Ibrani 3:7

Exposition of Psalm 95: Hearing God’s Word in Faith

3:7 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says, ¹ 

“Oh, that today you would listen as he speaks! ² 

Ibrani 12:20

12:20 For they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.” ³ 

Ibrani 7:12

7:12 For when the priesthood changes, a change in the law must come ⁴  as well.

Ibrani 8:7

8:7 For if that first covenant had been faultless, no one would have looked for a second one. ⁵ 

Ibrani 9:16

9:16 For where there is a will, the death of the one who made it must be proven. ⁶ 

Ibrani 3:14

3:14 For we have become partners with Christ, if in fact we hold our initial confidence ⁷  firm until the end.

Ibrani 10:2

10:2 For otherwise would they not have ceased to be offered, since the worshipers would have been purified once for all and so have ⁸  no further consciousness of sin?

Ibrani 10:26

10:26 For if we deliberately keep on sinning after receiving the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins is left for us, ⁹ 

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 4:7

4:7 So God ¹⁰  again ordains a certain day, “Today,” speaking through David ¹¹  after so long a time, as in the words quoted before, ¹²  “O, that today you would listen as he speaks! ¹³  Do not harden your hearts.”

Ibrani 9:13

9:13 For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a young cow sprinkled on those who are defiled consecrated them and provided ritual purity, ¹⁴ 

Ibrani 12:25

12:25 Take care not to refuse the one who is speaking! For if they did not escape when they refused the one who warned them on earth, how much less shall we, if we reject the one who warns from heaven?

Ibrani 12:14

Do Not Reject God’s Warning

12:14 Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, ¹⁵  for without it no one will see the Lord.

Ibrani 2:2

2:2 For if the message spoken through angels ¹⁶  proved to be so firm that every violation ¹⁷  or disobedience received its just penalty,

Ibrani 8:4

8:4 Now if he were on earth, he would not be a priest, since there are already priests who offer ¹⁸  the gifts prescribed by the law.

Ibrani 7:23

7:23 And the others ¹⁹  who became priests were numerous, because death prevented them ²⁰  from continuing in office, ²¹ 

Ibrani 4:6

4:6 Therefore it remains for some to enter it, yet those to whom it was previously proclaimed did not enter because of disobedience.

Ibrani 2:3

2:3 how will we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was first communicated through the Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard him,

Ibrani 9:26

9:26 for then he would have had to suffer again and again since the foundation of the world. But now he has appeared once for all at the consummation of the ages to put away sin by his sacrifice.

Ibrani 10:38

10:38 But my righteous one will live by faith, and if he shrinks back, I ²²  take no pleasure in him. ²³ 

Ibrani 10:36

10:36 For you need endurance in order to do God’s will and so receive what is promised. ²⁴ 

Ibrani 11:14

11:14 For those who speak in such a way make it clear that they are seeking a homeland.

Ibrani 6:6

6:6 and then have committed apostasy, ²⁵  to renew them again to repentance, since ²⁶  they are crucifying the Son of God for themselves all over again ²⁷  and holding him up to contempt.

Ibrani 12:3

12:3 Think of him who endured such opposition against himself by sinners, so that you may not grow weary in your souls and give up.

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 ²⁸  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 9:17

9:17 For a will takes effect only at death, since it carries no force while the one who made it is alive.

Ibrani 12:7

12:7 Endure your suffering ²⁹  as discipline; ³⁰  God is treating you as sons. For what son is there that a father does not discipline?

Ibrani 6:18

6:18 so that we who have found refuge in him ³¹  may find strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us through two unchangeable things, since it is impossible for God to lie.

Ibrani 4:8

4:8 For if Joshua had given them rest, God ³²  would not have spoken afterward about another day.

Ibrani 4:10

4:10 For the one who enters God’s ³³  rest has also rested from his works, just as God did from his own works.

Ibrani 6:7

6:7 For the ground that has soaked up the rain that frequently falls on ³⁴  it and yields useful vegetation for those who tend it receives a blessing from God.

Ibrani 2:8

2:8 You put all things under his control.” ³⁵ 

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, ³⁶ 

Ibrani 13:9

13:9 Do not be carried away by all sorts of strange teachings. ³⁷  For it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not ritual meals, ³⁸  which have never benefited those who participated in them.

Ibrani 6:3

6:3 And this is what we intend to do, ³⁹  if God permits.

Ibrani 3:6

3:6 But Christ ⁴⁰  is faithful as a son over God’s ⁴¹  house. We are of his house, ⁴²  if in fact we hold firmly ⁴³  to our confidence and the hope we take pride in. ⁴⁴ 

Ibrani 3:15

3:15 As it says, ⁴⁵  “Oh, that today you would listen as he speaks! ⁴⁶  Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.” ⁴⁷ 

Ibrani 9:22

9:22 Indeed according to the law almost everything was purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

Ibrani 10:18

10:18 Now where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer any offering for sin.

