Hebrews 2:17

2:17 Therefore he had 1  to be made like his brothers and sisters 2  in every respect, so that he could become a merciful and faithful high priest in things relating to God, to make atonement 3  for the sins of the people.

Hebrews 4:12

4:12 For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any double-edged sword, piercing even to the point of dividing soul from spirit, and joints from marrow; it is able to judge the desires and thoughts of the heart.

Hebrews 6:1

6:1 Therefore we must progress beyond 4  the elementary 5  instructions about Christ 6  and move on 7  to maturity, not laying this foundation again: repentance from dead works and faith in God,

Hebrews 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 8  my laws in their minds 9  and I will inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God and they will be my people. 10 

Hebrews 12:15

12:15 See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God, that no one be like a bitter root springing up 11  and causing trouble, and through him many become defiled.

1 tn Or “he was obligated.”

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

3 tn Or “propitiation.”

4 tn Grk “Therefore leaving behind.” The implication is not of abandoning this elementary information, but of building on it.

5 tn Or “basic.”

6 tn Grk “the message of the beginning of Christ.”

7 tn Grk “leaving behind…let us move on.”

8 tn Grk “putting…I will inscribe.”

9 tn Grk “mind.”

10 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 tn Grk “that there not be any root of bitterness,” but referring figuratively to a person who causes trouble (as in Deut 29:17 [LXX] from which this is quoted).

sn An allusion to Deut 29:18.