HEB 4:14 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) So then, having Yeshua the son of God who came from and returned to the heavens as our high priest, we need to hold firmly to what we say we believe,

Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT Therefore, having a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us firmly hold to our confession.

UST So, a powerful ruling priest works for us, one who ascended through the heavens. He is Jesus, God’s Son. Because of that, we need to persist in believing what we say we believe.

BSB § Therefore, 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.

BLB Therefore having a great high priest having passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, we should hold firmly to our confession.

AICNT Therefore, having a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the son of God, let us hold fast to our confession.

OEB We have, then, in Jesus, the Son of God, a great high priest who has passed into the highest heaven; let us, therefore, hold fast to the faith which we have professed.

WEBBE Having then a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let’s hold tightly to our confession.

WMBB Having then a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Yeshua, the Son of God, let’s hold tightly to our confession.

NET Therefore since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession.

LSV Having, then, a great Chief Priest having passed through the heavens—Jesus the Son of God—may we hold fast the profession,

FBV Since we have such a great high priest who has ascended to heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us make sure we hold on to what we say we believe.

TCNT Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession.

T4T We have a great Supreme Priest who ascended through the heavens when he returned to God’s presence. He is Jesus, ◄God’s Son/the man who is also God►. So let us firmly profess what we believe about him.

LEB Therefore, because we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession.

BBE Having then a great high priest, who has made his way through the heavens, even Jesus the Son of God, let us be strong in our faith.

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Wymth Inasmuch, then, as we have in Jesus, the Son of God, a great High Priest who has passed into Heaven itself, let us hold firmly to our profession of faith.

ASV Having then a great high priest, who hath passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.

DRA Having therefore a great high priest that hath passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God: let us hold fast our confession.

YLT Having, then, a great chief priest passed through the heavens — Jesus the Son of God — may we hold fast the profession,

Drby Having therefore a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of [fn]God, let us hold fast the confession.

4.14 Elohim

RV Having then a great high priest, who hath passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.

Wbstr Seeing then that we have a great High Priest, that hath passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.

KJB-1769 Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.

KJB-1611 Seeing then that wee haue a great high Priest, that is passed into the heauens, Iesus the Sonne of God, let vs hold fast our profession.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

Bshps Seyng then that we haue a great hye priest, which is entred into heauens, Iesus the sonne of God, let vs holde faste the confession.
(Seyng then that we have a great high priest, which is entered into heavens, Yesus/Yeshua the son of God, let us hold fast the confession.)

Gnva Seeing then that wee haue a great hie Priest, which is entred into heauen, euen Iesus the Sonne of God, let vs holde fast our profession.
(Seeing then that we have a great high Priest, which is entered into heaven, even Yesus/Yeshua the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. )

Cvdl Seynge then that we haue a greate hye prest, eue Iesus ye sonne of God, which is entred in to heauen, let vs holde oure profession.
(Seynge then that we have a great high priest, eue Yesus/Yeshua ye/you_all son of God, which is entered in to heaven, let us hold our profession.)

TNT Seynge then that we have a great hye prest whych is entred into heven (I meane Iesus the sonne of God) let vs holde oure profession.
(Seynge then that we have a great high priest whych is entered into heaven (I mean Yesus/Yeshua the son of God) let us hold our profession. )

Wycl Therfor we that han a greet bischop, that perside heuenes, Jhesu, the sone of God, holde we the knoulechyng of oure hope.
(Therefore we that have a great bischop, that perside heavens, Yhesu, the son of God, hold we the knoulechyng of our hope.)

Luth Dieweil wir denn einen großen Hohenpriester haben, JEsum, den Sohn Gottes, der gen Himmel gefahren ist, so lasset uns halten an dem Bekenntnis.
(Dieweil we/us because a large Hohenpriester have, YEsum, the son God’s, the/of_the to/toward heaven gefahren is, so let us/to_us/ourselves hold at to_him Bekenntnis.)

ClVg Habentes ergo pontificem magnum qui penetravit cælos, Jesum Filium Dei, teneamus confessionem.[fn]
(Habentes therefore pontificem magnum who penetravit cælos, Yesum Son of_God, teneamus confessionem. )

4.14 Habentes ergo. Hic incipit dicere de pontifice Christo, quomodo sufficiens, et quomodo dignior veteri sacerdote. Quem etiam immutat, et legem, quæ sub illo est, per meliorem legem suam, et quomodo necessarius nobis ad justitiam et salutem.

4.14 Habentes ergo. Hic incipit dicere about pontifice Christo, how sufficiens, and how dignior veteri sacerdote. Quem also immutat, and legem, which under illo it_is, through meliorem legem his_own, and how necessarius us to justitiam and salutem.

UGNT ἔχοντες οὖν ἀρχιερέα μέγαν, διεληλυθότα τοὺς οὐρανούς, Ἰησοῦν, τὸν Υἱὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ, κρατῶμεν τῆς ὁμολογίας.
(eⱪontes oun arⱪierea megan, dielaʸluthota tous ouranous, Yaʸsoun, ton Huion tou Theou, kratōmen taʸs homologias.)

SBL-GNT Ἔχοντες οὖν ἀρχιερέα μέγαν διεληλυθότα τοὺς οὐρανούς, Ἰησοῦν τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ θεοῦ, κρατῶμεν τῆς ὁμολογίας·
(Eⱪontes oun arⱪierea megan dielaʸluthota tous ouranous, Yaʸsoun ton huion tou theou, kratōmen taʸs homologias;)

TC-GNT Ἔχοντες οὖν ἀρχιερέα μέγαν, διεληλυθότα τοὺς οὐρανούς, Ἰησοῦν τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ, κρατῶμεν τῆς ὁμολογίας.
(Eⱪontes oun arⱪierea megan, dielaʸluthota tous ouranous, Yaʸsoun ton huion tou Theou, kratōmen taʸs homologias. )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

οὖν

therefore

Here, the word Therefore refers back to what the author already said about how Jesus is a high priest (See: 2:17–3:1). It may refer especially to 3:1, where the author stated that Jesus is “the high priest of our confession.” So, Therefore introduces how the author wants his audience to act, given that Jesus is a great high priest. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that resumes a previous topic, or you could use a word or phrase that introduces the result or consequence of a previous statement. Alternate translation: [So then] or [Because of all that]

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

ἔχοντες

having

Here, the word having introduces a reason for the exhortation to firmly hold. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this connection explicit. Alternate translation: [since we have] or [because we have]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τοὺς οὐρανούς

the heavens

Many people in the author’s culture believed that the space that they called “heaven” contained multiple layers or spheres of individual heavens. Paul speaks this way in 2 Corinthians 12:2. Here, the author uses this language without clarifying how many heavens there are. The main point is that Jesus passed through these heavens to where God dwells. Often, this place where God dwells is in the highest of the heavens. Since the author does not include details about the heavens, translate heavens with a word or phrase that refers to all of heavenly space, including the idea of multiple heavens if possible. Alternate translation: [the heavenly realm] or [the heavenly spaces]

Note 4 topic: guidelines-sonofgodprinciples

τὸν Υἱὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ

the Son ¬the ˱of˲_God

The phrase Son of God is an important title for Jesus. See how you translated Son in 1:2.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

κρατῶμεν τῆς ὁμολογίας

˱we˲_/may_be/_taking_hold ˱of˲_our confession

Here, the phrase firmly hold refers to continuing to consistently believe or trust something, particularly something that one has been told. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that refers to continuing to believe or trust. Alternate translation: [let us tightly grasp our confession] or [let us continue to trust our confession]

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