Tons more resources, better tools, NIV84 and easier navigation. General Search for 'Hebrews 10:23' within 'New American Standard Version' on StudyLight.org But we ought carefully to notice the reason which he subjoins, for he is faithful that promised. Because of all this they are not to waver but to hold fast the confession of their hope (compare Hebrews 3:6; Hebrews 6:11; Hebrews 6:18-19; Hebrews 7:19). Ὁμολογιαν της πιστεως, the confession of Faith; one of the Barberini MSS. Paul puts the testimony of Scripture before the testimony of those, who saw the Lord after His resurrection. Greek. Jump to: Bible Study Tools • Parallel Bible Verse • Bible Contextual Overview • Bible Verse Review • Bible Cross-References • Gill's Bible Notes • Clarke's Bible Notes • Barnes' Bible Notes Test drive it and tell us about your experience. Matthew 17:20; Matthew 21:21-22; Luke 17:6. New Testament Obedience Series Contributed by Richard Tow on Jul 13, 2020 based on 1 rating | 1,805 views. Hebrews 4:14, Hebrews 3:1), and the change of reading from ‘faith’ to ‘hope’ points rather to the view that it is not chiefly the baptismal answer they are to remember, but the general hope in Christ which their daily life and speech have avowed to the world. Hope is similarly (Hebrews 10:22) connected with purification (1 John 3:3). The Apostle had been speaking of believers having their hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, or the consciousness of guilt being removed by the sacrifice offered upon Calvary, and themselves begotten to a lively hope of the resurrection of Christ. Here are several other verses that speak of this great hope: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. See ch. It is evident that those whom he wrote were suffering persecution 1 Corinthians 10:13. Hebrews 2:11-13 provides commentary: “[11] For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren, [12] Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee. Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life." 23.Let us hold fast, etc. Hebrews 10, John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this verse-by-verse commentary contain gems of information found nowhere outside the ancient Jewish writings Hebrews 10:23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. See also Whitby, Macknight, and others. мÑки. When, then, in this trial of faith, the truth of God as it stands revealed in the Scriptures was applied to your heart by a divine power, then you found that there was a foothold for belief, and that your faith could then rest upon the inspired word of God, as a rock on which to build, for life and death, time and eternity. ÐÐ¼ÐµÑ ÑакÑÑ ÑвеÑенноÑÑÑ, веÑÑÑÑие могÑÑ Ð±ÑÑÑ ÑÑойкими. Now, among the primitive Christians, the hope which they professed was the resurrection of the body, and everlasting life; every thing among these Christians was done and believed in reference to a future state; and for the joy that this set before them, they, like their Master, endured every cross, and despised all shame: they expected to be with God, through Christ; this hope they professed to have; and they confessed boldly and publicly the faith on which this hope was built. See 2 Corinthians 9:13. without wavering = unwavering. But he rested upon the word of promise, and thus obtained a foothold for his faith. This profession is to be held ακλινη, without swerving or bending from it; as some did, Hebrews 10:25 and others were likely to do, considering the persecutions they underwent, Hebrews 10:33-34. Thus forgiven and renewed and sprinkled with blood, washed as with water, heaven is ours, though only in hope (Romans 8:24), and what remains is that we hold fast the profession of our hope (the undoubted reading) without wavering. The dangers of legalism and antinomianism are addressed. Cf. Hebrews 10:23. Preparations for an uncertain future are discussed as well. Here observe, (1.) 1 Corinthians 15:3-4. Powered by Lightspeed Technology speed Technology Hebrews 6:18-19. Let 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. 10:13; 1ФеÑ. Hebrews 10:23. Click the Bible for the all new StudyLight.org!! So it is in all our manuscript copies but one. also Hebrews 6:11. This is evidently correct, and it is also plain that the Apostle here refers to baptism. This exposition of Philippians 2:12-18 focuses on what New Testament obedience looks like. 3:12), но Ðог веÑен. 2 Corinthians 4:14. On this Pierce says, "Our translators were doubtless in the wrong in joining the clause (and our bodies washed with pure water) to the end of, which most of the Greek Testaments I have seen make the beginning of5:23." The writer now applies this to his specific purpose in writing, to maintain their faith and testimony. In addition you can use the Interlinear Bible and much more to enhance your understanding of God's word. © 2001-2020, StudyLight.org. We have observed that Christ was manifested to Israel by a figurative burial and resurrection, and that He says I have a baptism to be baptized with, referring to His actual burial and resurrection; now His people are commanded to go forth to Him without the camp bearing His reproach. "Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; for he is faithful who promised." But the author also tells them very severely what it means if someone who professed his faith in the gospel apostatizes to his former life in Judaism. He therefore bids them not only to believe with the heart, but also to show and to profess how much they honored Christ. For as yet in this life the fulness of blessing which comes of fellowship with God is not experienced, the perfected salvation and the heavenly country (Hebrews 12:22-23) are yet to be reached. 