Hebrews 10:23

Hebrews 10:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)
• New International Version (NIV)Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.

Context of Hebrews 10:23

21We have a great priest who rules the people of God's house. 22So we should come near to God and we should not be afraid. But we must be honest and we must continue to trust him. He has made us clean from the dirt of our sins. Our thoughts no longer give us trouble about our sins. We have become clean. It is like he has washed our bodies with clean water. We know that we can trust God to do the things that he has promised. So we must continue to expect those things. We must tell other people that we trust God. We should not stop doing that. 24We should think about how we can help one another. We want everyone to show love to each other. We want everyone to do good things to help one another. 25Some people have stopped meeting with the group of Christians. But that is not good. We should all continue to meet together. We need to help one another to be strong and brave. That is now even more important, because the Lord's great day is coming. You know that the Lord will return soon.

Hebrews 10:23 word by word

κατέχωμεν τὴν ὁμολογίαν τῆς ἐλπίδος ἀκλινῆ, πιστὸς γὰρ ὁ ἐπαγγειλάμενος,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Let us hold fastκατέχωkatechō · to hold back/fastG2722
• the professionὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the professionὁμολογίαhomologia · confessionG3671
• ofἐλπίςelpis · hopeG1680
• without waveringἀκλινήςaklinēs · unwaveringG186
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• heἐπαγγέλλωepaggellō · to professG1861
• faithfulπιστόςpistos · faithfulG4103

Cross-references for Hebrews 10:23

• Hebrews 3:6But Christ serves in God's house as a son, not as a servant. He is the leader of God's people today. And we are God's people. We belong to his house if we continue to believe in Christ. We must be brave. We must continue to show people clearly that we trust God. He will do what he has promised to do.
• Hebrews 4:14Jesus, the Son of God, helps us as God's most important priest. He is our great priest who has gone up into heaven. We say that we believe in him. So we must continue to show people that we trust him.
• Revelation 3:11I will come soon. Continue to obey my message that you already know. Then nobody can take away your crown which is God's gift to you.
• James 1:6But when you ask God for something, you must trust him completely. Do not have other ideas in your mind. People who are not sure that God will help them are like the waves in the sea. The wind blows the water one way and then it blows the water another way.
• Hebrews 6:18Those two things can never change. God cannot tell a lie. As a result, we can be brave and strong. We have trusted God to keep us safe with him. We should also expect to receive the good things that he has promised to give us.
• Hebrews 11:11Abraham and his wife, Sarah, were too old to have children. But Abraham believed God's promise that they would have children. He trusted God to do what he had promised. As a result of his faith, God made it possible for him and Sarah to have a baby.
• 1 Corinthians 1:9God always does what he has promised to do. He has chosen you to be friends with his Son, Jesus Christ, who is our Lord.
• 1 Corinthians 10:13You may often want to do wrong things. The things that are difficult for you are difficult for other people too. Remember that God is always there to help you. He will not let any bad thing be too difficult for you. He will help you to stand against it. When you want to do something wrong, God will make you strong in your spirit. He will show you a way out, so that you do not do anything wrong.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:24God has chosen you to be his people. We can trust him to do what he has promised to do. So he will do all this for you.
• 2 Thessalonians 3:3But the Lord always does what he has promised. So he will help you to be strong inside yourselves. He will keep you safe when Satan attacks you.

Commentaries on Hebrews 10:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23Let us hold fast the profession of our faith - The word ̔, from ̔, together, and , a word, implies that general consent that was among Christians on all the important articles of their faith and practice; particularly their acknowledgment of the truth of the Gospel, and of Jesus Christ, as the only victim for sin, and the only Savior from it. If the word washed above refer to Christian baptism in the ease of adults, then the profession is that which the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering - To secure this was one of the leading designs of this Epistle, and hence, the apostle adverts to it so frequently. It is evident that those whom he wrote were suffering persecution 1 Corinthians 10:13.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-25Verses 19-25 The apostle having closed the first part of the epistle, the doctrine is applied to practical purposes. As believers had an open way to the presence of God, it became them to use this privilege. The way and means by which Christians enjoy such privileges, is by the blood of Jesus, by the merit of that blood which he offered up as an atoning sacrifice. The agreement of infinite holiness with pardoning mercy, was not clearly understood till the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23We should firmly hold on to the hope we affirm, that Christ's death helps us have a right relationship with God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. (He 3:6, 14; 4:14.) profession--Greek, "confession." our faith--rather as Greek, "our hope"; which is indeed faith exercised as to the future inheritance. Hope rests on faith, and at the same time quickens faith, and is the ground of our bold confession (1Pe 3:15). Hope is similarly (He 10:22) connected with purification (1Jo 3:3). without wavering--without declension (He 3:14), "steadfast unto the end." he--God is faithful to His promises (He 6:17…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 10:23

• Character
• Commandments
• Constancy
• Decision
• God
• Perseverance
• Prayer
• Regeneration
• Stability
• War

In the dictionaries

• Approach
• Assembling
• Assurance
• Consider
• Draw
• Fearful
• High priest
• Hope
• Judge
• Provoke

Commentaries on Hebrews 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings