²⁵ only hold fast to what you have until I come.

¹¹ I am coming soon; hold fast to what you have, so that no one takes away your crown.

⁷ “See, I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”^(A)

³ Remember, then, what you received and heard; obey it and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come to you.^(A)

²³ Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who has promised is faithful.^(A)

²¹ but test everything; hold fast to what is good;^(A)

²⁰ The one who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.”

Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!^(A)

Jesus the Great High Priest

¹⁴ Since, then, we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession.^(A)

⁶ Christ, however, was faithful over God’s^[a] house as a son, and we are his house if we hold firm^[b] the boldness and the pride inspired by hope.^(A)

Marks of the True Christian

⁹ Let love be genuine; hate what is evil; hold fast to what is good;