Ibrani 6:8

6:8 But if it produces thorns and thistles, it is useless and about to be cursed; ⁴⁸  its fate is to be burned.

Ibrani 12:5

12:5 And have you forgotten the exhortation addressed to you as sons?

“My son, do not scorn ⁴⁹  the Lord’s discipline

or give up when he corrects ⁵⁰  you.

Ibrani 12:8

12:8 But if you do not experience discipline, ⁵¹  something all sons ⁵²  have shared in, then you are illegitimate and are not sons.

Ibrani 13:23

13:23 You should know that ⁵³  our brother Timothy has been released. If he comes soon, he will be with me when I see you. ⁵⁴ 

Ibrani 10:27

10:27 but only a certain fearful expectation of judgment and a fury ⁵⁵  of fire that will consume God’s enemies. ⁵⁶ 

Ibrani 7:2

7:2 To him ⁵⁷  also Abraham apportioned a tithe ⁵⁸  of everything. ⁵⁹  His name first means ⁶⁰  king of righteousness, then king of Salem, that is, king of peace.

Ibrani 10:28

10:28 Someone who rejected the law of Moses was put to death ⁶¹  without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. ⁶² 

Ibrani 12:9

12:9 Besides, we have experienced discipline from ⁶³  our earthly fathers ⁶⁴  and we respected them; shall we not submit ourselves all the more to the Father of spirits and receive life? ⁶⁵ 

Ibrani 12:26

12:26 Then his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, “I will once more shake not only the earth but heaven too.” ⁶⁶ 

[3:7]  ¹ sn The following quotation is from Ps 95:7b-11.

[3:7]  ² tn Grk “today if you hear his voice.”

[12:20]  ³ sn A quotation from Exod 19:12-13.

[7:12]  ⁴ tn Grk “of necessity a change in the law comes to pass.”

[8:7]  ⁵ tn Grk “no occasion for a second one would have been sought.”

[9:16]  ⁶ tn Grk “there is a necessity for the death of the one who made it to be proven.”

[3:14]  ⁷ tn Grk “the beginning of the confidence.”

[10:2]  ⁸ tn Grk “the worshipers, having been purified once for all, would have.”

[10:26]  ⁹ tn Grk “is left,” with “for us” implied by the first half of the verse.

[4:7]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:7]  ¹¹ sn Ps 95 does not mention David either in the text or the superscription. It is possible that the writer of Hebrews is attributing the entire collection of psalms to David (although some psalms are specifically attributed to other individuals or groups).

[4:7]  ¹² tn Grk “as it has been said before” (see Heb 3:7).

[4:7]  ¹³ tn Grk “today if you hear his voice.”

[9:13]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “for the purifying of the flesh.” The “flesh” here is symbolic of outward or ritual purity in contrast to inner purity, that of the conscience (cf. Heb 9:9).

[12:14]  ¹⁵ sn The references to peace and holiness show the close connection between this paragraph and the previous one. The pathway toward “holiness” and the need for it is cited in Heb 12:10 and 14. More importantly Prov 4:26-27 sets up the transition from one paragraph to the next: It urges people to stay on godly paths (Prov 4:26, quoted here in v. 13) and promises that God will lead them in peace if they do so (Prov 4:27 [LXX], quoted in v. 14).

[2:2]  ¹⁶ sn The message spoken through angels refers to the OT law, which according to Jewish tradition was mediated to Moses through angels (cf. Deut 33:2; Ps 68:17-18; Acts 7:38, 53; Gal 3:19; and Jub. 1:27, 29; Josephus, Ant. 15.5.3 [15.136]).

[2:2]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “through angels became valid and every violation.”

[8:4]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “there are those who offer.”

[7:23]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “they on the one hand” in contrast with “he on the other hand” in v. 24.

[7:23]  ²⁰ tn Grk “they were prevented by death.”

[7:23]  ²¹ tn Grk “from continuing” (the words “in office” are supplied for clarity).

[10:38]  ²² tn Grk “my soul.”

[10:38]  ²³ sn A quotation from Hab 2:4.

[10:36]  ²⁴ tn Grk “the promise,” referring to the thing God promised, not to the pledge itself.

[6:6]  ²⁵ tn Or “have fallen away.”

[6:6]  ²⁶ tn Or “while”; Grk “crucifying…and holding.” The Greek participles here (“crucifying…and holding”) can be understood as either causal (“since”) or temporal (“while”).

