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Hebrews 10:23

Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.
Hebrews 10:23
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Let us hold firmly to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.

Explanation

Because Jesus has opened the way to God (10:19-22), the writer gives three calls: draw near (10:22), hold fast (10:23) and encourage one another (10:24-25). Holding on is possible because God keeps His promises.

Original language
  • κατέχωμεν (katechōmen): to hold back/fast
    Greek · Verb, present, active, subjunctive, 1st person plural · Strong's G2722 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Let us hold fast.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Hebrews 10:23, word 1

  • ὁμολογίαν (homologian): confession
    Greek · Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · Strong's G3671 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Confession, what we profess.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Hebrews 10:23, word 3

  • ἐλπίδος (elpidos): hope
    Greek · Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · Strong's G1680 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Of hope.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Hebrews 10:23, word 5

  • ἀκλινῆ (aklinē): unwavering
    Greek · Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine · Strong's G0186 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Without wavering, firmly.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Hebrews 10:23, word 6

  • πιστὸς (pistos): faithful
    Greek · Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · Strong's G4103 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Faithful.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Hebrews 10:23, word 7

  • ἐπαγγειλάμενος (epangeilamenos): to profess
    Greek · Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), participle, nominative, singular, masculine · Strong's G1861 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Having promised.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Hebrews 10:23, word 10

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Original language (Greek)

κατέχωμεν τὴν ὁμολογίαν τῆς ἐλπίδος ἀκλινῆ, πιστὸς γὰρ ὁ ἐπαγγειλάμενος,

  1. κατέχωμενkatechōmen“We may hold fast”
    Verb, present, active, subjunctive, 1st person plural · from κατέχω · “to hold back/fast” · Strong's G2722
  2. τὴνtēn“to the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  3. ὁμολογίανhomologian“confession”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁμολογία · “confession” · Strong's G3671
  4. τῆςtēs“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. ἐλπίδοςelpidos“of [our] hope”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἐλπίς · “hope” · Strong's G1680
  6. ἀκλινῆ,aklinē“firmly,”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἀκλινής · “unwavering” · Strong's G0186
  7. πιστὸςpistos“faithful”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from πιστός · “faithful” · Strong's G4103
  8. γὰρgar“for [is]”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  9. ὁho“the [One]”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. ἐπαγγειλάμενος,epangeilamenos“having promised,”
    Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἐπαγγέλλω · “to profess” · Strong's G1861
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  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)