the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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Hebrews 3:6
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But Christ is faithful in ruling God's house as the Son. And we are God's house, if we remain confident of the great hope we are glad to say we have.
But Christ as a sonne hath rule over the housse whose housse are we so that we hold fast the confydence and the reioysynge of that hope vnto the ende.
but Messiah as a Son, over his house; whose house are we, if we hold fast our boldness and the glorying of our hope firm to the end.
but Christ was faithful as a Son over His house—whose house we are, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the boast of our hope.
But Christ is faithful as a Son over God's house. And we are God's house if we confidently maintain our hope.
but Christ as a son, over his house; whose house we are, if we hold fast our boldness and the glorying of our hope.
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 to the end.
but Christ is faithful over God's house as a son. And we are his house, if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope.
but Christ as a Son, over his house; whose house are we, if we hold fast our boldness and the glorying of our hope firm to the end.
But Christ as a Son over his own house, whose house we are, if we hold fast the confidence and the glorying of hope, firm to the end.
but Christ was faithful as a Son having authority over God's house, and we are that house, if we hold firm to the End the boldness and the hope which we boast of as ours.
but Crist as a sone in his hous. Which hous we ben, if we holden sad trist and glorie of hope in to the ende.
but Christ as a son, over his house; whose house are we, if we hold fast our boldness and the glorying of our hope firm unto the end.
But Christ is faithful as the Son over God's house. And we are His house, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope of which we boast.
But Christ is the Son in charge of God's people. And we are those people, if we keep on being brave and don't lose hope.
but Christ is faithful as a Son over His [Father's] house. And we are His house if we hold fast our confidence and sense of triumph in our hope [in Christ].
but Christ as a son, over his house; whose house are we, if we hold fast our boldness and the glorying of our hope firm unto the end.
But Christ as a son, over his house; whose house are we, if we keep our hearts fixed in the glad and certain hope till the end.
But the Messiah, as Son, was faithful over God 's house . And we are that house of his, provided we hold firmly to the courage and confidence inspired by what we hope for.
but Christ, as Son over his house, whose house are *we*, if indeed we hold fast the boldness and the boast of hope firm to the end.
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6 but the Meshiha as THE SON over his [fn] house: and his house are we, if, unto the end, we shall hold fast our confidence [fn] , and the triumph [fn] of his hope.
6 but the Messiah as the SON, [fn] over his own house; and we are his house, if we retain unto the end assurance, and the triumph of hope in him.
But Christ as a Sonne ouer his owne house, whose house are wee, if we hold fast the confidence, and the reioycing of the hope firme vnto the end.
But Christ, as the Son, is in charge of God's entire house. And we are God's house, if we keep our courage and remain confident in our hope in Christ.
But Christ was faithful as a Son Who is Head of God's house. We are of God's house if we keep our trust in the Lord until the end. This is our hope.
Christ, however, was faithful over God's house as a son, and we are his house if we hold firm the confidence and the pride that belong to hope.
But Christ is as the Sonne, ouer his owne house, whose house we are, if we holde fast that confidence and that reioycing of that hope vnto the ende.
But Christ, as a son, over his own house, whose house we are, if to the end we hold fast with confidence to the glory of his hope.
But, Christ, as, a Son, over his house, - whose house are, we, - if, the freedom of speech and boast of the hope, throughout, firm,we hold fast.
But Christ, as the Son in his own house: which house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and glory of hope unto the end.
But Christe as a sonne [hath rule] ouer his owne house, whose house are we, yf we holde fast the confidence and the reioycyng of that hope vnto the ende.
But Christ is faithful as the Son in charge of God's house. We are his house if we keep up our courage and our confidence in what we hope for.
But Christ was faithful as a Son over his household. And we are that household if we hold on to our confidence and the hope in which we boast.
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.
but Christ was faithful as a son over his house, whose house we are, if we hold fast to our confidence and the hope we can be proud of.
but Christ as Son over His house, whose house we are, if truly we hold fast the boldness and rejoicing of the hope firm to the end.
and Christ, as a Son over his house, whose house are we, if the boldness and the rejoicing of the hope unto the end we hold fast.
But Christ as a sonne hath rule ouer his house, whose house are we, yf we holde fast the confidence and reioysinge of that hope vnto the ende.
but Christ govern'd his own house in quality of son and heir, and 'tis we that are his house, provided we stedfastly persevere unto the end in the publick profession of that hope, in virtue of which we glory.
But Christ is faithful as a son over God's house. We are of his house, if in fact we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope we take pride in.
but Christ as a Son over His own house, whose house we are if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm to the end. [fn]
But Christ, the Son of God, is in charge of God's outfit for all time. We are God's outfit if we stay brave and stay confident in our hope of what Jesus did for us.
but Christ was faithful as a Son over His house—whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence and the boast of our hope firm until the end.
but Christ was faithful as a Son over His house—whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence and the boast of our hope.
