Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
Which (hn). Which hope. What would life be without this blessed hope based on Christ as our Redeemer?
As an anchor of the soul (wv agkuran thv yuxhv). Old word, literally in Acts 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 (1 Timothy 1:19).
Both sure and steadfast (asfalh te kai bebaian). This anchor of hope will not slip (alpha privative and sfallw, to totter) or lose its grip (bebaia, from bainw, to go, firm, trusty).
That which is within the veil (to eswteron tou katapetasmatov). The Holy of Holies, "the inner part of the veil" (the space behind the veil), in N.T. only here and Acts 16:24 (of the inner prison). The anchor is out of sight, but it holds. That is what matters.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Acts 16:24
Acts 21:34
Acts 27:29
Hebrews 4:14
Hebrews 7:19
Hebrews 9:3
Hebrews 10:19
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