Hebrews 3:6a

Footnotes

1. 7 The Greek makes the contrast between v. 5 and v. 6a more emphatic and explicit than is easily done in English.
2. 8 Grk “his”; in the translation the referent (God) has been specified for clarity.
3. 9 Grk “whose house we are,” continuing the previous sentence.
4. 10 The reading adopted by the translation is found in 𝔓13, 46 B sa, while the vast majority of (א A C D Ψ 0243 0278 33 1739 1881 𝔐 latt) add μέχρι τέλους βεβαίαν (mechri telous bebaian, “secure until the end”). The external evidence for the omission, though minimal, has excellent credentials. Considering the internal factors, B. M. Metzger ( ) finds it surprising that the feminine adjective βεβαίαν should modify the neuter noun καύχημα (kauchēma, here translated “we take pride”), a fact that suggests that even the form of the word was borrowed from another place. Since the same phrase occurs at Heb 3:14, it is likely that later scribes added it here at Heb 3:6 in anticipation of Heb 3:14. While these words belong at 3:14, they seem foreign to 3:6.
5. 11 Grk “the pride of our hope.”