5:24; ÐÑд. of baptism, whereby we professed our faith in Christ as our only High Priest. Titus 2:14; Luke 1:71-74; 2 Corinthians 5:15.— ἁμαρτιῶν, sins) on account of which we had deserved death, 1 Corinthians 15:17.— γραφάς, Scriptures) Many things are said in Scripture respecting the death of Christ. Την επαγγελιαν της ελπιδος, the promise of Hope; St. Chrysostom. But among all these, the confession or profession of Hope is undoubtedly the genuine reading. It is God who has promised, and he will be faithful. Hebrews 10:23. (Hebrews 10:25) Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another–and all the more as you see the Day approaching. These promises cannot fail, because God cannot lie, Hebrews 6:18. See Hebrews 3:6, Hebrews 3:14. profession = confession. and two others. Do you not feel the same, you who know anything of the trial of faith? As a result of being purified by the blood and transformed by the Spirit, and of having full direct access to God, they must be faithful witnesses to Jesus Christ, and what He offers for the future, recognising that He who made the promises is Himself faithful and will not fail them. Galatians 3:25-29. MacKnight says: “And being washed in body with the clean water of baptism, whereby we professed our faith in Christ as our only High Priest, let us hold fast [firmly] the confession [profession] of our hope of salvation through his ministrations [services for us], unmoved by the threats of our persecutors; for faithful is he who hath promised us pardon through Christ.”. The various readings on this clause are many in the MSS., etc. Click the Bible to visit the new StudyLight.org being developed!! Only here. Hebrews 10:23 - GEN - And washed in our bodies with pure water, let... Study verse in the The Geneva Bible (1587) Greek. on StudyLight.org You have tried to believe this or that doctrine, or to get into this or that experience; but you kept still falling short, for you found that your faith needed something stronger than the testimony of men; you needed a solid foundation on which to build for eternity; for the things to be believed were so invisible and so mysterious, that nothing but the word of God could suffice for your faith to stand upon and rest in. For we hence first learn, that our faith rests on this foundation, that God is true, that is, true to his promise, which his word contains; for that we may believe, the voice or word of God must precede; but it is not every kind of word that is capable of producing faith; a promise alone is that on which faith recumbs. As the Apostle speaks, "Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations; according to that which was spoken, So shall your seed be" ( Romans 4:18). Of our faith.âThis rendering, apparently found in no earlier English version, is supposed to be due to oversight on the part of our translators. 23. The apostle exhorts believers to hold fast the profession of their faith, Hebrews 10:23. You have had many a tossing up and down, and have often needed a foothold for your faith to stand upon. Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;) Hebrews 10:24. Home > Study Desk. Hebrews 10:23. In baptism the believer in a figure goes down into the grave of Christ and is raised again. Hold fast means to be faithful to the end. The Reward For Keeping The Faith. And when it comes into the truth of God, as Noah"s dove came into the ark as its own nest and home, then it finds rest and peace. Hebrews 10:23 - NRS - Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope... Study verse in the New Revised Standard Scripture: Hebrews 10:23-25. This hope that Paul is talking about in all of these verses and in Hebrews 10:23 is the hope of Jesus Christ. A second branch of the exhortation is given in the words ’ “Let us hold fast and unbending the confession of our hope,” as in Hebrews 3:6. aklines. The profession of our faith — Of our hope. There must be no relapse to the old. Test drive it and tell us about your experience. For he is faithful that promised; that is God; and it is true of Father, Son, and Spirit; but God the Father may be more especially designed: he is a promising God, and is known to be so by his people; he is eminently and emphatically the Promiser; and all other promisers, and the promises made by them, signify little; but the promises of God are exceeding great and precious, very ancient, free, and unconditional, irrevocable and immutable, and are admirably suited to the cases of his people, and will be fulfilled everyone of them: they include in them things temporal, spiritual, and eternal; things temporal, as that his people shall not want, that their afflictions shall work for good, and that he will support them under all their troubles; things spiritual, as that he will be their God, which takes in his everlasting love to them, and his gracious presence with them, and his protection of them; and that all grace shall be wrought in them, and every blessing of grace bestowed on them: and things eternal; as everlasting glory and happiness; the promise of eternal life was in God's heart, made in the covenant, and put into Christ's hands before the world began, and is declared in the Gospel: now God is faithful to all his promises, nor can he fail, or deceive; he is all wise and foreknowing of everything that comes to pass; he never changes his mind, nor forgets his word; and he is able to perform, and is the God of truth, and cannot lie; nor has he ever failed in anyone of his promises, nor will he suffer his faithfulness to fail; and this is a strong argument to hold fast a profession of faith. The Reward For Having Faith. Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. When Abraham was looking forward to the birth of the promised seed, many a doubt or fear might have arisen in his mind as to whether he would have a son by Sarah. The apostle exhorts them to hold fast this confession without wavering - never to doubt the declarations made to them by their Redeemer, but having the full assurance of faith that their hearts were sprinkled from an evil conscience, that they had found redemption in the blood of the lamb, they might expect to be glorified with their living Head in the kingdom of their Father. Click the Bible for the all new StudyLight.org!! Hebrews 10:35 - Therefore, do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. Let us hold fast the profession of our faith - The word ὁμολογια, from ὁμου, together, and λογος, 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. The two following words must be joined with âconfession,â âlet us hold fast the confession of the (Christian) hope so that it waver not.â This hope âmaketh not ashamedâ (Romans 5:5), for the promise is sure. ‘Let us hold fast the confession of our hope that it waver not, for he is faithful who promised,’. And he seems indirectly to touch the dissimulation of those who paid too much attention, in order to please their own nation, to the ceremonies of the Law. 2 Corinthians 9:13 - Because of the proof given by this ministry, they will glorify God for your obedience to your confession of the gospel of Christ and for the liberality of your contribution to them and to all, on StudyLight… ÐожÑи обеÑÐ¾Ð²Ð°Ð½Ð¸Ñ Ð½Ð°Ð´ÐµÐ¶Ð½Ñ (1ÐоÑ. let us hold fast the confession of the hope unyielding, for He who has promised is faithful. Deuteronomy 7:9; Isaiah 49:7; 1 Corinthians 1:9; 1 Corinthians 10:13; 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24; 2 Thessalonians 3:3; Hebrews 10:23; Revelation 3:14. Click the Bible for the all new StudyLight.org!! Της ελπιδος την ὁμολογιαν, the confession of our Hope; D*, two of the Itala, Vulgate, Erpen's Arabic, and the Ethiopic. Also included links to commentaries, concordances, dictionaries, encyclopedia and lexicons. Home > Study Desk. Hebrews 13:15-16: 2020-06-28 Fixing Our Eyes on Jesus: Hebrews 12:1-3: 2020-06-27 Living by Faith: Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-12, 24-31, 39-40: 2020-06-26 Encouragement to Continue: Hebrews 10:23-25: 2020-06-25 Confidence to Draw Near to God It was so with Abraham. Hold fast; by continuing steadfast in the belief of the truths of the gospel and in the practice of its duties. So ὑπέρ, Hebrews 5:3; comp. The true reading is âof the hopeâ (Hebrews 6:11; Hebrews 6:18-19). To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology, Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament, The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering, Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering -, Let us hold fast the profession of our faith -. Hebrews 10:26. Hebrews 10:23 let us hold fast the confession of the hope unyielding, for He who has promised is faithful. that we hold fast the profession of our hope, "Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; for he is faithful who promised. Their hope is not to ‘waver,’ but is to be stedfast (chap. 10:13). Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; for he is faithful that promised. katecho. Hebrews 10:22. This is why they are admonished several times in this epistle to keep to their faith and to endure (Hebrews 2:1; Hebrews 3:6; Hebrews 3:14; Hebrews 4:11; Hebrews 4:14; Hebrews 6:11; Hebrews 10:23; Hebrews 10:35-36; Hebrews 13:7). Hebrews 10:23. Jump to: Bible Study Tools • Parallel Bible Verse • Bible Contextual Overview • Bible Verse Review • Bible Cross-References • Gill's Bible Notes • Clarke's Bible Notes • Barnes' Bible Notes Though the wicked "sport" (Proverbs 10:23) in doing mischief, yet soon the feeling of sport flees, and there comes in its place fear, through the stings of conscience. This represents his fellowship with Christ in His death and resurrection. Our translators have said the profession of our faith, while the confession of our hope is in the margin; both meanings are good, in fact synonymous. Faith cannot rest upon fancy; it can only rest upon the solid truth of God, as revealed in the Scriptures. The Apostle thus describes the Gospel which he preached. For— Encouraging assurance, if we are firm on our part there will be no failure on God’s part. It is to be maintained for the best of all reasons: . Hebrews 10. V. The Time Following The Coming Of Faith . 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