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It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, <a href="/nlt/hebrews/6.htm">New Living Translation</a> This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain into God’s inner sanctuary. <a href="/esv/hebrews/6.htm">English Standard Version</a> We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain, <a href="/bsb/hebrews/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, <a href="/blb/hebrews/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> which we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and unshakable and entering into that within the veil, <a href="/kjv/hebrews/6.htm">King James Bible</a> Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; <a href="/nkjv/hebrews/6.htm">New King James Version</a> This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil, <a href="/nasb_/hebrews/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and reliable and one which enters within the veil, <a href="/nasb/hebrews/6.htm">NASB 1995</a> This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and one which enters within the veil, <a href="/nasb77/hebrews/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a> This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and one which enters within the veil, <a href="/lsb/hebrews/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and confirmed and one which enters within the veil, <a href="/amp/hebrews/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a> This hope [this confident assurance] we have as an anchor of the soul [it cannot slip and it cannot break down under whatever pressure bears upon it]—a safe and steadfast hope that enters within the veil [of the heavenly temple, that most Holy Place in which the very presence of God dwells], <a href="/csb/hebrews/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain. <a href="/hcsb/hebrews/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> We have this hope as an anchor for our lives, safe and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain. <a href="/asv/hebrews/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> which we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and stedfast and entering into that which is within the veil; <a href="/cev/hebrews/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> This hope is like a firm and steady anchor for our souls. In fact, hope reaches behind the curtain and into the most holy place. <a href="/erv/hebrews/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> which we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and stedfast and entering into that which is within the veil; <a href="/gwt/hebrews/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> We have this confidence as a sure and strong anchor for our lives. This confidence goes into the [holy] place behind the curtain <a href="/gnt/hebrews/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> We have this hope as an anchor for our lives. It is safe and sure, and goes through the curtain of the heavenly temple into the inner sanctuary. <a href="/isv/hebrews/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> That hope, firm and secure like an anchor for our souls, reaches behind the curtain <a href="/msb/hebrews/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, <a href="/net/hebrews/6.htm">NET Bible</a> We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, sure and steadfast, which reaches inside behind the curtain, <a href="/nheb/hebrews/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and entering into that which is within the curtain; <a href="/wbt/hebrews/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which entereth into that within the vail; <a href="/wey/hebrews/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> That hope we have as an anchor of the soul--an anchor that can neither break nor drag. It passes in behind the veil, <a href="/web/hebrews/6.htm">World English Bible</a> This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and entering into that which is within the veil, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/hebrews/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> which we have, as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and entering into that within the veil, <a href="/blb/hebrews/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> which we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and unshakable and entering into that within the veil, <a href="/ylt/hebrews/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> which we have, as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and entering into that within the vail, <a href="/slt/hebrews/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Which we have as an anchor of the soul, unshaken and firm, and entering into that further within the veil.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/hebrews/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Which we have as an anchor of the soul, sure and firm, and which entereth in even within the veil; <a href="/cpdv/hebrews/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> This we have as an anchor of the soul, safe and sound, which advances even to the interior of the veil, <a href="/nabre/hebrews/6.htm">New American Bible</a> This we have as an anchor of the soul, sure and firm, which reaches into the interior behind the veil, <a href="/nrsvce/hebrews/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> We have this hope, a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters the inner shrine behind the curtain,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/hebrews/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> That promise is like an anchor to us; it upholds the soul so that it may not be shaken, and it penetrates beyond the veil of the temple; <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/hebrews/6.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Which we have as an anchor that holds fast in our soul, which will not be moved, and has entered inside the veil,<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/hebrews/6.