Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. New Living Translation Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. English Standard Version Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. Berean Standard Bible Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful. Berean Literal Bible We should hold fast to the confession of our hope, unwavering; for the One having promised is faithful. King James Bible Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;) New King James Version Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. New American Standard Bible Let’s hold firmly to the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; NASB 1995 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; NASB 1977 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; Legacy Standard Bible Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. Amplified Bible Let us seize and hold tightly the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is reliable and trustworthy and faithful [to His word]; Christian Standard Bible Let us hold on to the confession of our hope without wavering, since he who promised is faithful. Holman Christian Standard Bible Let us hold on to the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. American Standard Version let us hold fast the confession of our hope that it waver not; for he is faithful that promised: Contemporary English Version We must hold tightly to the hope we say is ours. After all, we can trust the one who made the agreement with us. English Revised Version let us hold fast the confession of our hope that it waver not; for he is faithful that promised: GOD'S WORD® Translation We must continue to hold firmly to our declaration of faith. The one who made the promise is faithful. Good News Translation Let us hold on firmly to the hope we profess, because we can trust God to keep his promise. International Standard Version Let us continue to hold firmly to the hope that we confess without wavering, for the one who made the promise is faithful. Majority Standard Bible Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful. NET Bible And let us hold unwaveringly to the hope that we confess, for the one who made the promise is trustworthy. New Heart English Bible let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering; for he who promised is faithful. Webster's Bible Translation Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; for he is faithful that promised: Weymouth New Testament Let us hold firmly to an unflinching avowal of our hope, for He is faithful who gave us the promises. World English Bible let’s hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering; for he who promised is faithful. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionmay we hold fast the unwavering profession of the hope (for He who promised [is] faithful), Berean Literal Bible We should hold fast to the confession of our hope, unwavering; for the One having promised is faithful. Young's Literal Translation may we hold fast the unwavering profession of the hope, (for faithful is He who did promise), Smith's Literal Translation We should hold the assent of hope not bending; (for faithful he having promised;) Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleLet us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering (for he is faithful that hath promised), Catholic Public Domain Version Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope, without wavering, for he who has promised is faithful. New American Bible Let us hold unwaveringly to our confession that gives us hope, for he who made the promise is trustworthy. New Revised Standard Version Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who has promised is faithful. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleLet us remain firm in the profession of our faith without wavering: for he who has promised us is faithful. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And let us grasp firmly the confession of our hope and not waver, for he who has promised us is faithful. NT Translations Anderson New Testamentlet us hold fast the unwavering confession of our hope, for he is faithful who has promised; Godbey New Testament and washed as to our body with purifying water: let us hold fast the testimony of hope steadfast; for the one having promised is faithful; Haweis New Testament let us hold fast the profession of hope unwavering, (for he who promises is faithful.) Mace New Testament Let us stedfastly maintain the hope which we have avow'd, since he is faithful that has promised: Weymouth New Testament Let us hold firmly to an unflinching avowal of our hope, for He is faithful who gave us the promises. Worrell New Testament let us hold fast the confession of the hope without wavering (for faithful is He Who promised); Worsley New Testament Let us inflexibly retain the profession of our hope, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Call to Persevere…22let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. 23Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful. 24And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds.… Cross References Hebrews 4:14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we profess. Hebrews 3:6 But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are His house, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope of which we boast. Romans 4:20-21 Yet he did not waver through disbelief in the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, / being fully persuaded that God was able to do what He had promised. 1 Corinthians 1:9 God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful. 1 Thessalonians 5:24 The One who calls you is faithful, and He will do it. 2 Timothy 2:13 if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself. Titus 1:2 in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began. 1 Peter 1:3-5 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, / and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you, / who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Revelation 3:11 I am coming soon. Hold fast to what you have, so that no one will take your crown. Numbers 23:19 God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill? Deuteronomy 7:9 Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion for a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments. Joshua 21:45 Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to the house of Israel had failed; everything was fulfilled. 