Discovery BoxHebrews 2:10 
Context2:10 For it was fitting for him, for whom and through whom all things exist, 1 in bringing many sons to glory, to make the pioneer 2 of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
Hebrews 7:7
Context7:7 Now without dispute the inferior is blessed by the superior,
Hebrews 11:13
Context11:13 These all died in faith without receiving the things promised, 3 but they saw them in the distance and welcomed them and acknowledged that they were strangers and foreigners 4 on the earth.
Hebrews 12:29
Context12:29 For our God is indeed a devouring fire. 5
1 tn Grk “for whom are all things and through whom are all things.”
2 sn The Greek word translated pioneer is used of a “prince” or leader, the representative head of a family. It also carries nuances of “trailblazer,” one who breaks through to new ground for those who follow him. It is used some thirty-five times in the Greek OT and four times in the NT, always of Christ (Acts 3:15; 5:31; Heb 2:10; 12:2).
3 tn Grk “the promises,” referring to the things God promised, not to the pledges themselves.
4 tn Or “sojourners.”
5 sn A quotation from Deut 4:24; 9:3.
