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Hebrews 3:6 — King James Version← Study notes

But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.


Hebrews 3:6Greek Interlinear

Greek · Hebrews 3:621 words
GreekMeaning
ΧριστὸςChristos
ChristnounG5547
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
ὡςhōs
aswordG5613
υἱὸςhyios
the SonnounG5207
ἐπὶepi
overprepositionG1909
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
οἶκονoikon
housenounG3624
αὐτοῦautou
of HimpronounG846
ὃςhos
who / whichrelative pronounG3739
οἶκόςoikos
housenounG3624
ἐσμενesmen
areverbG1510
ἡμεῖςhēmeis
IpronounG1473
ἐὰνean
before, but, exceptwordG1437
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
παρρησίανparrēsian
our confidencenounG3954
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τὸto
thearticleG3588
καύχημαkauchēma
boastnounG2745
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
ἐλπίδοςelpidos
of our hopenounG1680
κατάσχωμενkataschōmen
we may holdverbG2722
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Hebrews 3:6

“But Christ as a Son.” The one takes care of the property of others, but this One of His own. “And the rejoicing of the hope.” Well said he “of the hope.” For since the good things were all in hope, and yet we ought so “to hold it fast,” as even now to glory as for things which had already come to pass: for this cause he says, “the rejoicing of the hope.” And adds, “let us hold it firm unto the end.” Romans 8:24 For “by hope we are saved”; if therefore “we are saved by…

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