For, verily, he does not take hold of angels, but he takes hold of the posterity of Abraham.

but Christ, as a Son over his own house; whose house we are, if we hold the confidence and the joy of our hope firm to the end.

For we are partakers of the Christ, if we hold our begun confidence firm to the end;

Seeing, then, that we have a great high priest, who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.

that by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled to lay hold on the hope set before us;

let us hold fast the unwavering confession of our hope, for he is faithful who has promised;