Hebrews 10:1-39

Hebrews 10:1-4:

^10:1For the law – having a shadow of the good-things being about-to (come) and the image of the matters, yearly with the same sacrifices they offer continuously – is never able to make-complete the (people) coming-towards (God). ^.2Since also if-ever did (those sacrifices) stop being offered, because-of the (priests) rendering-service once having been cleaned² yet having not-one conscience of sins? - (no.) ^.3But in them (there is) remembrance of sins yearly ^.4for (it is) not-able (for the) blood of goats and bulls to take-away sins.

Continuing from ‘chapter 9’ we read: In truth, the law of Moses…

having a shadow (a shadow is not the actual thing itself, a shade) of the good-things being about to come (of the things issuing from God Who is good which were at that time on the point of arriving, the things that are perfectly admirable from God’s viewpoint, the things according to God’s words and intention because God is the source of all true goodness, the good-things in the process of coming but which had not yet come to pass)
and the image of the matters (the icon, resemblance, representation of the things practiced, the performances, actions, businesses, facts, deeds, events; [some Greek texts read “and not the image itself (or: and not the same image) of the matters” – however, the papyrus P46 reads as I have translated it above]),
year-by-year with the same sacrifices they offer continuously (the priests carry, bring these same sacrifices towards God without any interruption every year)

…is never able to make the people coming-towards God complete. The law is not capable at any time (emphatically it cannot, it does not have the able-power, the ability) to cause the priests and the people going towards God to reach and arrive at their ending-issue, to make them perfect, to cause them to arrive at their ultimate state of completeness. The Levitical priests were instructed by God to keep offering free-gifts and sacrifices because of the sins which the priests and the rest of the people continued to commit, and they were always conscious of the fact that they were not complete from God’s viewpoint.

Since in addition, did it happen at any time while the Levitical priests were offering that those sacrifices willingly stopped being offered on account of the priests rendering-service (performing, carrying out service as hired servants) once having been cleaned (at one time having previously been freed from any bad foreign mixture, caused to be cleansed) and continuing clean and still having not-one (none, not any) conscience of sins?

In verse 2 some Greek texts have “since not ever…” but the papyrus P46 reads as I have translated above. The word “conscience” refers to all of a person’s knowing awareness, the perception of what is right which a person has put together for himself in his mind as a result of all that he has already been taught and learned in relation to the one whom he recognizes as his ruler, the one who has authority, ultimately this authority should be the only true God.

Since also if-ever did those sacrifices stop being offered because-of the priests rendering-service once having been cleaned and continuing clean yet having not-one conscience of sins? The unwritten answer is of course “No” – as the writer continues by explaining: but contrary to that ever happening, in those sacrifices there is remembrance of sins (a calling up in their minds, a reminder of swerving from, missing the mark of the truth of God’s Word to them) year-by-year, for it is not-able (not possible, there is no able-power, no ability) for the blood of goats and bulls to take-away (remove, deprive them of and thus freeing them from) sins.

[Reference: Leviticus chapter 16; Luke 22:19; Romans 11:27; I Corinthians 11:24 and 25; Galatians 3:19; Colossians 2:17; I Timothy 3:9; II Timothy 1:3; Hebrews 7:11 and 19a, 8:3-6, 9:9-15, 22, 23 and 28.]

Verses 5-10:

^.5On-which-account coming into the world he says, “A sacrifice and an offering You did not intend, but You fully-equipped a body for-Yourself with me; ^.6a wholly-burned (sacrificial gift) and concerning sin You did not consider-good, ^.7then I said, Look!, I am-come – for it was written² in (the) heading of (the) book concerning me – to do, God, Your intention.”

^.8Above saying that ‘a sacrifice and an offering and a wholly-burned (sacrificial gift) and concerning sin You did not intend nor consider-good’ – (these are) the-things-which are offered according to law, ^.9then he said², “Look!, I am-come to do Your intention” – he eliminates the first in order that he may cause the second to stand, ^.10in which intention we are having been made-holy² by means of the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once.

