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Hebrews 3:4 — King James Version← Study notes

For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is God.


Hebrews 3:4Greek Interlinear

Greek · Hebrews 3:411 words
GreekMeaning
πᾶςpas
EveryadjectiveG3956
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
οἶκοςoikos
housenounG3624
κατασκευάζεταιkataskeuazetai
is builtverbG2680
ὑπόhypo
byprepositionG5259
τινοςtinos
someonepronounG5100
ho
the OnearticleG3588
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
πάνταpanta
everythingadjectiveG3956
κατασκευάσαςkataskeuasas
having built isverbG2680
θεόςtheos
GodnounG2316
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Hebrews 3:4

“For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses,” (Again [he is speaking] of the Flesh), “inasmuch as he who has built [the house] has more honor than the house”; [Moses] himself also (he means) was of the house. (Moreover he did not say, For this one was a servant, but the Other a master, but he covertly intimated it.) If the people were the house and he was of the people, then he certainly was of the household. For so also we are accustomed to say, such an one is…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 5 on Hebrews
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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