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Hebrews 5:2 — King James Version← Study notes

Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.


Hebrews 5:2Greek Interlinear

Greek · Hebrews 5:211 words
GreekMeaning
μετριοπαθεῖνmetriopathein
to exercise forbearanceverbG3356
δυνάμενοςdynamenos
being ableverbG1410
τοῖςtois
with thosearticleG3588
ἀγνοοῦσιagnoousi
being ignorantverbG50
καὶkai
andwordG2532
πλανωμένοιςplanōmenois
with those going astrayverbG4105
ἐπεὶepei
sincewordG1893
καὶkai
alsoadverbG2532
αὐτὸςautos
he himselfpronounG846
περίκειταιperikeitai
is encompassed byverbG4029
ἀσθένειανastheneian
weaknessnounG769
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Hebrews 5:2

The blessed Paul wishes to show in the next place that this covenant is far better than the old. This then he does by first laying down remote considerations. For inasmuch as there was nothing bodily or that made a show, no temple for instance, nor Holy of Holies, nor Priest with so great apparel, no legal observances, but all things higher and more perfect, and there was nothing of bodily things, but all was in things spiritual, and things spiritual did not attract the weak,…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 8 on Hebrews
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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