On account of this (what is written in chapter 9 and verses 1-4 above) coming (going) into the world he (Christ) says…

“A sacrifice and an offering You (God) did not intend (did not will with active volition and desire),
- but You fully-equipped (put down in a fitting straight/right order, framed the pieces together, fit-out) a body for Yourself with me (I am that body, one who hears You with my ears and does Your intention);
a wholly-burned sacrificial gift (a sacrifice given as a gift which was killed and completely burned up, none was eaten or thrown away) and an offering concerning sin You did not consider-good (did not suppose it to be well),
- then (at that time) I said, Look (behold, see)!, I am-come (I have come, I have arrived, I am here) – for it was written and continues written in the heading of the book (literally: a little head, referring to the tips of the wooden rod around which a roll, scroll, papyrus, parchment was wrapped; figuratively referring to the headline of the old covenant writings, which was first recorded in Genesis 3:15 and then outlined throughout the writings) concerning me – to do (for the purpose of performing), God, Your intention (Your will, Your active volition and desire).”

This is a reference to what was prophesied and recorded in Psalm 40:6-8. Next, Paul explains the depth of its meaning.

Above (more upwards, higher up in verses 5-7) saying that ‘a sacrifice and an offering and a wholly-burned sacrificial gift and concerning sin You did not intend nor consider-good’ –

these are the things which are offered in accordance with law (these are carried, brought towards God in conformity, proportion to/with law),

…then (at that time when Christ entered into the true Holies, the tent that the Lord made) he said and it has not changed, “Look!, I am-come to do Your intention” –

he eliminates the first (he takes up and slays, puts out of his way by killing the former, the things in accordance with law)
for the purpose and result that he would cause the second to stand (set the second in place, as opposed to causing it to fall or fail; the second is doing God’s intention),
- within which intention (God’s will, His active volition and desire) we presently and actively are in the state of having already been made-holy (caused to become holy, sanctified) and we are continuing holy by means of the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once (at one time, not several times but on one occasion only).

To be “made holy” means: to be sanctified, set apart from the state of being common, defiled or unclean against God. We have been caused to come into the state of corresponding to the essence of God, Who is Holy Spirit, by receiving holy spirit-life from God by means of the Lord Jesus Christ.

[Reference: Leviticus 1:3-9, 5:6-11; Psalm 40:6-8; Matthew 3:17, 9:13, 12:18; Mark 12:33; Ephesians 5:2; Colossians 1:21; I Timothy 1:15, 2:4; Hebrews 2:11, 5:5-9, 9:12.]

Verses 11-18:

^.11Also indeed every priest stood² daily officially-serving and often offering the same sacrifices, the-ones-which are never able to take sins from-around (people); ^.12but this (priest) having offered one sacrifice on behalf of sins continuously sat-down in (the) right-side of God ^.13from-then-on waiting until his enemies may be put (the) footstool of his feet; ^.14for with one offering he made-complete² continuously the (people) being made-holy; ^.15but also the Spirit, the Holy (Spirit) bears us witness, for after He said², ^.16“This covenant which I will covenant towards them after those days, says (the) Lord, giving My laws on their hearts and on their mind-process I will write them” … ^.17also (He said) “their sins and their lawlessnesses I may never yet be caused-to-remember”; ^.18but where (there is) dismissal of these, (there is) no-longer an offering concerning sin.

In addition emphatically every Levitical priest stood and continues to stand day-by-day carrying-out (performing) his official public service and many times offering the same sacrifices, the sacrifices which are never able (not at any time do they have the ability, the able-power, the capability) to take sins from around people completely.

But this priest (Christ), after he had offered one sacrifice on behalf of sins…

without any interruption sat down in the right-side of God (he sat within the sphere of action of and is continuing at God’s right-hand side, which gives him the authority, power, honor, blessing, grace, approval, and excellence being an extension of the power, etc, of the One Whose side he is at – God’s right side; Christ is still in God’s presence, he didn’t have to leave again as the Levitical priests did)
from then on (for the rest of the time) waiting (as willingly reaching out from himself to receive or accept what will be given to him from God) continuing up-to the time when his enemies may be put the footstool of his feet (until those who oppose and exhibit enmity and hostility against Christ would be placed, set into the position of being the footstool underneath his feet, in complete submission, subjection to him).

