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Hebrews
In the Old Testament, "Hebrew" is a name for the people of Israel or their ancestors. It was used chiefly when foreigners referred to Israel or when Israelites identified themselves to foreigners. In the New Testament, it refers to Jews who spoke the Hebrew language and kept the ancestral traditions.
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- Epistle to the HebrewsBible
Hebrews is the nineteenth book of the New Testament. It presents Jesus Christ as the true High Priest who fulfilled the sacrifices and priesthood of the Old Testament, and it exhorts its readers to hold fast to the faith.
- Hebrews 4:12Bible Verses
Hebrews 4:12 declares that the word of God is living and powerful, sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit and of the joints and marrow. It is a classic text on the power of God's word and is also cited in debates in theological anthropology over the distinction between "soul and spirit."
- Hebrews 6:4–6Bible Verses
A warning that those who were once enlightened and made partakers of the Holy Ghost cannot be renewed again unto repentance if they fall away. It is a key text in the debate between Calvinism and Arminianism over whether a true believer can lose salvation.
- Hebrews 10:25Bible Verses
Hebrews 10:25 exhorts believers, "Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching." The verse is widely cited as a basis for attendance at corporate worship. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been at the center of debate over whether online worship can take the place of this "assembling."
- Hebrews 11:1Bible Verses
Hebrews 11:1 reads, "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." The verse opens Hebrews 11, the chapter on faith. Translations and interpretations differ on the meaning of the Greek words rendered "substance" and "evidence."
- Hebrews 13:8Bible Verses
Hebrews 13:8, "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever," is a confession of faith and a representative verse on the unchanging nature of Christ. Because it is also used to support the claim that miracles and divine healing continue today, it is frequently cited in debates over spiritual gifts.
- Hebrews 13:15-16Bible Verses
A passage teaching that, after Christ's once-for-all sacrifice, the sacrifices believers offer are the praise of their lips and doing good and sharing with others. It is frequently cited in discussions of praise worship, almsgiving, and offerings.
- Hebrews 2:18Bible Verses
A verse stating that because Jesus himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted. It links the true humanity of Jesus with his office as high priest and is often cited as a source of comfort in suffering.
- Hebrews 9:27Bible Verses
Hebrews 9:27 states that human beings die once and afterward face judgment. Although the verse serves as an analogy explaining Christ's once-for-all sacrifice, it is frequently cited in discussions of death, judgment after death, and the rejection of reincarnation.
- Hebrews 13:21Bible Verses
Hebrews 13:21 is the second half of the benediction that closes the Epistle to the Hebrews (13:20–21). It prays that God will equip believers to do his will and is often cited in discussions of how grace relates to human action.
- Hebrews 10:1Bible Verses
A verse that calls the Old Testament law and its sacrifices, repeated year by year, "a shadow of good things to come." It is frequently cited as a key basis for typology, which reads the Old Testament sacrificial system as a foreshadowing of Christ.
- Hebrews 2:14–17Bible Verses
A passage explaining that Christ took on the same flesh and blood as human beings in order to destroy the devil, who held the power of death, and to become a high priest who deals with the sins of the people. Because it addresses both the Incarnation and the atonement, it is frequently cited in discussions of Christology and the doctrine of the atonement.
- Hebrews 3:13Bible Verses
Hebrews 3:13 urges believers to exhort one another daily while the opportunity called "To day" remains, so that none may be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. The verse is often cited as a text on the mutual responsibility of the community of faith. As a warning passage against apostasy, it also figures in discussions of the doctrine of perseverance.
- Hebrews 11:13–16Bible Verses
A passage stating that the patriarchs of faith died without receiving all that had been promised, yet regarded themselves as strangers on the earth and longed for a better, heavenly country. It is frequently cited in discussions of Christian identity as pilgrims and of the hope of heaven.
- Hebrews 11:6Bible Verses
A verse stating that without faith it is impossible to please God, and that whoever comes to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. It is frequently cited as a statement of the basic content of faith.
- Hebrews 10:26–31Bible Verses
Hebrews 10:26–31 is a passage in the Epistle to the Hebrews that sternly warns against apostasy, the abandonment of faith. Its words "if we sin wilfully... there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins" make it a frequent text in discussions of whether salvation can be lost and of the perseverance of the saints.
- Hebrews 4:14–16Bible Verses
Hebrews 4:14–16 presents the ascended Jesus as the "great high priest" who is touched with the feeling of our infirmities, and it declares that believers may therefore come boldly unto the "throne of grace." The passage is frequently cited in discussions of Christ's true humanity, his sinlessness, and confidence in prayer.
- Hebrews 1:10-12Bible Verses
A passage that quotes Psalm 102:25-27 to declare that the "Lord" who made the heavens and the earth is the Son and that, unlike the created order, which will grow old and pass away, he remains eternally unchanging. It is frequently cited in discussions of the deity and immutability of Christ and of the end of the created world.
- Hebrews 2:3-4Bible Verses
A passage in which the author of Hebrews warns readers not to neglect "so great salvation." It states that this salvation was first spoken by the Lord, confirmed by those who heard him, and attested by God through signs and gifts of the Holy Spirit. It is frequently cited in discussions of whether spiritual gifts continue and of the authorship of Hebrews.