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> which, hope we have as an anchor for the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters in beyond the vail, <a href="/godbey/hebrews/6.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> which we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast and entering into that which is in the veil, <a href="/haweis/hebrews/6.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> which, as an anchor for our soul, we hold both sure and stedfast, and entering into the sanctuary within the vail, <a href="/mace/hebrews/6.htm">Mace New Testament</a> might have strong consolation to serve as a sure and stedfast anchor to the soul: till it arrives within the veil, <a href="/wey/hebrews/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> That hope we have as an anchor of the soul--an anchor that can neither break nor drag. It passes in behind the veil, <a href="/worrell/hebrews/6.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> which we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and firm, and entering into the place within the veil; <a href="/worsley/hebrews/6.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> which we have as an anchor of the soul safe and stedfast, and which entereth within the veil. <a href="/parallel/hebrews/6-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x-IAXXp5zcA?start=952" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/hebrews/6.htm">God's Unchangeable Promise</a> …18Thus 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. 19<a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: echomen (V-PIA-1P) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">We have</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hēn (RelPro-AFS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">this hope</a> <a href="/greek/5613.htm" title="5613: hōs (Adv) -- Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.">as</a> <a href="/greek/45.htm" title="45: ankyran (N-AFS) -- An anchor. From the same as agkale; an anchor.">an anchor</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">for the</a> <a href="/greek/5590.htm" title="5590: psychēs (N-GFS) -- From psucho; breath, i.e. spirit, abstractly or concretely.">soul,</a> <a href="/greek/5037.htm" title="5037: te (Conj) -- And, both. A primary particle of connection or addition; both or also."></a> <a href="/greek/804.htm" title="804: asphalē (Adj-AFS) -- (lit: unfailing), safe, reliable, trustworthy, certain, sure. Secure.">firm</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/949.htm" title="949: bebaian (Adj-AFS) -- Firm, steadfast, enduring, sure, certain. From the base of basis; stable.">secure.</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/1525.htm" title="1525: eiserchomenēn (V-PPM/P-AFS) -- To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter.">It enters</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2082.htm" title="2082: esōteron (Adj-ANS-C) -- Inner; with the article: the part that is within. Comparative of eso; interior.">inner sanctuary</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">behind the</a> <a href="/greek/2665.htm" title="2665: katapetasmatos (N-GNS) -- From a compound of kata and a congener of petomai; something spread thoroughly, i.e. the door screen in the Jewish Temple.">curtain,</a> 20where Jesus our forerunner has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/hebrews/4-14.htm">Hebrews 4:14-16</a> 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. / For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin. / Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. <a href="/hebrews/10-19.htm">Hebrews 10:19-23</a> Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, / by the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of His body, / and since we have a great priest over the house of God, ... <a href="/romans/5-1.htm">Romans 5:1-5</a> Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, / through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. / Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; ... <a href="/colossians/1-5.htm">Colossians 1:5</a> the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of truth, the gospel <a href="/1_peter/1-3.htm">1 Peter 1:3-5</a> Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, / and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you, / who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. <a href="/1_timothy/1-1.htm">1 Timothy 1:1</a> Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope, <a href="/titus/1-2.htm">Titus 1:2</a> in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began. <a href="/ephesians/2-12.htm">Ephesians 2:12-13</a> remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. / But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ. <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-8.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:8</a> But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and the helmet of our hope of salvation. <a href="/romans/8-24.htm">Romans 8:24-25</a> For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see? / But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently. <a href="/1_john/3-2.htm">1 John 3:2-3</a> Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is. / And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure. <a href="/psalms/62-5.htm">Psalm 62:5-6</a> Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him. / He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will not be shaken. <a href="/psalms/71-5.htm">Psalm 71:5</a> For You are my hope, O Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth. <a href="/psalms/130-5.htm">Psalm 130:5-7</a> I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope. / My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning—more than watchmen wait for the morning. / O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is loving devotion, and with Him is redemption in abundance. <a href="/isaiah/40-31.htm">Isaiah 40:31</a> But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters into that within the veil;as an.<a href="/acts/27-29.htm">Acts 27:29,40</a> Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day… both.