In truth, with one offering he made-complete (caused to reach and arrive at the ending-issue, he made perfect by the ultimate arrival of the state of completeness) and stays complete without any interruption – who? – the people being made-holy (sanctified). The papyrus P46 has the verb “being saved-upwards” instead of “being made-holy” which also agrees with the context. The contrast in verse 14 is to verse 1 above where it states: “For the law – is never able to make-complete the (people) coming-towards (God).”

All holy-people are complete spiritually in as much as we have the full amount of what is available to us today – this is true because each holy-person has already received the gift of holy spirit. We have reached and arrived at God's intended ending-issue available today to and for us. All holy-people became members initiated into the church of God the moment we received holy spirit-life. We are spiritually complete and this truth cannot change in the spirit category. However, in the future the fullness of the completion will come (not the ending of a departed state but its completion, its perfection). When the resurrected Christ will come for us, then we will receive our full inheritance. We will each receive a spiritual body like the resurrected Christ has already received from God. We will be with our Lord Jesus Christ, and we will be with the only true God, his Father and our Father.

Paul continues: But also the Spirit, emphatically and specifically the Holy Spirit (referring to God Himself, emphasizing the truth that He is Spirit and He is Holy, His essence and realm of power, authority, and action) bears us witness (attests with information that He personally has about us holy-people and therefore He states with authority regarding us). How? In truth, after the time when He said and it remains unchanged…

“This covenant which I will covenant towards them after those days (the specific binding agreement which I will throughly or thoroughly put/set in place for Myself to and with all of them when the days of the old covenant will end),
says the Lord (God affirms this statement),
giving My laws on their hearts (yielding in an unforced manner on the center/core of their beings what I set-up, divide-out and administer to be customarily and rightly used among them)
and I will write My laws on their mind-process (on the activity of their mind, their conscious thinking-through and reflecting on the perception in their mind, their meditation)”
- … also He said the following (Paul leaves out the middle portion recorded in Jeremiah 31:33 and 34 to emphasize his point):
“their sins (the sins they committed, actions of missing the mark of God’s Word, swerving from what God told them)
and their lawlessnesses (plural form of noun; their lacks of God's law, the state of being without, in violation of, non-observance of the law of God, their transgressions of God’s law which is God's Word, what God says)
I may never yet be caused-to-remember (I would not at any time still be reminded of, call to My mind, recollect their sins and lawlessnesses).”

But where there is dismissal of these (a discharge, setting-free, leaving or letting go from concern, where there is the remission of debt or punishment owed due to these sins and lawlessnesses)…

there is no-longer an offering concerning sin (not any more is there an offering available to be given to God or required by God with respect to sin, all inclusive).

[Reference: Psalm 110:1; Jeremiah 31:33 and 34; Matthew 22:44; Acts 2:35; Romans 8:34; I Corinthians 13:10, 15:24-28; Ephesians 1:20, 5:2; Colossians 3:1; Hebrews 1:3, 9 and 13, 2:10 and 11, 6:1, 7:11 and 27, 8:1, 10 and 12, 9:10-15 and 28.]

Verses 19-22:

^.19Therefore having, brothers, boldness into the entrance-way of the Holies in the blood of Jesus, ^.20which way, slaughtered-beforehand and living, he put-new-in-force for us by means of the veil, this is his flesh, ^.21and (having) a great priest on the house of God, ^.22we come-towards (God) with a true heart in full-assurance of belief, having been sprinkled² (with respect to) the hearts away-from an evil conscience, and having been washed² (with respect to) the body in clean water.

Following-on logically, brothers (‘brothers’ in the holy spirit category)…

…having boldness into the entrance-way of the Holies (the spiritual truth is that we already have freedom, frankness and openness into the direct path/road of access, the right of passage leading into the true tent that the Lord pitched) within the sphere of action of the blood of Jesus (refer to Hebrews 9:12-14)…

which way,
- slaughtered-beforehand (literally: previously killed being the sacrificial offering, recently slain; this word is also used in the sense of something that happened lately, recently, and so it is fresh and ready for use)
- and living (presently and actively alive),
he put-new-in-force for us (Christ brought this way newly into effect, being different from what was in force previously, new compared to the former, new because it replaced the old)
- by means of the veil (through the heavy curtain; refer to Hebrews 9:3), this is his flesh (Jesus Christ’s flesh which was killed),

