Category Archives: HEBREWS

God’s Final Word in His Son 1 God, having spoken to the fathers long ago in [the voices and writings of] the prophets in many separate revelations [each of which set forth a portion of the truth], and in many ways, 2 has in these last days spoken [with finality] to us in [the person […]

Give Heed 1 For this reason [that is, because of God’s final revelation in His Son Jesus and because of Jesus’ superiority to the angels] we must pay much closer attention than ever to the things that we have heard, so that we do not [in any way] drift away from truth. 2 For if […]

Jesus Our High Priest 1 Therefore,holy brothers and sisters, who share in the heavenly calling, [thoughtfully and attentively] consider the Apostle and High Priest whom we confessed [as ours when we accepted Him as Savior], namely,Jesus; 2 He was faithful to Him who appointed Him [Apostle and High Priest], as Moses also wasfaithfulin all God’s […]

The Believer’s Rest 1 Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still remainsandis freely offered today, let us fear, in case any one of you may seem to come short of reaching itorthink he has come too late. 2 For indeed we have had the good news [of salvation] preached to us, just as […]

The Perfect High Priest 1 For every high priest chosen from among men is appointed [to act] on behalf of men in things relating to God, so that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins. 2 He is able to deal gently with thespirituallyignorant and misguided, since he is also subject tohumanweakness; 3 […]

The Peril of Falling Away 1 Therefore let us get past the elementary stage in the teachings about the Christ, advancing on to maturityandperfectionandspiritual completeness, [doing this] without laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, 2 of teaching about washings (ritual purifications), the laying on of hands, the […]

Melchizedek’s Priesthood Like Christ’s 1 For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, met Abraham as he returned from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, 2 and Abraham gave him a tenth of all [the spoil]. He is, first of all, by the translationof his name,king of righteousness, and […]

A Better Ministry 1 Now the main point of what we have to sayis this:we have such a High Priest, [the Christ] who is seated [in the place of honor] at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty (God) in heaven, 2 a Minister (Officiating Priest) in the holy places and in the […]

The Old and the New 1 Now even the firstcovenanthad regulations for divine worship and for the earthly sanctuary. 2 A tabernacle (sacred tent) was put up, the outer oneorfirst section, in which were the lampstand and the table with [its loaves of] the sacred showbread; this is called the Holy Place. 3 Behind the […]

One Sacrifice of Christ Is Sufficient 1 For since the Law has only a shadow [just a pale representation] of the good things to come–not the very image of those things–it can never, by offering the same sacrifices continually year after year, makeperfect those who approach [its altars]. 2 For if it were otherwise, would […]