14 Having, then, a great chief priest passed through the heavens -- Jesus the Son of God -- may we hold fast the profession,
whither a forerunner for us did enter -- Jesus, after the order of Melchisedek chief priest having become -- to the age.
looking to the author and perfecter of faith -- Jesus, who, over-against the joy set before him -- did endure a cross, shame having despised, on the right hand also of the throne of God did sit down;
for not into holy places made with hands did the Christ enter -- figures of the true -- but into the heaven itself, now to be manifested in the presence of God for us;
And the sum concerning the things spoken of `is': we have such a chief priest, who did sit down at the right hand of the throne of the greatness in the heavens,
in these last days did speak to us in a Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He did make the ages; who being the brightness of the glory, and the impress of His subsistence, bearing up also the all things by the saying of his might -- through himself having made a cleansing of our sins, sat down at the right hand of the greatness in the highest,
he who went down is the same also who went up far above all the heavens, that He may fill all things --
whence also he is able to save to the very end, those coming through him unto God -- ever living to make intercession for them. For such a chief priest did become us -- kind, harmless, undefiled, separate from the sinners, and become higher than the heavens,
neither through blood of goats and calves, but through his own blood, did enter in once into the holy places, age-during redemption having obtained;
for partakers we have become of the Christ, if the beginning of the confidence unto the end we may hold fast,
Because of this it behoveth `us' more abundantly to take heed to the things heard, lest we may glide aside,
and unto the Son: `Thy throne, O God, `is' to the age of the age; a scepter of righteousness `is' the scepter of thy reign;
whom it behoveth heaven, indeed, to receive till times of a restitution of all things, of which God spake through the mouth of all His holy prophets from the age.
and it came to pass, in his blessing them, he was parted from them, and was borne up to the heaven;
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Commentary on Hebrews 4 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 4
The apostle, having in the foregoing chapter set forth the sin and punishment of the ancient Jews, proceeds in this,
Hbr 4:1-10
Here,
Hbr 4:11-16
In this latter part of the chapter the apostle concludes, first, with a serious repeated exhortation, and then with proper and powerful motives.