…and having a great priest on the house of God (Christ is the priest who is large in magnitude, quality, etc, who has authority over God’s household)…

we come (go) towards God [some Greek texts have the subjunctive mood here as though it were “let us come” – but in the context and according to the papyrus P46 this is the indicative mood as I have translated it here, since it is a truth, a fact, a reality that all holy-people are coming towards God because we are in the way, who is the Lord Jesus Christ, and this spiritual truth cannot change]
- with a true heart (the center/core of our beings has the quality and essence of trueness, the seat of our whole personal selves and life has a consistency of truth, this heart is not a copy or an example, but it is the actual, real, genuine heart)
- within full-assurance of belief (the full carriage or carrying capacity of faith, the belief that has been brought and filled-up to the measure and so we have the full contents of assurance, conviction and confidence pertaining to belief; refer to verses 36-39 below),
  - having already been sprinkled and we remain sprinkled with respect to the hearts away from an evil conscience (from a conscience that is actively malignant, exercising badness; refer to verse 2 above and Hebrews 9:11-15), and
  - having already been washed (bathed) and we remain washed with respect to the body (the whole body) in/with/by clean water (water that is free from all mixture, not mixed with something else).

[Reference: Matthew 27:51; John 14:6; Acts 1:5, 7:42, 8:32, 11:16; Romans 5:1 and 2, 8:26 and 27, 10:8-10; I Corinthians 6:11; Galatians 3:22-29; Ephesians 1:7, 2:13-18, 3:12, 5:25-27; I Thessalonians 1:5; II Thessalonians 2:1; I Timothy 3:9 and 15; Titus 3:5; Hebrews 2:11 and 17, 3:6, 4:14 and 16, 6:11 and 20, 7:19, 8:1 and 2, 9:8-26; I Peter 3:21-4:2.]

Verses 23-25:

^.23Let us hold-down the un-leaning agreement of the hope, for believable (is) the (One) having promised; ^.24and let us mentally-perceive one-another from a sharpness of love¹ and of beautiful works – ^.25not leaving-down the gathering-together of yourselves according as a custom with some-people but encouraging and so-much rather by as-much-as you observe the day coming-near.

Verses 23 and 24 begin with “let us” because these verbs are in the present tense and subjunctive mood. They indicate polite commands or very strong suggestions advising us to walk (behave, conduct ourselves) according to what is written here.

Let us hold-down (have firm, hold fast, retain)…

the un-leaning agreement (the speech in agreement, saying the same thing, speaking the same words, our assent to/with what God and His son, the Lord Jesus Christ, have spoken and accomplished, the agreement that does not incline, bend, or bow from its correct position)
of the hope (pertaining to the expectation that we have of future events coming to pass).

Why should we do this? In truth, believable is the One (God) Who has already promised (proclaimed, declared the message of His intention). God was and is and will continue to be believable – He is faithful – He is trustworthy! We can rely on the words that God, our Father, speaks and we can rely on whatever He doesdHej. There should be no doubting of God's words which He gives us to believe because He is believable. God has fulfilled His promise which He spoke and is recorded in Genesis 3:15 regarding the coming of the seed, and He is believable to continue to fulfill today and to completely fulfill the whole of this promise in the future by means of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Also, let us mentally-perceive one-another (fully take-note of each other, attentively notice one-another in our minds) from a sharpness (emanating out from a keenness, as being whet by something rubbing against us stimulating us, an irritation of feelings or actions, touchiness, an incitement, a paroxysm)…

of love¹ (The word "love¹" or the verb "to love¹" comes from the Greek word agape which is God's kind of love. To love with His love means to love the same way as God loves, to manifest God's love towards another, whether it is towards God Himself, the Lord Jesus Christ, yourself, your Christian neighbor, or towards anyone else. God tells His children today (all who have the spirit of Christ within us) how to Godly-love by means of His previously-revealed written Word and also via our holy spirit-life whereby we receive information from Him regarding how to love in different specific situations. It is the carrying out of God's commandments, His Word, which is the correct usage or way to manifest God's kind of love according to His will (refer to I Corinthians chapter 13 and I John 5:1-3). It is not the same as the brotherly or friendly kind of love, nor is it the same as the emotional/feelings/sexual kind of love.)

and

of beautiful works (deeds, beautiful things worked, effects-produced having acted expending energy, activities that have a manifested decorous, harmonious and acceptable goodness).

