Hebrews 4:14

Jesus Our Compassionate High Priest

4:14 Therefore since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession.

Hebrews 5:11

The Need to Move on to Maturity

5:11 On this topic we have much to say ¹  and it is difficult to explain, since you have become sluggish ²  in hearing.

Hebrews 8:4

8:4 Now if he were on earth, he would not be a priest, since there are already priests who offer ³  the gifts prescribed by the law.

Hebrews 8:6

8:6 But ⁴  now Jesus ⁵  has obtained a superior ministry, since ⁶  the covenant that he mediates is also better and is enacted ⁷  on better promises. ⁸ 

Hebrews 9:17

9:17 For a will takes effect only at death, since it carries no force while the one who made it is alive.

Hebrews 10:2

10:2 For otherwise would they not have ceased to be offered, since the worshipers would have been purified once for all and so have ⁹  no further consciousness of sin?

Hebrews 12:28

12:28 So since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us give thanks, and through this let us offer worship pleasing to God in devotion and awe.

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¹ tn Grk “concerning which the message for us is great.”

² tn Or “dull.”

³ tn Grk “there are those who offer.”

⁴ sn The Greek text indicates a contrast between vv. 4-5 and v. 6 that is difficult to render in English: Jesus’ status in the old order of priests (vv. 4-5) versus his superior ministry (v. 6).

⁵ tn Grk “he”; in the translation the referent (Jesus) has been specified for clarity.

⁶ tn Grk “to the degree that.”

⁷ tn Grk “which is enacted.”

⁸ sn This linkage of the change in priesthood with a change in the law or the covenant goes back to Heb 7:12, 22 and is picked up again in Heb 9:6-15 and 10:1-18.

⁹ tn Grk “the worshipers, having been purified once for all, would have.”