Ibrani 2:5

Exposition of Psalm 8: Jesus and the Destiny of Humanity

2:5 For he did not put the world to come, ¹  about which we are speaking, ²  under the control of angels.

Ibrani 3:14

3:14 For we have become partners with Christ, if in fact we hold our initial confidence ³  firm until the end.

Ibrani 5:9

5:9 And by being perfected in this way, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,

Ibrani 6:12

6:12 so that you may not be sluggish, ⁴  but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherit the promises.

Ibrani 7:4

7:4 But see how great he must be, if ⁵  Abraham the patriarch gave him a tithe ⁶  of his plunder.

Ibrani 8:12

8:12 “For I will be merciful toward their evil deeds, and their sins I will remember no longer.” ⁷ 

Ibrani 10:23

10:23 And let us hold unwaveringly to the hope that we confess, for the one who made the promise is trustworthy.

Ibrani 10:32

10:32 But remember the former days when you endured a harsh conflict of suffering after you were enlightened.

Ibrani 11:1

People Commended for Their Faith

11:1 Now faith is being sure of what we hope for, being convinced of what we do not see.

Ibrani 11:15

11:15 In fact, if they had been thinking of the land that they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.

Ibrani 11:20

11:20 By faith also Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning the future.

Ibrani 11:39

11:39 And these all were commended ⁸  for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised. ⁹ 

Ibrani 12:6

12:6 “For the Lord disciplines the one he loves and chastises every son he accepts.” ¹⁰ 

[2:5]  ¹ sn The phrase the world to come means “the coming inhabited earth,” using the Greek term which describes the world of people and their civilizations.

[2:5]  ² sn See the previous reference to the world in Heb 1:6.

[3:14]  ³ tn Grk “the beginning of the confidence.”

[6:12]  ⁴ tn Or “dull.”

[7:4]  ⁵ tn Grk “to whom.”

[7:4]  ⁶ tn Or “a tenth part.”

[8:12]  ⁷ sn A quotation from Jer 31:31-34.

[11:39]  ⁸ sn The expression these all were commended forms an inclusio with Heb 11:2: The chapter begins and ends with references to commendation for faith.

[11:39]  ⁹ tn Grk “the promise,” referring to the thing God promised, not to the pledge itself.

[12:6]  ¹⁰ sn A quotation from Prov 3:11-12.