You are not to be leaving down the gathering together of yourselves (you are not to leave remaining behind from your minds the assembling of yourselves in one place, this word from the Greek can also be translated as "synagogue", specifically referring to your times of getting together as we await Christ’s coming to gather us together with him, but overall reminding you not to leave down from your minds the hope of going into the Holies in the future where Christ is) just as it is a custom with some people (an ethical thinking consisting of manners, customs, habits, etc, by some people) to leave down the gathering together of holy-people…

but contrary to doing that, encouraging (you are to be exhorting one-another, calling each other beside yourselves as a concerned father or mother would invite their children close to them under their arms so as to help them to do what is right)
- and so-much rather (this much of a degree more-so, such a definite amount more and more) by as much as you observe the day drawing near (by such an amount, to the degree that you are looking and mentally-envisioning the day that our hope will be fulfilled coming close, as you are mentally-aware and contemplate the time approaching, even though you may not physically see anything specific with your physical eyes).

Verse 25 could also be translated as “not leaving-down the gathering-together of ourselves…” – however because the final verb in this clause should be translated with the 2^nd person plural (you) then it seems most likely that the preceding verb participles and reflexive pronoun also pertain to those to whom Paul was writing. In verses 25-39 Paul switches between “we” and “you” depending on what he is writing about.

The hope that we holy-people have is Christ’s coming to gather us all together with him in the air and including our going into the Holies and receiving everything that God has promised us in Christ. Christ is the hope of glory. Christ continues to carry-out God’s intention and we will be with him. For further details on this you may read my studies on I Thessalonians chapter 4, II Thessalonians, chapter 15 of I Corinthians, and the Book of Revelation. Chart

[Reference: Genesis 3:15; Acts 7:4, 26:6; Romans 4:21, 10:8-10, 13:11 and 12; I Corinthians 1:9, 10:13; II Corinthians 1:18; Galatians 3:19, 5:5; Philippians 4:5; I Thessalonians 5:4 and 9; II Thessalonians 2:1; I Timothy 6:12; Titus 1:2, 2:7 and 14, 3:8 and 14; Hebrews 3:1 and 6b, 4:14, 6:11, 13 and 18-20, 7:19, 11:11.]

Verses 26-31:

^.26(During) our willingly sinning, after receiving the full-knowledge of the truth, (there is) no-longer a sacrifice left-down concerning sin, ^.27but some fearful waiting of judgment and zeal of fire being about to eat the contrary-people. ^.28Someone having rejected a law of Moses dies without pities on two or three witnesses – ^.29how-much do you consider the (person) having trodden-down the son of God, and having led (his mind to regard) the blood of the covenant common in which he was made-holy, and having been hurtful towards the spirit of the grace, will be esteemed-worthy of worse punishment? ^.30For we knew² the (One) having said, “With Me (is) vengeance, I will repay,” and again, “(The) Lord will judge His people.” ^.31(It is) fearful to fall-in into (the) hands of (the) living God.

While we holy-people are voluntarily (from ourselves, our own free-will decision) committing sins in the walk/behavior category during our everyday living – that is: after we have already received the full, clear and exact personal knowledge of the truth (the essential reality) – not anymore is there a sacrifice left remaining behind concerning sin (all inclusive; refer to verse 18 above)…

…but there is some…

frightful waiting of judgment (a reaching out to receive or accept what will be given to people from God via the Lord Jesus Christ which will be the action of pronouncing sentence, the process of making a separating decision, the passing of judgment, making a decision in judgment – this kind of waiting is characterized by being afraid at the consequences of the performance of any wrong behavior, a terrifying, dreadful waiting of judgment; see verse 13 above)
and zeal of fire (a boiling or vehement passion, jealousy in the good sense issuing from God effected and evidenced by fire)
- being on the point of eating (consuming, burning-up) the contrary-people (those who are covertly opposing, who are against God from underneath, stealthily adverse to God and the Lord Jesus Christ).

