1 Όθεν, αδελφοί άγιοι, ουρανίου προσκλήσεως μέτοχοι, κατανοήσατε τον απόστολον και αρχιερέα της ομολογίας ημών τον Ιησούν Χριστόν, 2 όστις ήτο πιστός εις τον καταστήσαντα αυτόν, καθώς και ο Μωϋσής εις όλον τον οίκον αυτού. 3 Επειδή ούτος ηξιώθη πλειοτέρας δόξης παρά τον Μωϋσήν, καθ' όσον έχει τιμήν πλειοτέραν παρά τον οίκον ο κατασκευάσας αυτόν. 4 Διότι πας οίκος κατασκευάζεται υπό τινός, ο δε κατασκευάσας τα πάντα είναι ο Θεός. 5 Και ο μεν Μωϋσής υπήρξε πιστός εις όλον τον οίκον αυτού ως θεράπων, εις μαρτυρίαν των λαληθησομένων, 6 ο δε Χριστός ως Υιός επί τον οίκον αυτού, του οποίου ημείς είμεθα οίκος, εάν κρατήσωμεν μέχρι τέλους βεβαίαν την παρρησίαν και το καύχημα της ελπίδος. 7 Διά τούτο, καθώς λέγει το Πνεύμα το Αγιον· Σήμερον, εάν ακούσητε της φωνής αυτού, 8 μη σκληρύνητε τας καρδίας σας ως εν τω παραπικρασμώ κατά την ημέραν του πειρασμού εν τη ερήμω, 9 όπου οι πατέρες σας με επείραααν, με εδοκίμασαν και είδον τα έργα μου τεσσαράκοντα έτη· 10 διά τούτο δυσηρεστήθην εις την γενεάν εκείνην και είπον· Πάντοτε πλανώνται εν τη καρδία αυτών και αυτοί δεν εγνώρισαν τας οδούς μου· 11 ούτως ώμοσα εν τη οργή μου, δεν θέλουσιν εισέλθει εις την κατάπαυσίν μου· 12 προσέχετε, αδελφοί, να μη υπάρχη εις μήδενα από σας πονηρά καρδία απιστίας, ώστε να αποστατήση από Θεού ζώντος, 13 αλλά προτρέπετε αλλήλους καθ' εκάστην ημέραν, ενόσω ονομάζεται το σήμερον, διά να μη σκληρυνθή τις εξ υμών διά της απάτης της αμαρτίας· 14 διότι μέτοχοι εγείναμεν του Χριστού, εάν κρατήσωμεν μέχρι τέλους βεβαίαν την αρχήν της πεποιθήσεως, 15 ενώ λέγεται· Σήμερον, εάν ακούσητε της φωνής αυτού, μη σκληρύνητε τας καρδίας σας ως εν τω παραπικρασμώ. 16 Διότι τινές, αφού ήκουσαν, παρεπίκραναν αυτόν αλλ' ουχί πάντες οι εξελθόντες εξ Αιγύπτου διά του Μωϋσέως. 17 Εις τίνας δε παρωργίσθη τεσσαράκοντα έτη; ουχί εις τους αμαρτήσαντας, των οποίων τα κώλα έπεσον εν τη ερήμω; 18 Προς τίνας δε ώμοσεν ότι δεν θέλουσιν εισέλθει εις την κατάπαυσιν αυτού, ειμή προς τους απειθήσαντας; 19 Και βλέπομεν ότι διά απιστίαν δεν ηδυνήθησαν να εισέλθωσι.
Hebrews · Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
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Notes on this text (2)
- The Old Testament is translated from the Hebrew, not from the Septuagint read in the Orthodox Church; there are no deuterocanonical books.
- Katharevousa (learned 19th-century Greek), as in the CrossWire module (text from theword.gr).
Cross references (19)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Philippians 3:14; 2 Timothy 1:9; Hebrews 4:14–15; 1 Peter 2:9; Ephesians 4:1
- 2 Numbers 12:7; 1 Timothy 3:15; John 6:38–40; Ephesians 2:22; Hebrews 3:5–6
- 3 1 Corinthians 3:9; 1 Peter 2:5–7; Zechariah 6:12–13; Hebrews 2:9; Hebrews 1:2–4
- 4 Hebrews 1:2; Hebrews 3:3
- 5 Numbers 12:7; Hebrews 3:2; Exodus 14:31; Psalm 105:26; Acts 28:23
- 6 2 Corinthians 6:16; 1 Corinthians 3:16; Hebrews 10:35; 1 Peter 2:5; 1 Corinthians 6:19
- 7 Psalm 95:7–11; Hebrews 3:15; Isaiah 55:3; Revelation 3:20; Hebrews 4:7
- 8 Proverbs 28:14; Exodus 17:7; Matthew 13:15; Zechariah 7:11–12; Jeremiah 7:26
- 9 Acts 7:36; Deuteronomy 4:9; Deuteronomy 8:4; Exodus 19:4; Deuteronomy 4:3
- 10 Psalm 95:10; 2 Thessalonians 2:10–12; Psalm 78:8; Psalm 67:2; Jeremiah 4:22
- 11 Deuteronomy 1:34–35; Hebrews 4:3; Numbers 14:20–23; Hebrews 4:5; Numbers 32:10–13
- 12 Jeremiah 17:5; Jeremiah 7:24; Jeremiah 17:9; Jeremiah 18:12; 1 Corinthians 10:12
- 13 1 Thessalonians 5:11; Hebrews 10:24–25; 2 Timothy 4:2; 1 Thessalonians 4:18; Acts 11:23
- 14 Hebrews 3:6; Hebrews 6:11; 1 Peter 4:13; Hebrews 12:10; Ephesians 3:6
- 15 Hebrews 3:7–8; Psalm 95:7; Hebrews 10:38; Hebrews 10:29
- 16 Numbers 14:2; Numbers 14:30; Numbers 26:65; Deuteronomy 1:38; Psalm 78:17
- 17 Numbers 14:29; Numbers 26:64–65; Numbers 14:22; Numbers 14:32–33; Jude 5
- 18 Hebrews 4:6; Deuteronomy 1:34–35; Numbers 14:30; Psalm 106:24–26; Numbers 20:12
- 19 Jude 5; John 3:36; Mark 16:16; John 3:18; 1 John 5:10
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
Paul, having treated of hope, and having said that "We are His house, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end" ( c. iii. ver. 6 ); next shows that we ought to look forward with firmness, and he proves this from the Scriptures.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 14 (1889)
… righteous man, and blameless, truthful, God-fearing, and one that kept himself from all evil." But bringing an accusation against himself, he said, "No man is free from defilement, even if his life be but of one day." Moses was called faithful in all God's house; and through his instrumentality, God punished Egypt with plagues and tortures.
… Moses himself, being a man of God, was indeed given as a god before Pharaoh; but he is not properly termed Lord, nor is called God by the prophets, but is spoken of by the Spirit as "Moses, the faithful minister and servant of God," which also he was.
For neither when John saith, "He is mightier than I," doth he say it as comparing them; nor Paul, when remembering Moses he writes, "For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses," doth he so write by way of comparison; and He Himself too, in saying, "Behold, a greater than Solomon is here," speaks not as making …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
According as Paul says in another place, And exhort each other daily, while it is called to-day; meaning, "continually." For as we may not speak of the "beginning of the days" of Christ, so neither suffer thou that any should ever speak of the end of His kingdom.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)