“For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.”
Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted — Jesus experienced real temptation in his flesh; his suffering under temptation gives him sympathetic knowledge and power to aid those similarly tempted. This makes him the accessible high priest we need.
Church Fathers on Hebrews 2:18
“For,” he says, “in that He has suffered Himself being tempted, He is able to succor them that are tempted.” This is altogether low and mean, and unworthy of God. “For in that He has suffered Himself,” he says. It is of Him who was made flesh that he here speaks, and it was said for the full assurance of the hearers, and on account of their weakness. That is (he would say) He went through the very experience of the things which we have suffered; “now” He is not ignorant of…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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