Ibrani 1:5

The Son Is Superior to Angels

1:5 For to which of the angels did God ¹  ever say, “You are my son! Today I have fathered you”? ²  And in another place ³  he says, ⁴  “I will be his father and he will be my son.” ⁵ 

Ibrani 2:8

2:8 You put all things under his control.” ⁶ 

For when he put all things under his control, he left nothing outside of his control. At present we do not yet see all things under his control, ⁷ 

Ibrani 2:10

2:10 For it was fitting for him, for whom and through whom all things exist, ⁸  in bringing many sons to glory, to make the pioneer ⁹  of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

Ibrani 2:17

2:17 Therefore he had ¹⁰  to be made like his brothers and sisters ¹¹  in every respect, so that he could become a merciful and faithful high priest in things relating to God, to make atonement ¹²  for the sins of the people.

Ibrani 7:11

Jesus and the Priesthood of Melchizedek

7:11 So if perfection had in fact been possible through the Levitical priesthood – for on that basis ¹³  the people received the law – what further need would there have been for another priest to arise, said to be in the order of Melchizedek and not in Aaron’s order?

Ibrani 13:20

Benediction and Conclusion

13:20 Now may the God of peace who by the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep, our Lord Jesus Christ,

[1:5]  ¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:5]  ² tn Grk “I have begotten you.”

[1:5]  sn A quotation from Ps 2:7.

[1:5]  ³ tn Grk “And again,” quoting another OT passage.

[1:5]  ⁴ tn The words “he says” are not in the Greek text but are supplied to make a complete English sentence. In the Greek text this is a continuation of the previous sentence, but English does not normally employ such long and complex sentences.

[1:5]  ⁵ tn Grk “I will be a father to him and he will be a son to me.”

[1:5]  sn A quotation from 2 Sam 7:14 (cf. 1 Chr 17:13).

[2:8]  ⁶ tn Grk “you subjected all things under his feet.”

[2:8]  sn A quotation from Ps 8:4-6.

[2:8]  ⁷ sn The expression all things under his control occurs three times in 2:8. The latter two occurrences are not exactly identical to the Greek text of Ps 8:6 quoted at the beginning of the verse, but have been adapted by the writer of Hebrews to fit his argument.

[2:10]  ⁸ tn Grk “for whom are all things and through whom are all things.”

[2:10]  ⁹ 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).

[2:17]  ¹⁰ tn Or “he was obligated.”

[2:17]  ¹¹ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 2:11.

[2:17]  ¹² tn Or “propitiation.”

[7:11]  ¹³ tn Grk “based on it.”