Hebrews 1:9

1:9 You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness.

So God, your God, has anointed you over your companions ¹  with the oil of rejoicing.” ² 

Hebrews 7:2

7:2 To him ³  also Abraham apportioned a tithe ⁴  of everything. ⁵  His name first means ⁶  king of righteousness, then king of Salem, that is, king of peace.

Hebrews 12:11

12:11 Now all discipline seems painful at the time, not joyful. ⁷  But later it produces the fruit of peace and righteousness ⁸  for those trained by it.

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¹ sn God…has anointed you over your companions. God’s anointing gives the son a superior position and authority over his fellows.

² sn A quotation from Ps 45:6-7.

³ tn Grk “to whom,” continuing the description of Melchizedek. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

⁴ tn Or “a tenth part.”

⁵ sn A quotation from Gen 14:20.

⁶ tn Grk “first being interpreted,” describing Melchizedek.

⁷ tn Grk “all discipline at the time does not seem to be of joy, but of sorrow.”

⁸ tn Grk “the peaceful fruit of righteousness.”