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Hebrews

New Testament · translated from the Greek

Jesus is greater than the angels, than Moses and than the priesthood of Aaron: he is the high priest and the sacrifice of the new covenant. So the letter calls its readers not to shrink back but to run with faith, looking to him.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13

How it is laid out

  1. Jesus, greater than allchapters 1–7
  2. The new covenant and the perfect sacrificechapters 8–10
  3. The faith that endureschapters 11–13

Key verses

  • Hebrews 12:2 — Looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of faith
  • Hebrews 11:1 — Faith is the assurance of things hoped for
  • Hebrews 4:16 — Let us draw near with boldness to the throne of grace
  • Hebrews 4:12 — The word of God is living and active

Who wrote it

The letter does not say who wrote it. Origen, quoted by Eusebius (Church History 6.25.11-14), said that only God knows; some attributed it to Paul, others to Luke or to Clement of Rome.

When it was written

Debated; probably before AD 70, since it speaks of the priests' worship in the present tense (10:1-3).

For whom, and in what situation

Believers who knew Israel's worship well and who, after enduring sufferings, were in danger of shrinking back (10:32-39). It sends greetings from "those from Italy" (13:24).

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