Hebrews 4:1

God’s Promised Rest

4:1 Therefore we must be wary ¹  that, while the promise of entering his rest remains open, none of you may seem to have come short of it.

Hebrews 6:17

6:17 In the same way ²  God wanted to demonstrate more clearly to the heirs of the promise that his purpose was unchangeable, ³  and so he intervened with an oath,

Hebrews 7:6

7:6 But Melchizedek ⁴  who does not share their ancestry ⁵  collected a tithe ⁶  from Abraham and blessed ⁷  the one who possessed the promise.

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¹ tn Grk “let us fear.”

² tn Grk “in which.”

³ tn Or “immutable” (here and in v. 18); Grk “the unchangeableness of his purpose.”

⁴ tn Grk “the one”; in the translation the referent (Melchizedek) has been specified for clarity.

⁵ tn Grk “is not descended from them.”

⁶ tn Or “a tenth part.”

⁷ sn The verbs “collected…and blessed” emphasize the continuing effect of the past actions, i.e., Melchizedek’s importance.