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Hebrews 6:19
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17 Thus God, determining to show more abundantly to athe heirs of promise bthe immutability of His counsel,2 confirmed it by an oath,  
18 that by two1 immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to alie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope bset before us.  
19 This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, aand which enters the Presence behind the veil,  
20 awhere the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, bhaving become High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek. 
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Hebrews 6:19

Which (hn). Which hope. What would life be without this blessed hope based on Christ as our Redeemer?

As an anchor of the soul (wv agkuran thv yuxhv). Old word, literally in Acts 27:29, figuratively here, only N.T. examples. The ancient anchors were much like the modern ones with iron hooks to grapple the rocks and so hold on to prevent shipwreck (I Timothy 1:19).

Both sure and steadfast (asfalh te kai bebaian). This anchor of hope will not slip (alpha privative and sfallw, to totter) or lose its grip (bebaia, from bainw, to go, firm, trusty).

That which is within the veil (to eswteron tou katapetasmatov). The Holy of Holies, "the inner part of the veil" (the space behind the veil), in N.T. only here and Acts 16:24 (of the inner prison). The anchor is out of sight, but it holds. That is what matters.




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Hebrews 6:19:

Acts 16:24
Acts 21:34
Acts 27:29
Hebrews 4:14
Hebrews 7:19
Hebrews 9:3
Hebrews 10:19

 

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