In the past, someone having rejected (put from himself, un-put, displaced) a law of Moses dies without pities (without others having a tender feeling of unhappiness or distress on seeing the ills being experienced by that person, i.e. his death) resting on two or three witnesses (based upon the witness of two or three people who have information or knowledge of that-which they are attesting to, and can therefore confirm it on the strength of their own authority)…

how-much do you consider (to what degree or measure do you suppose)
- the person who has trodden-down the son of God (moved his feet down on God’s son trampling him underfoot; figuratively referring to having treated him scornfully),
- and who has led before or in-front-of his mind (taken the initiative, went beforehand in his mind) to regard/view the blood of the covenant (the new binding agreement) as being common (common in the Levitical sense of being defiled, ceremonially unlawful and unclean)
  - within which blood he was made-holy (this person has been sanctified within the sphere of action of this blood of the covenant),
- and who has been hurtful (he has acted with hurt, wanton-violence, insolence and insult resulting in injury within himself) towards the spirit of the grace (the gift of holy spirit that he received by the grace of God and the Lord Jesus Christ; it is the spirit of Christ that is within all holy-people),
will be esteemed-worthy of worse punishment (will be counted to be of like-worth, deemed to be of equal-value with comparatively worse redress or vengeance carried out in order to help and in honor of those who were affected by the injuries he caused; this punishment will have a condition and quality that is more bad than previously attained by those under the law of Moses)?

In truth, we knew and continue to know (perceive, see) the One Who said…

“With Me is vengeance (the execution of right/justice is for Me to carry-out, revenge is by Me, I will execute justice),
I will repay (in Greek there is a definite word for "I" plus the verb meaning "I will repay" giving emphasis - I Myself will give back what is due in-place-of, instead-of what was received, I will requite),”

…and again,

“The Lord (referring to God emphasizing His covenant relationship) will judge (make His decision passing sentence regarding) His people.”

It is fearful (frightful, terrifying, dreadful) to fall-in into (to fall down resulting in being within) the hands of God Who is alive.

God is presently and actively living and He is the One Who will exercise His authority and power on His people who do not obey what He says. Those who are not His people will of course receive their second and last death as recorded in Revelation chapter 20.

[Reference: Numbers 35:30-33; Deuteronomy 17:2-6, 32:35 and 36; Psalm 79:5; Ezekiel 38:19; Zephaniah 1:18, 3:8; Matthew 7:6, 10:28, 26:28; John 16:8-11; Acts 14:5 and 15, 24:25; Romans 9:26, 12:19; I Corinthians 3:10-15, 11:25, 33 and 34; II Corinthians 1:2, 3:3; Ephesians 4:30; Colossians 1:27, 2:14; I Thessalonians 1:9, 4:8; II Thessalonians 1:5-10; I Timothy 2:4, 3:15, 4:10, 5:12; II Timothy 2:25, 4:1; Titus 1:1; Philemon 1:14; Hebrews 2:2 , 3 and 11, 3:12, 6:4-8, 9:14, 20 and 26-28, 12:22 and 24, 13:20.]

Verses 32-39:

^.32But you must remember the former days in which having been lightened you patiently-endured much contending of sufferings, ^.33this indeed: being made-a-theatre-of by both reproaches and pressures, but this: having become sharers-in-common of the (people) thus behaving, ^.34for even you suffered-together with the prisoners and you accepted-towards-yourselves with joy the catching of the-things beginning-from you, knowing yourselves to have a stronger beginning-thing also remaining.

^.35Therefore let you not throw-away your boldness, the-one-which has a great compensation-payment, ^.36for you have need of patient-endurance in order that having done the intention of God you may bring-to-yourselves the promise, ^.37for yet “as-much-as a small-amount – the (one) coming will have-come and will not take-time; ^.38but My righteous-person from belief will live, and if-ever he may withdraw My soul does not consider-it-good in him.” ^.39But we are not of a withdrawal into destruction but of belief into an acquisition of soul.

