Hebrews 2:10

2:10 For it was fitting for him, for whom and through whom all things exist, ¹  in bringing many sons to glory, to make the pioneer ²  of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

Hebrews 2:17

2:17 Therefore he had ³  to be made like his brothers and sisters ⁴  in every respect, so that he could become a merciful and faithful high priest in things relating to God, to make atonement ⁵  for the sins of the people.

Hebrews 6:18

6:18 so that we who have found refuge in him ⁶  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.

Hebrews 9:11

Christ’s Service in the Heavenly Sanctuary

9:11 But now Christ has come ⁷  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,

Hebrews 10:1

Concluding Exposition: Old and New Sacrifices Contrasted

10:1 For the law possesses a shadow of the good things to come but not the reality itself, and is therefore completely unable, by the same sacrifices offered continually, year after year, to perfect those who come to worship. ⁸ 

Hebrews 11:13

11:13 These all died in faith without receiving the things promised, ⁹  but they saw them in the distance and welcomed them and acknowledged that they were strangers and foreigners ¹⁰  on the earth.

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¹ tn Grk “for whom are all things and through whom are all things.”

² sn The Greek word translated pioneer is used of a “prince” or leader, the representative head of a family. It also carries nuances of “trailblazer,” one who breaks through to new ground for those who follow him. It is used some thirty-five times in the Greek OT and four times in the NT, always of Christ (Acts 3:15; 5:31; Heb 2:10; 12:2).

³ tn Or “he was obligated.”

⁴ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 2:11.

⁵ tn Or “propitiation.”

⁶ tn Grk “have taken refuge”; the basis of that refuge is implied in the preceding verse.

⁷ 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.

⁸ tn Grk “those who approach.”

⁹ tn Grk “the promises,” referring to the things God promised, not to the pledges themselves.

¹⁰ tn Or “sojourners.”