1 Kings 8:56 “Blessed be the LORD, who has given rest to His people Israel according to all that He promised. Not one word has failed of all the good promises He made through His servant Moses. Psalm 89:33-34 But I will not withdraw My loving devotion from him, nor ever betray My faithfulness. / I will not violate My covenant or alter the utterance of My lips. Treasury of Scripture Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;) hold. Hebrews 3:6,14 But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end… Hebrews 4:14 Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. Revelation 3:11 Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown. wavering. James 1:6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. for. Hebrews 6:18 That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us: Hebrews 11:11 Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised. 1 Corinthians 1:9 God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Jump to Previous Confession Faith Faithful Fast Firmly Hold Hope Profess Profession Promise Promised Promises Strong True. Waver Wavering Witness WordJump to Next Confession Faith Faithful Fast Firmly Hold Hope Profess Profession Promise Promised Promises Strong True. Waver Wavering Witness WordHebrews 10 1. The weakness of the law sacrifices.10. The sacrifice of Christ's body once offered, 14. for ever has taken away sins. 19. An exhortation to hold fast the faith with patience and thanksgiving. Let us hold resolutely The phrase "let us hold resolutely" calls believers to a steadfast and unwavering commitment. The Greek word used here is "katechō," which means to hold fast, retain, or keep secure. This term suggests a firm grip, implying that believers should not waver in their faith despite challenges or opposition. Historically, the early Christians faced persecution and societal pressure, making this exhortation particularly poignant. The call to hold resolutely is a reminder of the perseverance required in the Christian journey, encouraging believers to remain steadfast in their convictions. to the hope we profess for He who promised is faithful Of our faith.--This rendering, apparently found in no earlier English version, is supposed to be due to oversight on the part of our translators. The true reading is "of the hope" (Hebrews 6:11; Hebrews 6:18-19). The two following words must be joined with "confession," "let us hold fast the confession of the (Christian) hope so that it waver not." This hope "maketh not ashamed" (Romans 5:5), for the promise is sure. . . . Verses 23-25. - Let us hold fast the confession (ὁμολογίαν, see Hebrews 3:1, and ref.; also Hebrews 4:14) of our hope without wavering (ἀκλινῆ, agreeing with "confession"); for he is faithful that promised: and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works; 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 readers, having been exhorted to confidence towards God, are further warned against remissness in confession before men, or in their duties within the Church towards each other. They had once, at their baptism, "confessed the good confession" (τὴν καλὴν ὁμολογίαν, 1 Timothy 6:12). Let not the recurrence of Jewish prejudices, or either influence or persecution from their Jewish compatriots, or any delay of the Parousia, induce them to waver in maintaining it. Some among them did, it could not be denied, show signs of such wavering, notably in their remiss attendance at Christian worship; let the faithful give heed to keeping faith alive in themselves and others, and especially through the means of the regular Church assemblies. That by τὴν ἐπισυναγωγὴν ἑαυτῶν is meant definitely the actual assembling together of Christians for reading, exhortation, and worship (such as is referred to in 1 Corinthians 11; James 2:2, etc.,; and described by Justin Martyr, 'Apol., c. 87), we hold confidently with the majority of commentators and with Chrysostom. The word ἐπισυναγωγὴ occurs in the New Testament only here and 2 Thessalonians 2:1, where it denotes the gathering together at the Parousia. In 2 Macc. 2:7, where alone it occurs in the LXX., it expresses the actual assembling of people together, as does the verb ἑπισυνάγω, both in the LXX. and the New Testament (cf. Matthew 23:37; Matthew 24:31; Mark 13:27; Mark 1:33; Luke 12:1). Hence, and in regard to the context as well as the etymology of the word, we may reject the less definite meaning, by some here assigned to it, of Christian communion (conjugatio fidelium), and the explanation of Bengel: "Sensus est, non modo debetis synagogam frequentare, ut Judaei, quod libentius facitis, sed etiam episynagogam, ut Christiani. Neque tamen innuitur praecise aggregatio ad unum locum, aut aggregatio ad unam fidem; sed, medio sensu, congregatio mutua per amorem et communicatio publica et privata officiorum Christianorum." The seen approach of the second advent (τὴν ἡμέραν: cf. 1 Corinthians 3:13) is adduced as an additional argument against remissness. The word βλέπετε seems to imply more than the general belief in its imminence, founded on the language of Christ. It would seem as if the signs of the times were interpreted as denoting its approach (el. 1 John 2:18). And it may be that they were rightly so interpreted in reference to the primary fulfillment of our Savior's words, though to that only, as the event proved. The blending together in the discourses of Matthew 24, Mark 13, Luke 17. and 21, of the times of the fall of Jerusalem and of the final day, would naturally lead Christians to regard the signs of the first event as denoting the other also. And indeed the imminence of the first, of which the signs were really apparent, was in itself a peculiar reason why the Hebrew Christians should stick resolutely to Christianity, for its own sake and apart from Judaism. Else might their whole hold on Christ be loosened in the temple's fall Thus, though the writer might share in the mistaken view then prevalent of the imminence of the final day, his warning, founded on the supposed signs of it, hits well the peculiar needs of his readers.Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Let us holdΚατέχωμεν (Katechōmen) Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural Strong's 2722: From kata and echo; to hold down, in various applications. resolutely ἀκλινῆ (aklinē) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 186: Unbent, unyielding, resolute, firm. Not leaning, i.e. firm. to the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. hope ἐλπίδος (elpidos) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 1680: Hope, expectation, trust, confidence. From a primary elpo; expectation or confidence. we profess, ὁμολογίαν (homologian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3671: A profession, confession. From the same as homologeo; acknowledgment. for γὰρ (gar) Conjunction Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. He who ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. promised ἐπαγγειλάμενος (epangeilamenos) Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 1861: From epi and the base of aggelos; to announce upon, i.e. to engage to do something, to assert something respecting oneself. [is] faithful. πιστὸς (pistos) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 4103: Trustworthy, faithful, believing. From peitho; objectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful. Links Hebrews 10:23 NIVHebrews 10:23 NLT Hebrews 10:23 ESV Hebrews 10:23 NASB Hebrews 10:23 KJV Hebrews 10:23 BibleApps.com Hebrews 10:23 Biblia Paralela Hebrews 10:23 Chinese Bible Hebrews 10:23 French Bible Hebrews 10:23 Catholic Bible NT Letters: Hebrews 10:23 Let us hold fast the confession (Heb. He. Hb) |
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