14. For, &c.—enforcing the warning, Heb 3:12.
partakers of Christ—(Compare Heb 3:1, 6). So "partakers of the Holy Ghost" (Heb 6:4).
hold—Greek, "hold fast."
the beginning of our confidence—that is, the confidence (literally, substantial, solid confidence) of faith which we have begun (Heb 6:11; 12:2). A Christian so long as he is not made perfect, considers himself as a beginner [Bengel].
unto the end—unto the coming of Christ (Heb 12:2).