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as: Hebrews 1:2, Hebrews 4:14, Psalms 2:6, Psalms 2:7, Psalms 2:12, Isaiah 9:6, Isaiah 9:7, John 3:35, John 3:36, Revelation 2:18
whose: Hebrews 3:2, Hebrews 3:3, Matthew 16:18, 1 Corinthians 3:16, 1 Corinthians 6:19, 2 Corinthians 6:16, Ephesians 2:21, Ephesians 2:22, 1 Timothy 3:15, 1 Peter 2:5
if: Hebrews 3:14, Hebrews 4:11, Hebrews 6:11, Hebrews 10:23, Hebrews 10:35, Hebrews 10:38, Hebrews 10:39, Matthew 10:22, Matthew 24:13, Galatians 6:9, Colossians 1:23, Revelation 2:25, Revelation 3:11
rejoicing: Romans 5:2, Romans 12:12, Romans 15:13, 1 Thessalonians 5:16, 2 Thessalonians 2:16, 1 Peter 1:3-6, 1 Peter 1:8
Reciprocal: Exodus 25:8 - I may dwell Numbers 4:16 - the oversight Numbers 9:8 - I will Deuteronomy 34:10 - there arose Joshua 1:2 - Moses 2 Kings 18:12 - Moses 1 Chronicles 17:14 - in mine 1 Chronicles 28:6 - he shall Isaiah 56:5 - will I Ezekiel 46:10 - General Zechariah 14:21 - in the Matthew 12:41 - behold Luke 10:2 - the Lord John 1:17 - the law John 8:35 - but John 13:1 - unto John 17:6 - they Romans 11:22 - if thou 1 Corinthians 3:9 - ye are God's building 1 Corinthians 15:2 - keep in memory 2 Corinthians 3:9 - exceed Galatians 5:1 - Stand Galatians 6:10 - especially 2 Timothy 1:13 - Hold Hebrews 5:8 - he were Hebrews 7:28 - maketh the Hebrews 12:28 - have James 5:11 - we count 1 Peter 1:13 - hope 1 Peter 3:15 - the hope 1 John 5:14 - this Revelation 2:13 - thou holdest
Cross-References
Now the serpent was more subtle than any other wild creature that the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God say, 'You shall not eat of any tree of the garden'?"
And the woman said to the serpent, "We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden;
The man said, "The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate."
The LORD God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, cursed are you above all cattle, and above all wild animals; upon your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life.
I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel."
And to Adam he said, "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, 'You shall not eat of it,' cursed is the ground because of you; in toil you shall eat of it all the days of your life;
In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; you are dust, and to dust you shall return."
the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were fair; and they took to wife such of them as they chose.
And after a time his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph, and said, "Lie with me."
when I saw among the spoil a beautiful mantle from Shinar, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, then I coveted them, and took them; and behold, they are hidden in the earth inside my tent, with the silver underneath."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
But Christ as a Son over his own house,.... As Moses was not, though the Jews say that he was ××ר×× ×××ת a and ××¢× ×××ת b, "lord and master of the house"; yea, and ×× ××ת, "the Son of the house" c; but this he was not: Christ is the Son and heir, the Lord and master; he is a Son, not by creation, or by adoption, or by office, but by nature: hence it appears that he is God, and is equal with God; and this his sonship is the foundation of his office, and he becomes the heir of all things: and when he is said to be "as a Son", it does not intend mere resemblance; but is expressive of his right to heirship and government, and of the esteem and reverence he had in his house, and of his fidelity as a Son there; and though he was a servant, as man and Mediator, and had a great piece of service to perform, and which he has performed with diligence and faithfulness, yet he was also a Son, Lord and heir, as Moses was not; and he is over the house of God, as King, priest, and prophet in it, and as the firstborn, Son and heir, and as the master and governor of it; and which is called his own, because given him by the Father, purchased by himself, and which he has built, and in which he dwells:
whose house are we; believers in Christ, whether Jews or Gentiles; who, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, in whom Christ dwells by faith, and over whom he presides and reigns:
if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end. These words are not to be understood as a condition of the former assertion; nor is a final falling away from grace to be inferred from hence, for the supposition proves not such an inference, but the contrary; namely, that they that have true faith, hope, and confidence, shall keep them to the end; and therefore are the house of Christ: besides, the doctrine of apostasy is quite repugnant to the apostle's argument; according to which, Christ might have no house, and can have none till men have persevered: but the apostle's design is to give a word of exhortation to himself and others, to hold fast the confidence; and so the words are rather descriptive of the persons, who are the house of Christ; such who have a good hope, through grace, wrought in them, and can rejoice in hope of the glory of God; and can use freedom of speech and boldness at the throne of grace; and have an holy confidence of interest in the love of God, and salvation by Christ, and go on in the exercise of these graces to the end of their days.
a Zohar in Lev. fol. 2. 2. b Tzeror Hammor, fol. 35. 2. c Lexic. Cabalist. p. 203.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
But Christ as a Son over his own house - He is not a servant. To the whole household or family of God he sustains the same relation which a son and heir in a family does to the household. That relation is far different from that of a servant. Moses was the latter; Christ was the former. To God he sustained the relation of a Son, and recognized Him as his Father, and sought in all things to do his will; but over the whole family of God - the entire Church of all dispensations - he was like a son over the affairs of a family. Compared with the condition of a servant, Christ is as much superior to Moses as a son and heir is to the condition of a servant. A servant owns nothing; is heir to nothing; has no authority, and no right to control anything, and is himself wholly at the will of another. A son is the heir of all; has a prospective right to all; and is looked up to by all with respect. But the idea here is not merely that Christ is a son; it is that as a son he is placed over the whole arrangements of the household, and is one to whom all is entrusted as if it were His own.
