Constraining "all" to the things in view

[Van]

Heb 1:2 in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom He also made the ages. And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

Here we see Christ presented not just as God's envoy, but also the one who fulfilled God's promise. Thus:
In these last days He has spoken to us through His Son, whom He appointed heir of all God's promised, through whom He also made the ages. And the Son is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of God's nature, and upholds all God promised by the power of His word. When the Son had made purification of sins, the Son sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.

 

[kyredneck]

...quite the debate you've got going on here Van...

 

[Van]

Hebrews 2:17
Therefore, in all things He had to be made like His brothers so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.

Here Jesus was made in every respect like all other humans. Therefore "in all human respects" he had to be made like His brothers so that He could become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to provide the means of reconciliation for the sins of the people.

 

[Van]

1 Peter 4:11
Whoever speaks is to do so as one who is speaking actual words of God; whoever serves is to do so as one who is serving by the strength which God supplies; so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belongs the glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

Here our ministry should adhere to God's word, and flow from God's power, so that in all our ministry, God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belongs the glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

 

[Van]

1 John 2:27
And as for you, the anointing which you received from Him remains in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you; but as His anointing teaches you about all things, and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you remain in Him.

Here again is the idea we are to stick to the good news as we received it, and not go with a different or watered down rendering. Therefore a more accurate rendering of the actual text is, "as His anointing teaches you about all spiritual truths, and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you remain in Him."

 

[Van]

1 John 3:20
that if our heart condemns us, that God is greater than our heart, and He knows all things.

Here the idea is God know all about us, including what we think might condemn us, and has promised to forgive and forget all these things. Therefore we can have confidence before God as we strive to keep His commands and do the things that please Him.

So again the idea is God knows all about us.

 

[Van]

Revelation 18:14
“The fruit you long for has left you, and all things that were luxurious and splendid have passed away from you and people will no longer find them.

Here the destruction of Babylon is in view and with it all its worldly treasures. Therefore "and all worldly treasures that were luxurious and splendid have passed way from you and people will no longer find them.

 

[Van]

John 2:24
But Jesus, on His part, was not entrusting Himself to them, because He knew all people,

Here we have a verse where the translators did not go with the ambiguous addition of "things" but made an effort to constrain the scope of the statement to what they thought the author had in view. However, all people is beyond the scope of the context, with the actual idea is Jesus knew all those people. (Those people, the "them" mentioned before.) Also note the scope is expanded in verse 25, with Jesus knowing what was "in mankind."