Bible Strands
Hebrews 3:14
We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The author addresses fellow believers, situating the statement within a daily exhortation to prevent hardening by sin and to respond to God’s voice while it is called “today.”
The words — μετόχοι (metochoi) = Partakers and ἀρχήν (archēn) = beginning, which anchor the clause in the idea of remaining participants in Christ by retaining the initial confession.
The thread — The theme of enduring to the end appears in Hebrews 3:6 (holding firmly to confidence and hope), Hebrews 6:11 (showing diligence to the very end), and Hebrews 12:10 (enduring discipline for lasting good).
Why it lands — The text demands that believers actively maintain their initial assurance until death, making perseverance the visible proof of genuine participation in Christ.
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The Greek words
King James Version
For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;
Cross-references
- 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.
- Hebrews 6:11 We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure.
- Hebrews 12:10 Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness.
- 1 Peter 4:13 But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.
- Ephesians 3:6 This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are fellow heirs, fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus.
- Hebrews 6:4 It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit,
- Romans 11:17 Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root,
- Hebrews 3:1 Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, set your focus on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess.
- 1 Corinthians 10:17 Because there is one loaf, we who are many are one body; for we all partake of the one loaf.
- 1 Corinthians 1:30 It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.