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Read›Hebrews›Chapter 3

Jesus Our Apostle and High Priest

Hebrews 3:6

In 9 translations

BSB
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.NE, WH, BYZ, and TR include to the end.
KJV
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.
WEB
but Christ is faithful as a Son over his house. We are his house, if we hold fast our confidence and the glorying of our hope firm to the end.“Christ” means “Anointed One”.
ASV
but Christ as a son, over his house; whose house are we, if we hold fast our boldness and the glorying of our hope firm unto the end.
LSV
but Christ, as a Son over His house, whose house we are, if we hold fast the boldness and the rejoicing of the hope to the end.
YLT
and Christ, as a Son over his house, whose house are we, if the boldness and the rejoicing of the hope unto the end we hold fast.
DBY
but Christ, as Son over his house, whose house are we, if indeed we hold fast the boldness and the boast of hope firm to the end.
DRC
But Christ as the Son in his own house: which house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and glory of hope unto the end.
GNV
But Christ is as the Sonne, ouer his owne house, whose house we are, if we holde fast that confidence and that reioycing of that hope vnto the ende.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read οὗ (“whose”); SBLGNT (2010) read ὅς (“who”).
  • NA28, NA27, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἐάνπερ (“if indeed”); Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἐὰν (“if”).
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include μέχρι τέλους βεβαίαν (“until end unshakable”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010) do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (3)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: ὃς. Michael W. Holmes (SBLGNT editor) read ὃς; Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read οὗ.
  • SBLGNT: ἐὰν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles read ἐὰν; Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read ἐάνπερ.
  • SBLGNT: ἐλπίδος. Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐλπίδος; Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont add μέχρι τέλους βεβαίαν.

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Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
Χριστὸς δὲ ὡς υἱὸς ἐπὶ τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ· ὃς οἶκός ἐσμεν ἡμεῖς, ἐὰν τὴν παρρησίαν καὶ τὸ καύχημα τῆς ἐλπίδος κατάσχωμεν.
RP2018
χριστὸς δὲ ὡς υἱὸς ἐπὶ τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ· οὗ οἶκός ἐσμεν ἡμεῖς, ἐάνπερ τὴν παρρησίαν καὶ τὸ καύχημα τῆς ἐλπίδος μέχρι τέλους βεβαίαν κατάσχωμεν.
TR-Boyd
Χριστὸς δὲ ὡς υἱὸς ἐπὶ τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ· οὗ οἶκός ἐσμεν ἡμεῖς, ἐάνπερ τὴν παρρησίαν καὶ τὸ καύχημα τῆς ἐλπίδος μέχρι τέλους βεβαίαν κατάσχωμεν.
SCR1894
χριστος δε ως υιος επι τον οικον αυτου ου οικος εσμεν ημεις εανπερ την παρρησιαν και το καυχημα της ελπιδος μεχρι τελους βεβαιαν κατασχωμεν

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 2 Corinthians 6:16What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”
  • Hebrews 10:35So do not throw away your confidence; it holds a great reward.
  • 1 Corinthians 3:16Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?
  • 1 Peter 2:5you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
  • Hebrews 6:11We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure.
  • 1 Corinthians 6:19Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;
  • Hebrews 3:14We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first.
  • Hebrews 10:23Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.
  • Hebrews 4:11Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following the same pattern of disobedience.
  • Colossians 1:23if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
  • 1 Timothy 3:15in case I am delayed, so that you will know how each one must conduct himself in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
  • 1 Peter 1:3–6Blessed 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…
  • Hebrews 4:14Therefore, 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 10:38–39But My righteous one will live by faith; and if he shrinks back, I will take no pleasure in him.” But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.
  • Hebrews 1:2But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.
  • Revelation 3:11I am coming soon. Hold fast to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.

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