Study it in the app“so that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge may have strong comfort to hold on to the hope set before us.”
Hope is an anchor of the soul, sure and firmHope
so thatἵναthroughδιὰtwoδύοunchangeableἀμεταθέτωνthings,πραγμάτωνinἐνwhichοἷςit is impossibleἀδύνατονfor Godθεόνto lie,ψεύσασθαιwe who have fled for refugeοἱ καταφυγόντεςmay haveἔχωμενstrongἰσχυρὰνcomfortπαράκλησινto hold on toκρατῆσαιthe hopeτῆς ἐλπίδοςset before us.προκειμένης
two
Two.
Where else “dyo” appearsunchangeable
Unchangeable: that does not change and cannot be changed.
Where else “ametathetōn” appearsmatter
The matter at hand, or anything at all.
Where else “pragmatōn” appearsimpossible
What cannot be done.
Where else “adynaton” appearsGod
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theon” appearslie
To lie.
Where else “pseusasthai” appearsflee for refuge
Flee to a place for refuge.
Where else “kataphygontes” appearshave
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echōmen” appearsstrong
Strong, mighty.
Where else “ischyran” appearscomfort
The relief God or fellow believers give.
Where else “paraklēsin” appearshold fast
To keep a firm grip on something, not let go.
Where else “kratēsai” appearshope
Hope: confidence in what God will do.
Where else “elpidos” appearsbe set before
Be set before, be present and in view.
Where else “prokeimenēs” appears17Therefore, when God wanted to show more clearly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable nature of his purpose, he guaranteed it with an oath,
18 · This verse (above)
19We have this hope as an anchor of the soul, sure and firm, and one that enters into the place inside the curtain,
