Hebrews 3
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The superior worth and dignity of Christ above Moses is made clear
Verse 1
WEB Therefore, holy brothers, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Jesus;
KJV Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;
TSK holy: col 1:22, col 3:12, 1th 5:27, 2ti 1:9, 1pe 2:9, 1pe 3:5, 2pe 1:3-10, re 18:20; partakers: heb 3:14, ro 11:17, ro 15:27, 1co 9:23, 1co 10:17, 2co 1:7, eph 3:6, col 1:12, 1ti 6:2, 1pe 5:1, 2pe 1:4, 1jo 1:3; the heavenly: ro 1:6,7, ro 8:28-30, ro 9:24, 1co 1:2, eph 4:1,4, php 3:14, 1th 2:12, 2th 1:11, 2th 2:14, 1ti 6:12, 2ti 1:9, 1pe 5:10, 2pe 1:10, jude 1:1, re 17:14; consider: isa 1:3, isa 5:12, isa 41:20, eze 12:3, eze 18:28, hag 1:5, hag 2:15, joh 20:27, 2ti 2:7; the apostle: joh 20:21, ro 15:8; and: heb 2:17, heb 4:14,15, heb 5:1-10, heb 6:20, heb 7:26, heb 8:1-3, heb 9:11, heb 10:21, ps 110:4
Verse 2
WEB who was faithful to him who appointed him, as also was Moses in all his house.
KJV Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house.
TSK faithful: heb 2:17, joh 6:38-40, joh 7:18, joh 8:29, joh 15:10, joh 17:4; appointed: 1sa 12:6; as: heb 3:5, nu 12:7, de 4:5, 1ti 1:12; all: heb 3:6, eph 2:22, 1ti 3:15
Verse 3
WEB For he has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who built the house has more honor than the house.
KJV For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house.
TSK this: heb 3:6, heb 1:2-4, heb 2:9, col 1:18; who: zec 4:9, zec 6:12,13, mt 16:18, 1co 3:9, 1pe 2:5-7
Verse 5
WEB Moses indeed was faithful in all his house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were afterward to be spoken,
KJV And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after;
TSK faithful: heb 3:2, nu 12:7, mt 24:45, mt 25:21, lu 12:42, lu 16:10-12, 1co 4:2, 1ti 1:12; as: ex 14:31, de 3:24, de 34:5, jos 1:2,7,15, jos 8:31,33, ne 9:14, ps 105:26; for: heb 8:5, heb 9:8-13,24, de 18:15-19, lu 24:27,44, joh 5:39,46,47, ac 3:22,23, ac 7:37, ac 28:23, ro 3:21, 1pe 1:10-12
Verse 6
WEB but Christ is faithful as a Son over his house; whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence and the glorying of our hope firm to the end.
KJV 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.
TSK as: heb 1:2, heb 4:14, ps 2:6,7,12, isa 9:6,7, joh 3:35,36, re 2:18; whose: heb 3:2,3, mt 16:18, 1co 3:16, 1co 6:19, 2co 6:16, eph 2:21,22, 1ti 3:15, 1pe 2:5; if: heb 3:14, heb 4:11, heb 6:11, heb 10:23,35,38,39, mt 10:22, mt 24:13, ga 6:9, col 1:23, re 2:25, re 3:11; rejoicing: ro 5:2, ro 12:12, ro 15:13, 1th 5:16, 2th 2:16, 1pe 1:3-6,8
The Hebrews are given warning of the sin and danger of lack of faith
Verse 7
WEB Therefore, even as the Holy Spirit says, “Today if you will hear his voice,
KJV Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice,
TSK as: heb 9:8, 2sa 23:2, mt 22:43, mr 12:36, ac 1:16, ac 28:25, 2pe 1:21; To-day: heb 3:13,15, heb 4:7, ps 95:7-11, pr 27:1, ec 9:10, isa 55:6, 2co 6:1,2, jas 4:13-15; hear: ps 81:11,13, isa 55:3, mt 17:5, joh 5:25, joh 10:3,16,27, re 3:20
Verse 8
WEB don’t harden your hearts, as in the rebellion, like as in the day of the trial in the wilderness,
KJV Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:
TSK Harden: heb 3:12,13, ex 8:15, 1sa 6:6, 2ki 17:14, 2ch 30:8, 2ch 36:13, ne 9:16, job 9:4, pr 28:14, pr 29:1, jer 7:26, eze 3:7-9, da 5:20, zec 7:11,12, mt 13:15, ac 19:9, ro 2:5,6; as: nu 14:11,22,23, de 9:22-24, ps 78:56; of: ex 17:7, de 6:16, ps 78:18, ps 106:14, 1co 10:9
Verse 9
WEB where your fathers tested me by proving me, and saw my works for forty years.
