Hebrews 1:2

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

Hebrews 2:11

2:11 For indeed he who makes holy and those being made holy all have the same origin, ³  and so ⁴  he is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters, ⁵ 

Hebrews 3:5

3:5 Now Moses was faithful in all God’s ⁶  house ⁷  as a servant, to testify to the things that would be spoken.

Hebrews 4:4

4:4 For he has spoken somewhere about the seventh day in this way: “And God rested on the seventh day from all his works,” ⁸ 

Hebrews 10:2

10:2 For otherwise would they not have ceased to be offered, since the worshipers would have been purified once for all and so have ⁹  no further consciousness of sin?

Hebrews 10:12

10:12 But when this priest ¹⁰  had offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, he sat down at the right hand ¹¹  of God,

Hebrews 12:8

12:8 But if you do not experience discipline, ¹²  something all sons ¹³  have shared in, then you are illegitimate and are not sons.

Hebrews 12:11

12:11 Now all discipline seems painful at the time, not joyful. ¹⁴  But later it produces the fruit of peace and righteousness ¹⁵  for those trained by it.

Hebrews 13:4

13:4 Marriage must be honored among all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge sexually immoral people and adulterers.

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¹ 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).

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.

² 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.

³ tn Grk “are all from one.”

⁴ tn Grk “for which reason.”

⁵ 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.

⁶ tn Grk “his”; in the translation the referent (God) has been specified for clarity.

⁷ sn A quotation from Num 12:7.

⁸ sn A quotation from Gen 2:2.

⁹ tn Grk “the worshipers, having been purified once for all, would have.”

¹⁰ tn Grk “this one.” This pronoun refers to Jesus, but “this priest” was used in the translation to make the contrast between the Jewish priests in v. 11 and Jesus as a priest clearer in English.

¹¹ sn An allusion to Ps 110:1.

¹² tn Grk “you are without discipline.”

¹³ tn Grk “all”; “sons” is implied by the context.

¹⁴ tn Grk “all discipline at the time does not seem to be of joy, but of sorrow.”

¹⁵ tn Grk “the peaceful fruit of righteousness.”