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Hebrews 3:1 — King James Version← Study notes

Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;


Hebrews 3:1Greek Interlinear

Greek · Hebrews 3:115 words
GreekMeaning
ὍθενHothen
ThereforewordG3606
ἀδελφοὶadelphoi
brothersnounG80
ἅγιοιhagioi
holyadjectiveG40
κλήσεωςklēseōs
of the callingnounG2821
ἐπουρανίουepouraniou
heavenlyadjectiveG2032
μέτοχοιmetochoi
partakersadjectiveG3353
κατανοήσατεkatanoēsate
do carefully considerverbG2657
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
ἀπόστολονapostolon
apostlenounG652
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἀρχιερέαarchierea
high priestnounG749
τῆςtēs
of thearticleG3588
ὁμολογίαςhomologias
confessionnounG3671
ἡμῶνhēmōn
IpronounG1473
ἸησοῦνIēsoun
JesusnounG2424
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Hebrews 3:1

Being about to place Him before Moses in comparison, he led his discourse to the law of the high-priesthood; for they all had a high esteem for Moses: moreover, he is already beforehand casting down the seeds of the superiority. Therefore he begins from the flesh, and goes up to the Godhead, where there was no longer any comparison. He began from the flesh [from His Human nature], by assuming for a time the equality, and says, “as also Moses in all His house”: nor does he at…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 5 on Hebrews
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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I love how this passage doesn't shy away from the difficulty of obedience. God meets us exactly where we are - broken, uncertain, yet chosen. I notice the repetition here is deliberate - the author wa...
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