But you must remember (recollect, bring up to your minds, call up to your remembrance, remind yourselves about) the former days (the time prior, more first, before other days) during which…

after you were lightened (after you had light caused to shine on you, light was poured on you, light was given to you and thereby you received the opportunity to see God’s light),

…you patiently-endured much contending of sufferings (you held-out, bore-up, stayed, remained upright relative to God and the things of God under a lot of contending – of being athletes for mastery of an event as in public games aiming at the finish-line, with the goal of receiving the prize for winning that event – characterized by the experiences of things which affected you)…

[The noun translated "contending" refers to being in a competing event where there are two opposing parties conflicting against each other in order to be the one to gain the prize at the end of the contest. The usage of athletic terminology draws attention to the truth that holy-people are contending being athletes together moving in the direction of the same objective, being on the same team in the same contest, not a different one or on a different team.]

this indeed on the one hand: being made a theatre-of (a spectacle) by both reproaches (defamations, insults) and pressures (compressions, stress that afflicted you, whatever may have been pressing-upon you, squeezing you, whether it was physical or mental or spiritual),
but on the other hand this: having become sharers-in-common (partakers of/with/in the same thing, sharers, participants, partners sharing what would be common to both parties) of the people behaving in this manner (those who were having their mode of living, their way of turning-up, their manner of moving-about during everyday living that way)…

…for with emphasis…

you suffered together with the prisoners (you experienced bonds in conjunction with the people who were bound, you were affected by the bonds of prisoners, you sympathized with their bonds [some Greek texts read “bonds” instead of “prisoners”])
and you accepted towards yourselves (you welcomed, subjectively received) in company and association with joy (rejoicing)
- the catching of the-things beginning-from you (the activity of seizing and carrying off your belongings, the things in your domain, starting from you, your possessions, in the bad-sense of snatching and taking them suddenly away as the catch or booty, but what is left-remaining is plundered, spoiling people and things),
  - knowing personally that you yourselves have a stronger beginning-thing also remaining (you have a truly active knowing that you hold in addition a belonging, something in your domain which stays yours and that has comparatively more force with exerted-power than your physical belongings – the stronger beginning-thing is referring to our full inheritance, etc, that God has promised us in Christ, our hope).

Following-on logically, let you not cast away your boldness (freedom, frankness and openness), the boldness which has a great compensation-payment (a large wage given as the pay-back). The only way that a holy-person could throw away his/her boldness is in the walk (behavior, conduct) category – not the holy spirit category.

In truth, you have need of patient-endurance (a necessity due to lack because of not having what you need for your use, your need is the bearing-up, holding, enduring and remaining upwards or upright relative-to God and the things of God under any obstacles) for the purpose and result that, after you have done the intention of God (performed God’s will), you may bring-to-yourselves the promise (you would receive/take and carry with yourselves the promise that you will acquire as the compensation or reward so as to preserve what you receive and take-care of it).

The “promise” refers to the effective fullness of the proclamation, the declaration of the message of God’s intention; refer to Hebrews 4:1, 6:12-20, 7:6, 8:6, 9:15, and 11:9-17.

The following phrases reference a combination of what is written in Isaiah 26:20 and Habakkuk 2:3 and 4 (refer to also Galatians 3:11 and 12, and Romans 1:16 and 17). Paul references what was written in the old covenant writings showing his readers that this information was not kept a secret but that it was there to be read by people; it had previously been revealed by God.

It is still true that “as-much-as a small-amount (for a little, how short, a little while [some Greek texts repeat the word translated “as much as” similar to how the Septuagint reads, but the original P46 papyrus and the Hebrew do not repeat the word]) –

he who is coming (referring to Christ’s coming in accordance with the promise) will be in the state of having come (he will definitely have arrived) and will not take-time (he will not pass a lot of chronological time – when it will be the right time to come then he will not delay);
but My righteous-person (God’s just-one, the person who is in a just-state, justified from God’s point of view) from belief will live (originating out-from belief, from what God gives him to believe, to have faith in, to trust, which is God’s belief regarding Himself and His son, the Lord Jesus Christ will be alive),
and if it should happen at any time that he would withdraw (keep himself back away from God’s belief so as to draw himself underneath and suppress or cover-up by stealth, to remove or send himself undercover and out of sight so nobody would realize what he was really doing) My soul does not consider-it-good in him (there is a figure of speech used here for emphasis since God does not have soul life as mankind which is evidenced by breathing, but it helps the hearer or reader to understand His character and disposition: My living power in active evidence does not suppose it well in him, I do not have a willing purpose with good design within that person).”

