Hebrews

Hebrews 3:1–4

1Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, set your focus on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess. 2He was faithful to the One who appointed Him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house.a

3For Jesus has been counted worthy of greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself. 4And every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything.

Footnotes

  • a 3:2 Literally just as Moses in all His house; SBL just as Moses in His house

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Hebrews 3:1

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ThereforeὍθενHothenConjunctionG3606 whence, wherefore
holyἅγιοιhagioiAdjective - Vocative Masculine PluralG40 set apart, holy, sacred
brothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiNoun - Vocative Masculine PluralG80 a brother
who shareμέτοχοιmetochoiAdjective - Vocative Masculine PluralG3353 a sharer, partner
inἐπουρανίουepouraniouAdjective - Genitive Feminine SingularG2032 heavenly, celestial
callingκλήσεωςklēseōsNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG2821 a calling, summons
set your focus onκατανοήσατεkatanoēsateVerb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralG2657 I understand, perceive, consider
JesusἸησοῦνIēsounNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG2424 Jesus
theτὸνtonArticle - Accusative Masculine SingularG3588 the
apostleἈπόστολονApostolonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG652 an apostle, a messenger, an envoy, a delegate
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
high priestἈρχιερέαArchiereaNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG749 high priest, chief priest
whom weἡμῶνhēmōnPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person PluralG1473 I
confessὁμολογίαςhomologiasNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG3671 a profession, confession

Hebrews 3:2

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
He wasὄνταontaVerb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine SingularG1510 I am, exist
faithfulπιστὸνpistonAdjective - Accusative Masculine SingularG4103 trustworthy, faithful, believing
to theτῷtōArticle - Dative Masculine SingularG3588 the
appointedποιήσαντιpoiēsantiVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Dative Masculine SingularG4160 I do, make
HimαὐτὸνautonPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
just asὡςhōsAdverbG5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG3475 Moses
inἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
allὅλῳholōAdjective - Dative Masculine SingularG3650 all, the whole, entire
houseοἴκῳoikōNoun - Dative Masculine SingularG3624 a house, household

Hebrews 3:3

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ForγὰρgarConjunctionG1063 for
has been counted worthyἠξίωταιēxiōtaiVerb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularG515 I account or treat as worthy
of greaterΠλείονοςPleionosAdjective - Genitive Feminine Singular - ComparativeG4119 more, greater
gloryδόξηςdoxēsNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG1391 honor, renown, glory splendor
thanπαρὰparaPrepositionG3844 from, in the presence of
MosesΜωϋσῆνMōusēnNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG3475 Moses
justκαθ’kath’PrepositionG2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
asὅσονhosonPersonal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularG3745 how much, how great, how many
theὁhoArticle - Nominative Masculine SingularG3588 the
builderκατασκευάσαςkataskeuasasVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularG2680 I build, prepare, make
hasἔχειecheiVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG2192 I have, hold, possess
greaterπλείοναpleionaAdjective - Accusative Feminine Singular - ComparativeG4119 more, greater
honorτιμὴνtimēnNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG5092 a price, honor
than theτοῦtouArticle - Genitive Masculine SingularG3588 the
houseοἴκουoikouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG3624 a house, household

Hebrews 3:4

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
AndγὰρgarConjunctionG1063 for
everyπᾶςpasAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularG3956 all, the whole, every kind of
houseοἶκοςoikosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG3624 a house, household
is builtκατασκευάζεταιkataskeuazetaiVerb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularG2680 I build, prepare, make
byὑπόhypoPrepositionG5259 by, under, about
someoneτινοςtinosInterrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG5100 any one, some one
butδὲdeConjunctionG1161 but, on the other hand, and
GodΘεόςTheosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
theὁhoArticle - Nominative Masculine SingularG3588 the
builderκατασκευάσαςkataskeuasasVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularG2680 I build, prepare, make
of everythingπάνταpantaAdjective - Accusative Neuter PluralG3956 all, the whole, every kind of

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Hebrews 3:1 Philippians 3:14 · 2 Timothy 1:9 · Hebrews 4:14–15 · 1 Peter 2:9 · Ephesians 4:1 · Hebrews 7:26 · Ephesians 4:4 · Hebrews 2:17 · Hebrews 10:21 · Romans 8:28–30 · 1 Thessalonians 2:12 · 1 Corinthians 9:23

Hebrews 3:2 Numbers 12:7 · 1 Timothy 3:15 · John 6:38–40 · Ephesians 2:22 · Hebrews 3:5–6 · Hebrews 2:17 · John 17:4

Hebrews 3:3 1 Corinthians 3:9 · Zechariah 6:12–13 · 1 Peter 2:5–7 · Hebrews 2:9 · Hebrews 3:6 · Hebrews 1:2–4 · Matthew 16:18 · Colossians 1:18 · Zechariah 4:9

Hebrews 3:4 Hebrews 1:2 · Hebrews 3:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.