Hebrews 5:5

5:5 So also Christ did not glorify himself in becoming high priest, but the one who glorified him was God, ¹  who said to him, “You are my Son! Today I have fathered you,” ² 

Hebrews 7:28

7:28 For the law appoints as high priests men subject to weakness, ³  but the word of solemn affirmation that came after the law appoints a son made perfect forever.

Hebrews 10:22

10:22 let us draw near with a sincere heart in the assurance that faith brings, ⁴  because we have had our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience ⁵  and our bodies washed in pure water.

Hebrews 11:13

11:13 These all died in faith without receiving the things promised, ⁶  but they saw them in the distance and welcomed them and acknowledged that they were strangers and foreigners ⁷  on the earth.

Hebrews 12:5

12:5 And have you forgotten the exhortation addressed to you as sons?

“My son, do not scorn ⁸  the Lord’s discipline

or give up when he corrects ⁹  you.

Hebrews 13:9

13:9 Do not be carried away by all sorts of strange teachings. ¹⁰  For it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not ritual meals, ¹¹  which have never benefited those who participated in them.

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¹ tn Grk “the one”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Grk “I have begotten you”; see Heb 1:5.

sn A quotation from Ps 2:7.

³ sn See Heb 5:2 where this concept was introduced.

⁴ tn Grk “in assurance of faith.”

⁵ sn The phrase our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience combines the OT imagery of the sprinkling with blood to give ritual purity with the emphasis on the interior cleansing provided by the new covenant: It is the heart that is cleansed and the conscience made perfect (cf. Heb 8:10; 9:9, 14; 10:2, 16).

⁶ tn Grk “the promises,” referring to the things God promised, not to the pledges themselves.

⁷ tn Or “sojourners.”

⁸ tn Or “disregard,” “think little of.”

⁹ tn Or “reproves,” “rebukes.” The Greek verb ἐλέγχω (elencw) implies exposing someone’s sin in order to bring correction.

¹⁰ tn Grk “by diverse and strange teachings.”

¹¹ tn Grk “foods,” referring to the meals associated with the OT sacrifices (see the contrast with the next verse; also 9:9-10; 10:1, 4, 11).