We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,
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- WEB 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;
- KJV Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;
- NKJV This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil,
- NASB This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and reliable and one which enters within the veil,
- NLT This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain into God’s inner sanctuary.
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Quick answer
This hope is an anchor for the soul, sure and steadfast, reaching into the inner sanctuary behind the veil. Our hope is firmly fixed where Christ has gone before us.
Overview
The writer pictures hope as an anchor, but one secured not below in shifting seas but above, within the heavenly sanctuary beyond the veil. The 'veil' recalls the curtain before the Most Holy Place, now opened through Christ. Believers' hope is anchored in heaven itself, where Jesus their high priest ministers.
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- Rom 5:5–10And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.
- Ps 43:5Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.
- Rom 8:28–39And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
- Heb 9:7But only the high priest entered the second room, and then only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.
- Lev 16:2And the LORD said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron not to enter freely into the Most Holy Place behind the veil in front of the mercy seat on the ark, or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.
- Lev 16:15Aaron shall then slaughter the goat for the sin offering for the people and bring its blood behind the veil, and with its blood he must do as he did with the bull’s blood: He is to sprinkle it against the mercy seat and in front of it.
- Ps 62:5–6Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.
- Col 3:1Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
- Matt 27:51At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.
- Heb 9:3Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,
- Isa 25:3–4Therefore, a strong people will honor You. The cities of ruthless nations will revere You.
- Ps 42:11Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.
- 2 Tim 2:19Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”
- Acts 27:29Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak.
- Jer 17:7–8But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.
- Isa 12:2Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
- Rom 4:16Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may rest on grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.
- Ps 146:5–6Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
- Acts 27:40Cutting away the anchors, they left them in the sea as they loosened the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach.
- Isa 28:16So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.
- Heb 4:16Let 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.
- Heb 10:20–21by the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of His body,
- Ps 42:5Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him for the salvation of His presence.
- 1 Cor 15:58Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
- Eph 2:6And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,
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