Paul is emphasizing that the righteous person will live. The person who is righteous originating out-from belief lives now both physically and spiritually because he has received the gift of holy spirit, plus he will live in the future when Christ will give him a new spiritual body. This is available by reason of the belief that God is able to give us during our time-period because the Lord Jesus Christ has already accomplished what God asked him to do regarding redemption and salvation (see Acts chapter 2; and Romans 10:8-17).

All that is required today to be saved is that a person believes what God has given mankind to believe regarding Himself and the Lord Jesus Christ, and then he or she is saved becoming righteous before God (refer to Romans 10:8-10; and Matthew 26:28; Acts 3:25; Galatians chapters 3 and 4). The righteous man's belief is God's belief because he believes what God says. The fullness of the righteous man's life includes his future resurrection-life when he will be raised from the dead and will be given a spiritual body. [For further information regarding resurrection and still-future events, you may read my studies on I Thessalonians, II Thessalonians, chapter 15 of I Corinthians, and Revelation chapters 19-22.]

Re-reading Hebrews 10:35-39:

^.35Therefore let you not throw-away your boldness, the-one-which has a great compensation-payment, ^.36for you have need of patient-endurance in order that having done the intention of God you may bring-to-yourselves the promise, ^.37for yet “as-much-as a small-amount – the (one) coming will have-come and will not take-time; ^.38but My righteous-person from belief will live, and if-ever he may withdraw My soul does not consider-it-good in him.” ^.39But we are not of a withdrawal into destruction but of belief into an acquisition of soul.

In verse 39, Paul points out: but emphatically WE (holy-people who have already received the gift of holy spirit) are not of (pertaining to, belonging to, it is not available for us to be involved in) a withdrawal into destruction (a removal with a view to, direct to, for, resulting in perdition, which is being utterly-lost and ruined away-from the only true God) –

but on the contrary, we are of belief (we pertain to, belong to, we are involved in faith/trust; refer to verse 38) into an acquisition of soul (with a view to, direct to, for, resulting in our life being what God has made us to be around or about Himself; our living power in active evidence belongs to God both now and when Christ will gather all of us together with him and we will receive our spiritual bodies).

All holy-people are God's acquisition. God has made us to be what we are spiritually preserving us for the fullness of His promise to come to pass in the future. We holy-people will receive all that is due to us and God will receive all that is due to Him in accordance with His promise. We could not be His acquisition unless we had already believed what He has given us to believe regarding Himself and His son, the Lord Jesus Christ.

[Reference: Isaiah 26:20-27:1; Habakkuk 2:2-4; Matthew 3:17, 4:4, 12:17-21, 17:5, 24:42-51; Luke 17:33; John 4:24; Acts 2:26 and 27, 20:20, 27 and 28; Romans 1:16 and 17, 5:1 and 2, 8:18, 9:22; II Corinthians 5:10; Galatians 2:12-21, 3:4, 11, 12, 22-29; Ephesians 1:14 and 18, 3:9, 6:8; Philippians 1:27 and 28; Colossians 3:25; I Thessalonians 5:9; II Thessalonians 2:13 and 14; I Timothy 3:13; II Timothy 1:10, 2:5; Hebrews 2:2, 3:6, 4:12, 6:4, 12 and 19, 12:2, 3 and 7; I Peter 1:8-13; II Peter 1:17.

Other references regarding the “promise” are: Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4, 2:33-39, 13:23, 26:6; Romans 4:13-5:1, 9:8, 15:8; II Corinthians 1:20, 7:1; Galatians 3:14-29, 4:23 and 28; Ephesians 1:13, 3:6; I Timothy 4:8; II Timothy 1:1; Hebrews 4:1, 6:12-20, 7:6, 8:6, 9:15; I Peter 1:9-12; II Peter 3:4-13. Note: verbs with a superscript 2 (²) immediately following them indicate the "perfect" tense - details are provided in the "Relevant Notes" link of this study.]

Hebrews Chapter 11