<a href="/psalms/42-5.htm">Psalm 42:5,11</a> Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance… <a href="/psalms/43-5.htm">Psalm 43:5</a> Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.<a href="/psalms/62-5.htm">Psalm 62:5,6</a> My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him… entereth.<a href="/hebrews/4-16.htm">Hebrews 4:16</a> Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.<a href="/hebrews/9-3.htm">Hebrews 9:3,7</a> And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all; … <a href="/hebrews/10-20.htm">Hebrews 10:20,21</a> By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/27-17.htm">Anchor</a> <a href="/romans/8-29.htm">Band</a> <a href="/ephesians/2-14.htm">Break</a> <a href="/luke/23-45.htm">Curtain</a> <a href="/acts/21-30.htm">Drag</a> <a href="/john/10-2.htm">Entereth</a> <a href="/hebrews/4-1.htm">Entering</a> <a href="/hebrews/4-10.htm">Enters</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-14.htm">Firm</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-17.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-18.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/ephesians/3-16.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-5.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/philippians/4-7.htm">Passes</a> <a href="/philippians/3-14.htm">Secure</a> <a href="/acts/7-43.htm">Shrine</a> <a href="/hebrews/4-12.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-23.htm">Souls</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-14.htm">Steadfast</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-14.htm">Stedfast</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-18.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-16.htm">Sure</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-16.htm">Vail</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-3.htm">Veil</a> <a href="/2_timothy/1-14.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/6-53.htm">Anchor</a> <a href="/revelation/19-1.htm">Band</a> <a href="/revelation/5-2.htm">Break</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-3.htm">Curtain</a> <a href="/james/2-6.htm">Drag</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-25.htm">Entereth</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-6.htm">Entering</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-25.htm">Enters</a> <a href="/james/5-8.htm">Firm</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-3.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-19.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-7.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-3.htm">Inside</a> <a href="/1_john/2-17.htm">Passes</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-35.htm">Secure</a> <a href="/genesis/38-21.htm">Shrine</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-38.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-39.htm">Souls</a> <a href="/james/5-11.htm">Steadfast</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-9.htm">Stedfast</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-23.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-1.htm">Sure</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-3.htm">Vail</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-3.htm">Veil</a> <a href="/james/1-21.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Hebrews 6</div>1. <a href="/hebrews/6-1.htm">He exhorts not to fall back from the faith;</a> 11. <a href="/hebrews/6-11.htm">but to be steadfast,</a> 12. <a href="/hebrews/6-12.htm">diligent, and patient to wait upon God;</a> 13. <a href="/hebrews/6-13.htm">because God is most sure in his promise.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hebrews/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/hebrews/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/hebrews/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>We have this hope as an anchor for the soul The imagery of an anchor is significant, symbolizing stability and security. In the ancient world, anchors were crucial for ships to remain steady amidst storms. This metaphor suggests that hope in Christ provides spiritual stability. The "hope" refers to the promises of God, particularly the assurance of salvation through Jesus. This hope is not wishful thinking but a confident expectation based on God's unchanging nature and His faithfulness, as seen throughout Scripture (e.g., <a href="/hebrews/10-23.htm">Hebrews 10:23</a>).firm and secure The terms "firm" and "secure" emphasize the reliability and unshakeable nature of this hope. In a world of uncertainty, the believer's hope in Christ is steadfast. This reflects the biblical theme of God's promises being a solid foundation (<a href="/psalms/18-2.htm">Psalm 18:2</a>). The security of this hope is rooted in the finished work of Christ, who has overcome sin and death, providing eternal security for believers (<a href="/john/10-28.htm">John 10:28-29</a>).It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain This phrase draws on the imagery of the Jewish temple, specifically the Holy of Holies, where God's presence dwelt. The "curtain" separated the Holy of Holies from the rest of the temple, and only the high priest could enter once a year on the Day of Atonement (Leviticus 16). Jesus, as our high priest, has entered this heavenly sanctuary on our behalf, signifying direct access to God (<a href="/hebrews/9-11.htm">Hebrews 9:11-12</a>). This act fulfills the Old Testament sacrificial system and establishes a new covenant, as prophesied in <a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31-34</a>. The tearing of the temple curtain at Jesus' crucifixion (<a href="/matthew/27-51.htm">Matthew 27:51</a>) symbolizes this new access to God through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_author_of_hebrews.htm">The Author of Hebrews</a> Traditionally attributed to Paul, though the exact authorship is uncertain. The author writes to Jewish Christians, encouraging them to remain steadfast in their faith. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_recipients.htm">The Recipients</a> Jewish Christians who were familiar with the Old Testament and the practices of the Jewish faith, including the temple rituals. