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Which (hēn). Which hope. What would life be without this blessed hope based on Christ as our Redeemer?
As an anchor of the soul (hōs agkuran tēs psuchēs). Old word, literally in Act 27:29, figuratively here, only N.T. examples. The ancient anchors were much like the modern ones with iron hooks to grapple the rocks and so hold on to prevent shipwreck (1Ti 1:19).
Both sure and steadfast (asphalē te kai bebaian). This anchor of hope will not slip (alpha privative and sphallō, to totter) or lose its grip (bebaia, from bainō, to go, firm, trusty).
That which is within the veil (to esōteron tou katapetasmatos). The Holy of Holies, “the inner part of the veil” (the space behind the veil), in N.T. only here and Act 16:24 (of the inner prison). The anchor is out of sight, but it holds. That is what matters.