Hebrews 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.

Hebrews 2:5

Exposition of Psalm 8: Jesus and the Destiny of Humanity

2:5 For he did not put the world to come, ¹  about which we are speaking, ²  under the control of angels.

Hebrews 2:16

2:16 For surely his concern is not for angels, but he is concerned for Abraham’s descendants.

Hebrews 3:8

3:8 “Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness.

Hebrews 3:16

3:16 For which ones heard and rebelled? Was it not all who came out of Egypt under Moses’ leadership? ³ 

Hebrews 6:12

6:12 so that you may not be sluggish, ⁴  but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherit the promises.

Hebrews 7:20

7:20 And since ⁵  this was not done without a sworn affirmation – for the others have become priests without a sworn affirmation,

Hebrews 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.

Hebrews 11:38

11:38 (the world was not worthy of them); they wandered in deserts and mountains and caves and openings in the earth.

Hebrews 12:20

12:20 For they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.” ⁶ 

Hebrews 13:16

13:16 And do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, ⁷  for God is pleased with such sacrifices.

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¹ sn The phrase the world to come means “the coming inhabited earth,” using the Greek term which describes the world of people and their civilizations.

² sn See the previous reference to the world in Heb 1:6.

³ tn Grk “through Moses.”

⁴ tn Or “dull.”

⁵ sn The Greek text contains an elaborate comparison between v. 20a and v. 22, with a parenthesis (vv. 20b-21) in between; the comparison is literally, “by as much as…by so much” or “to the degree that…to that same degree.”

⁶ sn A quotation from Exod 19:12-13.

⁷ tn Grk “neglect doing good and fellowship.”