14. For, &c.--enforcing the warning,
Heb 3:12.
partakers of Christ--(Compare
Heb 3:1, 6).
So "partakers of the Holy Ghost"
(Heb 6:4).
hold--Greek, "hold fast."
the beginning of our confidence--that is, the confidence
(literally, substantial, solid confidence) of faith which we
have begun
(Heb 6:11; 12:2).
A Christian so long as he is not made perfect, considers himself
as a beginner [BENGEL].
unto the end--unto the coming of Christ
(Heb 12:2).
JFB.
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