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Hebrews 5:8 — King James Version← Study notes

Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;


Hebrews 5:8Greek Interlinear

Greek · Hebrews 5:89 words
GreekMeaning
καίπερkaiper
thoughwordG2539
ὢνōn
beingverbG1510
υἱόςhyios
a SonnounG5207
ἔμαθενemathen
He learnedverbG3129
ἀφ’aph’
fromprepositionG575
ὧνhōn
the thingsrelative pronounG3739
ἔπαθενepathen
He sufferedverbG3958
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
ὑπακοήνhypakoēn
obediencenounG5218
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Hebrews 5:8

“Who in the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears, to Him that was able to save Him from death, and was heard in that He feared; though He were a Son, yet learned He obedience by the things which He suffered.” Do you see that he sets forth nothing else than His care and the exceeding greatness of His love? For what means the [expression] “with strong crying”? The Gospel nowhere says this, nor that He wept when He…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 8 on Hebrews
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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Markus BauerNote3mo ago
Jesus Learned Obedience Through Suffering
I was raised to believe that suffering is a punishment for sin or a sign of God's displeasure. This verse suggests something profoundly different: that Jesus learned obedience through suffering. Not t...
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Anna WestbrookNote3mo ago
He Learned Obedience Through Suffering
I was abused as a child and I spent years angry that God let it happen. But this verse about Jesus learning through suffering started shifting something in me. Jesus didn't overcome suffering by tran...
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