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Epistle to the Hebrews

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Hebrews 6

Hebrews 6 is the sixth chapter of the Epistle to the Hebrews in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The name of the author is unknown, but it is a man and a friend of Saint Timothy based on the text in this book.

Contents

Text

  • The original text is written in Koine Greek.
  • Some of the oldest manuscripts containing this chapter are:
  • Codex Vaticanus (AD 325-350)
  • Codex Sinaiticus (AD 330-360)
  • Papyrus 89 (4th century; extant: verse 7–9, 15–17)
  • Codex Alexandrinus (ca. AD 400-440)
  • Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (~AD 450; complete)
  • Codex Freerianus (~AD 450; extant: verse 1-3, 10-13, 20)
  • Codex Claromontanus (~AD 550)
  • This chapter is divided into 20 verses.

    • Structure

    This chapter can be grouped (with cross references to other parts of the Bible):

  • Hebrews 6:1-8 = The Peril of Not Progressing
  • Hebrews 6:9-12 = A Better Estimate
  • Hebrews 6:13-20 = God’s Infallible Purpose in Christ

    • Verse 10

    New King James Version

    For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of[c] love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

    Verse 13

    New King James Version

    For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself,

    Verse 19

    New King James Version

    This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil,

    References

    Hebrews 6 Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA