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Hebrews 10:23
Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — An anonymous author writes to Jewish Christians under pressure to abandon Christ and return to the Mosaic system. This exhortation sits in a block (10:19–25) that shifts from theological argument to practical application.
The words — ἀκλινής (aklinēs) means "unswerving" or "not swerving," a rare adjective that pictures a line that does not bend. The verse pairs it with πιστός (pistos), "faithful," locating the stability in God's character rather than the reader's resolve.
The thread — The same logic — God's faithfulness as the ground of the believer's confidence — runs through 1 Corinthians 1:9, 1 Thessalonians 5:24, and 2 Thessalonians 3:3.
Why it lands — It asks the reader to stop relying on their own grip and anchor instead to a promise whose reliability is a matter of God's nature. The command is "hold fast," but the reason given is not your strength — it is His faithfulness.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)
Cross-references
- 1 Thessalonians 5:24 The One who calls you is faithful, and He will do it.
- 1 Corinthians 1:9 God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:3 But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.
- Hebrews 6:18 Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.
- Titus 1:2 in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
- Hebrews 3:6 But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are His house, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope of which we boast.
- 1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.
- Revelation 3:11 I am coming soon. Hold fast to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.
- James 1:6 But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
- Hebrews 4:14 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.