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Hebrews 10:23
23Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.
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;)
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise.
Context of Hebrews 10:23
21and since we have a great priest over the house of God, 22let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. 24And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
Read all of Hebrews 10Hebrews 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 is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are his house, if indeed we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope in which we glory.
- Hebrews 4:14Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess.
- Revelation 3:11I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.
- James 1:6But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
- Hebrews 6:18God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be greatly encouraged.
- Hebrews 11:11And by faith even Sarah, who was past childbearing age, was enabled to bear children because she considered him faithful who had made the promise.
- 1 Corinthians 1:9God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
- 1 Corinthians 10:13No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:24The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:3But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.
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
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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
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