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Of the things which we have spoken (ἐπὶ τοῖς λεγομένοις)
The A.V. is wrong. Ἐπὶ is in the case of, or in the consideration of: not of, nor in addition to. Τοῖς λεγομένοις “the things which are being spoken”: the matters now under discussion.
The sum (κεφάλαιον)
Rend. the chief point. It is not the sum of what precedes, but the main point of the present discussion. This point is that Christ is the minister of a better sanctuary, connected with a better covenant.
Such an high priest (τοιοῦτον)
Taken up from Heb 7:26.
Is set (ἐκάθισεν)
Repeating Heb 1:3. Rend. sat down.
The throne of the majesty (τοῦ θρόνου τῆς μεγαλωσύνης)
See on Heb 1:3. The phrase N.T.o.
In the heavens (ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς)
Const. with sat down, not with majesty, which is complete in itself and needs no qualifying epithet.