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Hebrews 13:8 — King James Version← Study notes

Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.


Hebrews 13:8Greek Interlinear

Greek · Hebrews 13:811 words
GreekMeaning
ἸησοῦςIēsous
JesusnounG2424
ΧριστὸςChristos
ChristnounG5547
ἐχθὲςechthes
yesterdayadverbG5504
καὶkai
andwordG2532
σήμερονsēmeron
todayadverbG4594
ho
is thearticleG3588
αὐτόςautos
sameadjectiveG846
καὶkai
andwordG2532
εἰςeis
toprepositionG1519
τοὺςtous
thearticleG3588
αἰῶναςaiōnas
agesnounG165
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Hebrews 13:8

In these words, “Jesus Christ the same yesterday and today and for ever,” “yesterday” means all the time that is past: “today,” the present: “for ever,” the endless which is to come. That is to say: You have heard of an High Priest, but not an High Priest who fails. He is always the same. As though there were some who said, 'He is not, another will come,' he says this, that He who was “yesterday and today,” is “the same also forever.” For even now the Jews say, that another…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 33 on Hebrews
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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Jesus Christ Yesterday, Today, Forever
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