Whose house we are - Of whose family we are a part, or to which we belong. That is, we belong to the family over which Christ is placed, and not to what was subject to Moses.
If we hold fast - A leading object of this Epistle is to guard those to whom it was addressed against the danger of apostasy. Hence, this is introduced on all suitable occasions, and the apostle here says, that the only evidence which they could have that they belonged to the family of Christ, would be that they held fast the confidence which they had unto the end. If they did not do that, it would demonstrate that they never belonged to his family, for evidence of having belonged to his household was to be furnished only by perseverance to the end.
The confidence - The word used here originally means âthe liberty of speaking boldly and without restraint;â then it means boldness or confidence in general.
And the rejoicing - The word used here means properly âglorying, boasting,â and then rejoicing. These words are used here in an adverbial signification, and the meaning is, that the Christian has âa confident and a rejoicing hope.â It is:
(1)Confident - bold - firm. It is not like the timid hope of the Pagan, and the dreams and conjectures of the philosopher; it is not that which gives way at every breath of opposition; it is bold, firm, and manly. It is.
(2)Rejoicingâ - triumphant, exulting. Why should not the hope of heaven fill with joy? Why should not he exult who has the prospect of everlasting happiness?
Unto the end - To the end of life. Our religion, our hope, our confidence in God must he persevered in to the end of life, if we would have evidence that we are his children. If hope is cherished for a while and then abandoned; if people profess religion and then fall away, no matter what were their raptures and triumphs, it proves that they never had any real piety. No evidence can be strong enough to prove that a man is a Christian, unless it leads him to persevere to the end of life.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Hebrews 3:6. But Christ as a Son over his own house — Moses was faithful as a servant IN the house; Jesus was faithful, as the first-born Son, OVER the house of which he is the Heir and Governor. Here, then, is the conclusion of the argument in reference to Christ's superiority over Moses. Moses did not found the house or family, Christ did; Moses was but in the house, or one of the family, Christ was over the house as its Ruler; Moses was but servant in the house, Christ was the Son and Heir; Moses was in the house of another, Christ in his own house.
It is well known to every learned reader that the pronoun Î±Ï ÏÎ¿Ï , without an aspirate, signifies his simply; and that with the aspirate, Î±Ï ÏÎ¿Ï , it signifies his own: the word being in this form a contraction, not uncommon, of ÎµÎ±Ï ÏÎ¿Ï . If we read Î±Ï ÏÎ¿Ï without the aspirate, then his must refer to God, Hebrews 3:4.
But Christ as a Son over his (that is, God's) house: if we read Î±Ï ÏÎ¿Ï , with the aspirate, as some editions do, then what is spoken refers to Christ; and the words above convey the same sense as those words, Acts 20:28: Feed the Church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. Some editions read the word thus; and it is evident that the edition which our translators used had the word Î±Ï ÏÎ¿Ï , his own, and not Î±Ï ÏÎ¿Ï , his. The Spanish and London Polyglots have the same reading. From the most ancient MSS. we can get no help to determine which is to be preferred, as they are generally written without accents. The two first editions of the Greek Testament, that of Complutum, 1514, and that of Erasmus, 1516, have Î±Ï ÏÎ¿Ï , his; and they are followed by most other editions: but the celebrated edition of Robert Stephens, 1550, has Î±Ï ÏÎ¿Ï , his own. The reading is certainly important; but it belongs to one of those difficulties in criticism which, if the context or collateral evidence do not satisfactorily solve it, must remain in doubt; and every reader is at liberty to adopt which reading he thinks best.
Whose house are we — We Christians are his Church and family; he is our Father, Governor, and Head.
If we hold fast the confidence — We are now his Church, and shall continue to be such, and be acknowledged by him IF we maintain our Christian profession, Ïην ÏαÏÏηÏιαν, that liberty of access to God, which we now have, and the rejoicing of the hope, i.e. of eternal life, which we shall receive at the resurrection of the dead. The word ÏαÏÏηÏια, which is here translated confidence, and which signifies freedom of speech, liberty of access, c., seems to be used here to distinguish an important Christian privilege. Under the old testament no man was permitted to approach to God: even the very mountain on which God published his laws must not be touched by man nor beast and only the high priest was permitted to enter the holy of holies, and that only once a year, on the great day of atonement; and even then he must have the blood of the victim to propitiate the Divine justice. Under the Christian dispensation the way to the holiest is now laid open; and we have ÏαÏÏηÏιαν, liberty of access, even to the holiest, by the blood of Jesus. Having such access unto God, by such a Mediator, we may obtain all that grace which is necessary to fit us for eternal glory; and, having the witness of his Spirit in our heart, we have a well grounded hope of endless felicity, and exult in the enjoyment of that hope. But IF we retain not the grace, we shall not inherit the glory.