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_inner_sanctuary.htm">The Inner Sanctuary</a> Refers to the Holy of Holies in the Jewish temple, where God's presence was believed to dwell. Only the high priest could enter, and only once a year on the Day of Atonement. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_curtain.htm">The Curtain</a> The veil that separated the Holy of Holies from the rest of the temple, symbolizing the separation between God and humanity due to sin. 5. <a href="/topical/h/hope_as_an_anchor.htm">Hope as an Anchor</a> A metaphor used to describe the stability and security that faith in Christ provides to believers.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_hope.htm">The Certainty of Hope</a> Our hope in Christ is not wishful thinking but a firm assurance based on God's promises. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_jesus_as_high_priest.htm">The Role of Jesus as High Priest</a> Jesus' entry into the heavenly sanctuary signifies our direct access to God, eliminating the need for earthly mediators. <a href="/topical/t/the_anchor_for_the_soul.htm">The Anchor for the Soul</a> Just as an anchor keeps a ship steady, our hope in Christ stabilizes us amidst life's storms. <a href="/topical/t/the_symbolism_of_the_curtain.htm">The Symbolism of the Curtain</a> The tearing of the curtain at Jesus' death signifies the removal of barriers between God and humanity, inviting us into a personal relationship with Him. <a href="/topical/l/living_with_eternal_perspective.htm">Living with Eternal Perspective</a> Our hope should influence our daily lives, encouraging us to live with an eternal perspective, focusing on God's promises rather than temporary circumstances.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hebrews_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hebrews 6</a> <a href="/q/does_heb._6_19-20_conflict_with_ad_70.htm">Hebrews 6:19–20: If Jesus entered “behind the curtain,” is this temple-based imagery in tension with the historical destruction of the Temple in AD 70?</a> <a href="/q/is_hope_an_anchor_for_the_soul.htm">Is hope an anchor for the soul?</a> <a href="/q/what_are_positive_future_expectations.htm">What is the expectation of positive future outcomes?</a> <a href="/q/purpose_of_the_council_of_jamnia.htm">Is hope an anchor for the soul?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hebrews/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul.--A beautiful image, introduced for a moment only to set forth the security of the soul, though tossed by the waves of trouble. This symbol of hope, so familiar to us in Christian art, is not mentioned in the Old Testament, but is found in Greek proverbial sayings, and (it is said) appears on ancient coins.Both sure and stedfast.--These words and the following may, indeed, form part of the figure; but more probably relate to the hope itself--a hope unfailing, firm, which entereth where no human sight can follow, even into the Most Holy Place, into heaven itself. The hope becomes personified, that the reader's thought may be led to Him who is Himself our hope. <a href="/commentaries/hebrews/6-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>We have ἔχομεν (echomen) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. [this hope] ἣν (hēn) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. as ὡς (hōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_5613.htm">Strong's 5613: </a> Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. an anchor ἄγκυραν (ankyran) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_45.htm">Strong's 45: </a> An anchor. From the same as agkale; an 'anchor'. for the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. soul, ψυχῆς (psychēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5590.htm">Strong's 5590: </a> From psucho; breath, i.e. spirit, abstractly or concretely. firm ἀσφαλῆ (asphalē) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_804.htm">Strong's 804: </a> (lit: unfailing), safe, reliable, trustworthy, certain, sure. Secure. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. steadfast. βεβαίαν (bebaian) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_949.htm">Strong's 949: </a> Firm, steadfast, enduring, sure, certain. From the base of basis; stable. It enters εἰσερχομένην (eiserchomenēn) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1525.htm">Strong's 1525: </a> To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter. the τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. inner [sanctuary] ἐσώτερον (esōteron) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative <a href="/greek/strongs_2082.htm">Strong's 2082: </a> Inner; with the article: the part that is within. Comparative of eso; interior. [behind] the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. curtain, καταπετάσματος (katapetasmatos) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2665.htm">Strong's 2665: </a> From a compound of kata and a congener of petomai; something spread thoroughly, i.e. the door screen in the Jewish Temple. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hebrews/6-19.htm">Hebrews 6:19 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/hebrews/6-19.htm">Hebrews 6:19 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/hebrews/6-19.htm">Hebrews 6:19 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/hebrews/6-19.htm">Hebrews 6:19 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/hebrews/6-19.htm">Hebrews 6:19 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/hebrews/6-19.htm">Hebrews 6:19 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hebrews/6-19.htm">Hebrews 6:19 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/hebrews/6-19.htm">Hebrews 6:19 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/hebrews/6-19.htm">Hebrews 6:19 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/hebrews/6-19.htm">Hebrews 6:19 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-19.htm">NT Letters: Hebrews 6:19 This hope we have as an anchor (Heb. 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