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Hebrews
[Bible]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.
Epistle to the Hebrews
[Bible]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 10:25
[Bible 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 13:8
[Bible 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 13:15-16
[Bible 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 2:18
[Bible 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 13:21
[Bible 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 10:1
[Bible 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 2:14–17
[Bible 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 3:13
[Bible 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 10:26–31
[Bible 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 4:14–16
[Bible 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 2:3-4
[Bible 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.
Hebrews 12:28
[Bible Verses]A verse in Hebrews that urges believers, who have received a kingdom that cannot be shaken, to be thankful (or "to have grace") and to serve God with reverence and godly fear. It is often cited in discussions of the proper attitude of worship and the certainty of the kingdom of God.
Hebrews 8:6–13
[Bible Verses]Hebrews 8:6–13 is a passage in which the author of Hebrews quotes the "new covenant" prophecy of Jeremiah 31 to present Jesus Christ as the mediator of a better covenant than the first. It is frequently cited and discussed in treatments of the relationship between law and gospel and between the church and Israel.
Hebrews 10:38
[Bible Verses]A verse in which the author of Hebrews quotes Habakkuk 2:3–4 to urge believers under persecution to endure in faith to the end. It is frequently discussed in comparison with Paul's use of the same Habakkuk passage as a basis for justification.
Hebrews 4
[Bible]Hebrews 4 uses the disobedience of the wilderness generation as a warning and urges readers to strive to enter God's rest. It also presents the living word of God and Jesus, the great High Priest who understands our weaknesses.
Hebrews 8
[Bible]Hebrews 8 presents Jesus as the high priest who ministers in the heavenly sanctuary and as the mediator of a better covenant, and it quotes the new covenant prophecy to declare that the first covenant has been made old.
Hebrews 3
[Bible]Hebrews 3 presents Jesus as the Son over God's house, greater than Moses. Quoting Psalm 95, it exhorts readers not to harden their hearts, lest, like the wilderness generation, they fail through unbelief to enter God's rest.
Hebrews 7
[Bible]Hebrews 7 describes Melchizedek, king of Salem and priest, and teaches that the priesthood of Jesus after the order of Melchizedek is superior to the Levitical priesthood and is eternal.