Hebrews

Hebrews 3:2–3

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.

Footnotes

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

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He was	ὄντα	onta	Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular	G1510 I am, exist
faithful	πιστὸν	piston	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular	G4103 trustworthy, faithful, believing
to the	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
appointed	ποιήσαντι	poiēsanti	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular	G4160 I do, make
Him	αὐτὸν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
just as	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
Moses	Μωϋσῆς	Mōusēs	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3475 Moses
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
all	ὅλῳ	holō	Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular	G3650 all, the whole, entire
house	οἴκῳ	oikō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G3624 a house, household

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
has been counted worthy	ἠξίωται	ēxiōtai	Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G515 I account or treat as worthy
of greater	Πλείονος	Pleionos	Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular - Comparative	G4119 more, greater
glory	δόξης	doxēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1391 honor, renown, glory splendor
than	παρὰ	para	Preposition	G3844 from, in the presence of
Moses	Μωϋσῆν	Mōusēn	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3475 Moses
just	καθ’	kath’	Preposition	G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
as	ὅσον	hoson	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3745 how much, how great, how many
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
builder	κατασκευάσας	kataskeuasas	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2680 I build, prepare, make
has	ἔχει	echei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2192 I have, hold, possess
greater	πλείονα	pleiona	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular - Comparative	G4119 more, greater
honor	τιμὴν	timēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G5092 a price, honor
than the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
house	οἴκου	oikou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3624 a house, household

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

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.