[6:6]  ²⁷ tn Grk “recrucifying the son of God for themselves.”

[7:11]  ²⁸ tn Grk “based on it.”

[12:7]  ²⁹ tn Grk “endure,” with the object (“your suffering”) understood from the context.

[12:7]  ³⁰ tn Or “in order to become disciplined.”

[6:18]  ³¹ tn Grk “have taken refuge”; the basis of that refuge is implied in the preceding verse.

[4:8]  ³² tn Grk “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:10]  ³³ tn Grk “his”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[6:7]  ³⁴ tn Grk “comes upon.”

[2:8]  ³⁵ tn Grk “you subjected all things under his feet.”

[2:8]  sn A quotation from Ps 8:4-6.

[2:8]  ³⁶ 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.

[13:9]  ³⁷ tn Grk “by diverse and strange teachings.”

[13:9]  ³⁸ tn Grk “foods,” referring to the meals associated with the OT sacrifices (see the contrast with the next verse; also 9:9-10; 10:1, 4, 11).

[6:3]  ³⁹ tn Grk “and we will do this.”

[3:6]  ⁴⁰ sn The Greek makes the contrast between v. 5 and v. 6a more emphatic and explicit than is easily done in English.

[3:6]  ⁴¹ tn Grk “his”; in the translation the referent (God) has been specified for clarity.

[3:6]  ⁴² tn Grk “whose house we are,” continuing the previous sentence.

[3:6]  ⁴³ tc The reading adopted by the translation is found in Ì^13,46 B sa, while the vast majority of mss (א A C D Ψ 0243 0278 33 1739 1881 Ï latt) add μέχρι τέλους βεβαίαν (mecri telou" bebaian, “secure until the end”). The external evidence for the omission, though minimal, has excellent credentials. Considering the internal factors, B. M. Metzger (TCGNT 595) finds it surprising that the feminine adjective βεβαίαν should modify the neuter noun καύχημα (kauchma, here translated “we take pride”), a fact that suggests that even the form of the word was borrowed from another place. Since the same phrase occurs at Heb 3:14, it is likely that later scribes added it here at Heb 3:6 in anticipation of Heb 3:14. While these words belong at 3:14, they seem foreign to 3:6.

[3:6]  ⁴⁴ tn Grk “the pride of our hope.”

[3:15]  ⁴⁵ tn Grk “while it is said.”

[3:15]  ⁴⁶ tn Grk “today if you hear his voice.”

[3:15]  ⁴⁷ sn A quotation from Ps 95:7b-8.

[6:8]  ⁴⁸ tn Grk “near to a curse.”

[12:5]  ⁴⁹ tn Or “disregard,” “think little of.”

[12:5]  ⁵⁰ tn Or “reproves,” “rebukes.” The Greek verb ἐλέγχω (elencw) implies exposing someone’s sin in order to bring correction.

[12:8]  ⁵¹ tn Grk “you are without discipline.”

[12:8]  ⁵² tn Grk “all”; “sons” is implied by the context.

[13:23]  ⁵³ tn Grk “Know that” (an imperative).

[13:23]  ⁵⁴ tn Grk “has been released, with whom, if he comes soon, I will see you.”

[10:27]  ⁵⁵ tn Grk “zeal,” recalling God’s jealous protection of his holiness and honor (cf. Exod 20:5).

[10:27]  sn An allusion to Zeph 1:18.

[10:27]  ⁵⁶ tn Grk “the enemies.”

[10:27]  sn An allusion to Isa 26:11.

[7:2]  ⁵⁷ tn Grk “to whom,” continuing the description of Melchizedek. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[7:2]  ⁵⁸ tn Or “a tenth part.”

[7:2]  ⁵⁹ sn A quotation from Gen 14:20.

[7:2]  ⁶⁰ tn Grk “first being interpreted,” describing Melchizedek.

[10:28]  ⁶¹ tn Grk “dies.”

[10:28]  ⁶² sn An allusion to Deut 17:6.

[12:9]  ⁶³ tn Grk “we had our earthly fathers as discipliners.”

[12:9]  ⁶⁴ tn Grk “the fathers of our flesh.” In Hebrews, “flesh” is a characteristic way of speaking about outward, physical, earthly life (cf. Heb 5:7; 9:10, 13), as opposed to the inward or spiritual dimensions of life.

[12:9]  ⁶⁵ tn Grk “and live.”

[12:9]  sn Submit ourselves…to the Father of spirits and receive life. This idea is drawn from Proverbs, where the Lord’s discipline brings life, while resistance to it leads to death (cf. Prov 4:13; 6:23; 10:17; 16:17).

[12:26]  ⁶⁶ sn A quotation from Hag 2:6.