KJV When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.
TSK and: ex 19:4, ex 20:22, de 4:3,9, de 11:7, de 29:2, jos 23:3, jos 24:7, lu 7:22; forty: nu 14:33, de 8:2,4, jos 5:6, am 2:10, ac 7:36, ac 13:8
Verse 10
WEB Therefore I was displeased with that generation, and said, ‘They always err in their heart, but they didn’t know my ways;’
KJV Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways.
TSK I was: ge 6:6, jud 10:16, ps 78:40, isa 63:10, mr 3:5, eph 4:30; err: heb 3:12, ps 78:8, isa 28:7, ho 4:12, joh 3:19,20, joh 8:45, ro 1:28, 2th 2:10-12; they have: ps 67:2, ps 95:10, ps 147:20, jer 4:22, ro 3:7
Verse 11
WEB as I swore in my wrath, ‘They will not enter into my rest.’”
KJV So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.)
TSK I sware: heb 3:18,19, heb 4:3, nu 14:20-23,25,27-30,35, nu 32:10-13, de 1:34,35, de 2:14; my rest: heb 4:9
Verse 12
WEB Beware, brothers, lest perhaps there be in any one of you an evil heart of unbelief, in falling away from the living God;
KJV Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.
TSK Take: heb 2:1-3, heb 12:15, mt 24:4, mr 13:9,23,33, lu 21:8, ro 11:21, 1co 10:12; an: heb 3:10, ge 8:21, jer 2:13, jer 3:17, jer 7:24, jer 11:8, jer 16:12, jer 17:9, jer 18:12, mr 7:21-23; in: heb 10:38, heb 12:25, job 21:14, job 22:17, ps 18:21, pr 1:32, isa 59:13, jer 17:5, ho 1:2; the: 1th 1:9
Verse 13
WEB but exhort one another day by day, so long as it is called “today;” lest any one of you be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.
KJV But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
TSK exhort: heb 10:24,25, ac 11:23, 1th 2:11, 1th 4:18, 1th 5:11, 2ti 4:2; the deceitfulness: pr 28:26, isa 44:20, ob 1:3, ro 7:11, eph 4:22, jas 1:14
And of necessity of faith in Christ, and of stedfastly following him
Verse 14
WEB For we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our confidence firm to the end:
KJV For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;
TSK we are: heb 3:1, heb 6:4, heb 12:10, ro 11:17, 1co 1:30, 1co 9:23, 1co 10:17, eph 3:6, 1ti 6:2, 1pe 4:13, 1pe 5:1, 1jo 1:3; if: heb 3:6, heb 6:11
Verse 15
WEB while it is said, “Today if you will hear his voice, don’t harden your hearts, as in the rebellion.”
KJV While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.
TSK To day: heb 3:7,8, heb 10:38,29
Verse 16
WEB For who, when they heard, rebelled? No, didn’t all those who came out of Egypt by Moses?
KJV For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came out of Egypt by Moses.
TSK some: heb 3:9,10, nu 14:2,4, nu 26:65, ps 78:17; not: nu 14:24,30,38, de 1:36,38, jos 14:7-11, ro 11:4,5
Verse 17
WEB With whom was he displeased forty years? Wasn’t it with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness?
KJV But with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness?
TSK was it: nu 26:64,65, 1co 10:1-13; whose: nu 14:22,29,32,33, de 2:15,16, jer 9:22, jude 1:5
Verse 18
WEB To whom did he swear that they wouldn’t enter into his rest, but to those who were disobedient?
KJV And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?
TSK to whom: heb 3:11, nu 14:30, de 1:34,35; but: nu 14:11, nu 20:12, de 1:26-32, de 9:23, ps 106:24-26
Verse 19
WEB We see that they were not able to enter in because of unbelief.
KJV So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.
TSK So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.: mr 16:16, joh 3:18,36, 2th 2:12, 1jo 5:10, jude 1:5