Hebrews 1:6
Context1:6 But when he again brings 1 his firstborn into the world, he says, “Let all the angels of God worship him!” 2
Hebrews 2:15
Context2:15 and set free those who were held in slavery all their lives by their fear of death.
Hebrews 3:16
Context3:16 For which ones heard and rebelled? Was it not all who came out of Egypt under Moses’ leadership? 3
Hebrews 5:9
Context5:9 And by being perfected in this way, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,
Hebrews 6:16
Context6:16 For people 4 swear by something greater than themselves, 5 and the oath serves as a confirmation to end all dispute. 6
Hebrews 10:10
Context10:10 By his will 7 we have been made holy through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
1 tn Or “And again when he brings.” The translation adopted in the text looks forward to Christ’s second coming to earth. Some take “again” to introduce the quotation (as in 1:5) and understand this as Christ’s first coming, but this view does not fit well with Heb 2:7. Others understand it as his exaltation/ascension to heaven, but this takes the phrase “into the world” in an unlikely way.
2 sn A quotation combining themes from Deut 32:43 and Ps 97:7.
3 tn Grk “through Moses.”
4 tn The plural Greek term ἄνθρωποι (anqrwpoi) is used here in a generic sense, referring to both men and women, and is thus translated “people.”
5 tn Grk “by something greater”; the rest of the comparison (“than themselves”) is implied.
6 tn Grk “the oath for confirmation is an end of all dispute.”
7 tn Grk “by which will.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.