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which we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and entering into that which is within the veil;
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An Anchor for the Soul
Commentators unanimously highlight the image of an anchor. Just as an anchor secures a ship in a stormy sea, the Christian's hope in God's promises provides profound stability and security for the soul. In the midst of life's trials and uncertainties, this hope keeps believers from being 'tossed here and there' (Calvin) or shipwrecked in their faith. It is described as 'sure and steadfast,' meaning it will not slip or fail.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul. Hope accomplishes for the soul the same thing that an anchor does for a ship. It makes it fir…
Which (ην). Which hope. What would life be without this blessed hope based on Christ as our Redeemer?
As an anchor …
19th Century
Anglican
Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul.—A beautiful image, introduced for a moment only to set forth the security of…
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Baptist
Sailors throw their anchors downwards; we throw ours upwards.
Their anchor goes within the veil of the waters into the depths of the sea; our…
While the metaphor of the anchor is widely used in antiquity, it occurs only here in the NT. A ship firmly anchored is safe from idle drifting. Its…
16th Century
Protestant
As an anchor, and so on. It is a striking likeness when he compares faith leaning on God’s word to an anchor. For undoubtedly, as…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Which [hope] we have as an anchor of the soul This world is as a sea; the church in it, and so every believer, is as …
The hope referred to here is a confident expectation of good things promised, an expectation that comes through those promises and is accompanied b…
13th Century
Catholic
Previously, the Apostle showed why he had confidence in them: because of the good they performed. Here, he shows that same confidence based on the …
