Hebrews 6:17

6:17 In the same way 1  God wanted to demonstrate more clearly to the heirs of the promise that his purpose was unchangeable, 2  and so he intervened with an oath,

Hebrews 10:25

10:25 not abandoning our own meetings, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging each other, and even more so because you see the day 3  drawing near. 4 

Hebrews 11:32

11:32 And what more shall I say? For time will fail me if I tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets.

Hebrews 12:19

12:19 and the blast of a trumpet and a voice uttering words 5  such that those who heard begged to hear no more. 6 

Hebrews 12:26-27

12:26 Then his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, “I will once more shake not only the earth but heaven too.” 7  12:27 Now this phrase “once more” indicates the removal of what is shaken, that is, of created things, so that what is unshaken may remain.

1 tn Grk “in which.”

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

3 sn The day refers to that well-known time of Christ’s coming and judgment in the future; see a similar use of “day” in 1 Cor 3:13.

4 tn This paragraph (vv. 19-25) is actually a single, skillfully composed sentence in Greek, but it must be broken into shorter segments for English idiom. It begins with several subordinate phrases (since we have confidence and a great priest), has three parallel exhortations as its main verbs (let us draw near, hold, and take thought), and concludes with several subordinate phrases related to the final exhortation (not abandoning but encouraging).

5 tn Grk “a voice of words.”

6 tn Grk “a voice…from which those who heard begged that a word not be added to them.”

7 sn A quotation from Hag 2:6.