Discovery BoxHebrews 4:1 
ContextGod’s Promised Rest
4:1 Therefore we must be wary 1 that, while the promise of entering his rest remains open, none of you may seem to have come short of it.
Hebrews 6:17
Context6:17 In the same way 2 God wanted to demonstrate more clearly to the heirs of the promise that his purpose was unchangeable, 3 and so he intervened with an oath,
Hebrews 7:6
Context7:6 But Melchizedek 4 who does not share their ancestry 5 collected a tithe 6 from Abraham and blessed 7 the one who possessed the promise.
1 tn Grk “let us fear.”
2 tn Grk “in which.”
3 tn Or “immutable” (here and in v. 18); Grk “the unchangeableness of his purpose.”
4 tn Grk “the one”; in the translation the referent (Melchizedek) has been specified for clarity.
5 tn Grk “is not descended from them.”
6 tn Or “a tenth part.”
7 sn The verbs “collected…and blessed” emphasize the continuing effect of the past actions, i.e., Melchizedek’s importance.
