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hope, Heb. 3:6, “firm”; (e) the beginning of our confidence, 3:14,
RV
, “firm” (
KJV
,
“steadfast”); (f) the Law given at Sinai, Heb. 2:2, “steadfast”; (g) the testament (or
covenant) fulfilled after a death, 9:17, “of force”; (h) the calling and election of believers,
2 Pet. 1:10, to be made “sure” by the fulfillment of the injunctions in vv. 5-7; (i) the word
of prophecy, “
more sure,” 2 Pet. 1:19,
RV
,
KJV
, “a more sure (word of prophecy)”;
what is meant is not a comparison between the prophecies of the OT and NT, but that the
former have been confirmed in the person of Christ (vv. 16-18). See
FIRM
.¶
3.
(
, 4103), “faithful,” is translated sure in Acts 13:34. See
FAITHFUL
.
Note:
In 2 Tim. 2:19,
KJV
,
, “firm,” is translated “sure,” and connected with
“standeth,”
RV
, “the firm (foundation of God standeth),” i.e., “however much the faith
may be misrepresented or denied, the firm foundation of God’s knowledge and truth,
with its separating power, remains.”
B. Verb.
(
&
, 805), “to make safe or sure” (akin to A, No. 1), is rendered “to
make sure” in Matt. 27:64, 65, 66, of the sepulchre of Christ; elsewhere, Acts 16:24, of
making feet fast in the stocks. See
FAST
.¶
Note:
In the
KJV
of John 16:30; Rom. 2:2 and 15:29, the verb
, “to know,” is
translated “to be sure” (
RV
, in each place, “to know”). So with
, “to know,” in
John 6:69. For the difference between the verbs see
KNOW
.
SURELY
Notes:
(1) In the
KJV
of Matt. 26:73; Mark 14:70; John 17:8,
, “truly,” is
rendered “surely” (
RV
, “of a truth”); so
, “at all events, altogether,” in Luke 4:23
(
RV
, “doubtless”), and
, “yea,” in Rev. 22:20 (
RV
, “yea”). (2) In Heb. 6:14, “surely”
represents the phrase
(so the best texts; some have
). (3) For Luke 1:1,
KJV
,
see
BELIEVE
, C,
Note
(4). (4) For “surely” in 2 Pet. 2:12,
RV
, see
CORRUPT
, A, No. 2 (b).
SURETY (Noun)
$
(
+
, 1450) primarily signifies “bail,” the bail who personally answers for
anyone, whether with his life or his property (to be distinguished from
, “a
mediator”); it is used in Heb. 7:22, “(by so much also hath Jesus become) the Surety (of a
better covenant),” referring to the abiding and unchanging character of His Melchizedek
priesthood, by reason of which His suretyship is established by God’s oath (vv. 20, 21).
As the Surety, He is the personal guarantee of the terms of the new and better covenant,
secured on the ground of His perfect sacrifice (v. 27).¶
For
SURETY (of a),
Acts 12:11
,
KJV
, see
TRUE
, D, No. 1
SURFEITING
(
$ 1
, 2897) signifies “the giddiness and headache resulting from
excessive wine-bibbing, a drunken nausea,” “surfeiting,” Luke 21:34.¶ Trench (
- !
Sec.lxi) distinguishes this and the synonymous words,
, “drunkenness,”
$
, “wine-bibbing” (
KJV
, “excess of wine,” 1 Pet. 4:3),
, “revelling.”