of the change in priesthood with a change in the law or the covenant goes back to Heb 7:12, 22 and is picked up again in Heb 9:6-15 and 10:1-18.

[2:9]  ²¹ tn Or “who was made a little lower than the angels.”

[2:9]  ²² tn Grk “because of the suffering of death.”

[2:9]  ²³ tn Grk “would taste.” Here the Greek verb does not mean “sample a small amount” (as a typical English reader might infer from the word “taste”), but “experience something cognitively or emotionally; come to know something” (cf. BDAG 195 s.v. γεύομαι 2).

[3:19]  ²⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “So” to indicate a summary or conclusion to the argument of the preceding paragraph.

[10:21]  ²⁵ tn Grk “and a great priest,” continuing the construction begun in v. 19.

[13:19]  ²⁶ tn Grk “I urge you to do this all the more.”

[11:16]  ²⁷ tn Grk “now.”

[5:12]  ²⁸ tn Grk “because of the time.”

[5:12]  ²⁹ tn Grk “the elements of the beginning of the oracles of God.”

[5:12]  ³⁰ tn Grk “you have come to have a need for.”

[5:12]  ³¹ tc ‡ Most texts, including some early and important ones (א² A B* D Ψ 0122 0278 1881 Ï sy Cl), have καί (kai, “and”) immediately preceding οὐ (ou, “not”), but other equally significant witnesses (Ì⁴⁶ א* B² C 33 81 1739 lat Or Did) lack the conjunction. As it was a natural tendency for scribes to add a coordinating conjunction, the καί appears to be a motivated reading. On balance, it is probably best to regard the shorter reading as authentic. NA²⁷ has καί in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.

[9:11]  ³² tn Grk “But Christ, when he came,” introducing a sentence that includes all of Heb 9:11-12. The main construction is “Christ, having come…, entered…, having secured…,” and everything else describes his entrance.

[2:7]  ³³ tc Several witnesses, many of them early and important (א A C D* P Ψ 0243 0278 33 1739 1881 al lat co), have at the end of v 7, “You have given him dominion over the works of your hands.” Other mss, not quite as impressive in weight, lack the words (Ì⁴⁶ B D² Ï). In spite of the impressive external evidence for the longer reading, it is most likely a scribal addition to conform the text of Hebrews to Ps 8:6 (8:7 LXX). Conformity of a NT quotation of the OT to the LXX was a routine scribal activity, and can hardly be in doubt here as to the cause of the longer reading.

[2:11]  ³⁴ tn Grk “are all from one.”

[2:11]  ³⁵ tn Grk “for which reason.”

[2:11]  ³⁶ tn Grk “brothers,” but the Greek word may be used for “brothers and sisters” as here (cf. BDAG 18 s.v. ἀδελφός 1, where considerable nonbiblical evidence for the plural ἀδελφοί [adelfoi] meaning “brothers and sisters” is cited). The context here also indicates both men and women are in view; note especially the collective τὰ παιδία (ta paidia) in v. 14.

[3:1]  ³⁷ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 2:11.

[3:1]  ³⁸ tn Grk “of our confession.”

[3:15]  ³⁹ tn Grk “while it is said.”

[3:15]  ⁴⁰ tn Grk “today if you hear his voice.”

[3:15]  ⁴¹ sn A quotation from Ps 95:7b-8.

[8:1]  ⁴² tn Grk “the main point of the things being said.”

[8:1]  ⁴³ sn An allusion to Ps 110:1; see Heb 1:3, 13.

[8:4]  ⁴⁴ tn Grk “there are those who offer.”

[8:13]  ⁴⁵ tn Grk “when he says, ‘new,’” (referring to the covenant).

[8:13]  ⁴⁶ tn Grk “near to disappearing.”

[10:25]  ⁴⁷ sn The day refers to that well-known time of Christ’s coming and judgment in the future; see a similar use of “day” in 1 Cor 3:13.

[10:25]  ⁴⁸ tn This paragraph (vv. 19-25) is actually a single, skillfully composed sentence in Greek, but it must be broken into shorter segments for English idiom. It begins with several subordinate phrases (since we have confidence and a great priest), has three parallel exhortations as its main verbs (let us draw near, hold, and take thought), and concludes with several subordinate phrases related to the final exhortation (not abandoning but encouraging).

[1:2]  ⁴⁹ tn The Greek puts an emphasis on the quality of God’s final revelation. As such, it is more than an indefinite notion (“a son”) though less than a definite one (“the son”), for this final revelation is not just through any son of God, nor is the emphasis specifically on the person himself. Rather, the focus here is on the nature of the vehicle of God’s revelation: He is no mere spokesman (or prophet) for God, nor is he merely a heavenly messenger (or angel); instead, this final revelation comes through one who is intimately acquainted with the heavenly Father in a way that only a family member could be. There is, however, no exact equivalent in English (“in son” is hardly good English style).

[1:2]  sn The phrase in a son is the fulcrum of Heb 1:1-4. It concludes the contrast of God’s old and new revelation and introduces a series of seven descriptions of the Son. These descriptions show why he is the ultimate revelation of God.

[1:2]  ⁵⁰ tn Grk “the ages.” The temporal (ages) came to be used of the spatial (what exists in those time periods). See Heb 11:3 for the same usage.

[4:7]  ⁵¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:7]  ⁵² sn Ps 95 does not mention David either in the text or the superscription. It is possible that the writer of Hebrews is attributing the entire collection of psalms to David (although some psalms are specifically attributed to other individuals or groups).

[4:7]  ⁵³ tn Grk “as it has been said before” (see Heb 3:7).

[4:7]  ⁵⁴ tn Grk “today if you hear his voice.”

[6:18]  ⁵⁵ tn Grk “have taken refuge”; the basis of that refuge is implied in the preceding verse.

[8:10]  ⁵⁶ tn Grk “putting…I will inscribe.”

[8:10]  ⁵⁷ tn Grk “mind.”

[8:10]  ⁵⁸ 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.

[11:4]  ⁵⁹ tn Or “through his sacrifice”; Grk “through which.”

[11:4]  ⁶⁰ tn Or “through his sacrifice”; Grk “through it.”