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Hebrews 3:5
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Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s household, as a testimony to what would be said in the future.
And Moses verely was faithfull in all his house as a seruant, for a testimonie of those things which were to be spoken after.
And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after;
Now Moses was faithful in all God's house as a servant, to testify to the things that were to be spoken later,
Now Moses was faithful in all God's house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken later;
Moses was faithful in God's family as a servant, and he told what God would say in the future.
Now Moses was faithful in all His house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken later;
Now Moses was faithful in all His house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken later,
Now Moses was faithful as a servant in all God's house, testifying to what would be spoken later.
Moses was a faithful servant and told God's people what would be said in the future.
Also, Moshe was faithful in all God's house, as a servant giving witness to things God would divulge later.
And Moses indeed [was] faithful in all his house, as a ministering servant, for a testimony of the things to be spoken after;
Moses was faithful as a servant in God's whole house. He told people what God would say in the future.
Now Moses verely was faithfull in all his house, as a seruant, for a witnesse of the thinges which should be spoken after.
And Moses, as a servant, was faithful to all his house, and was a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after;
Moses was faithful in God's house as a servant, and he spoke of the things that God would say in the future.
And Moses was faithful in all his house as a servant, for a testimony to the things that would be spoken,
And "Moses" truly "was faithful in all his house" as a ministering servant, for a testimony of the things having been spoken; Num. 12:7
Now Moses was faithful in [the administration of] all God's house, [but only] as a ministering servant, [his ministry serving] as a testimony of the things which were to be spoken afterward [the revelation to come in Christ];
And Moses indeed was faithful in all his house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were afterward to be spoken;
And Moses certainly kept faith as a servant, in all his house, and as a witness of those things which were to be said later;
Moshe indeed was faithful in all his house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were afterward to be spoken,
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And Musha, as a servant, was faithful in all his house, for the testimony of those [fn] that were to be announced [fn] him;
And Moses, as a servant, was faithful in all the house, for an attestation to those things that were to be spoken by him:
And Moyses veryly [was] faythfull in al his house, as a minister, for a witnesse of those thynges whiche were to be spoken after:
And Moses indeed was faithful in all his house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were afterward to be spoken;
Moses indeed was faithful in all his house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were afterward to be spoken,
And Moses verily was faithful in all his house as a servant, for a testimony of the things, which were to be afterwards spoken:
And Moises was trewe in al his hous, as a seruaunt, in to witnessyng of tho thingis that weren to be seid;
And Moses indeed was faithful in all his house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were afterward to be spoken;
And Moses verily [was] faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were [afterwards] to be spoken.
Now Moses was faithful in all God's house as a servant, to testify to the things that would be spoken.
And Moses indeed was faithful in all His house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which would be spoken afterward,
Moses was certainly faithful in God's house as a servant. His work was an illustration of the truths God would reveal later.
Moses was a faithful servant owned by God in God's house. He spoke of the things that would be told about later on.
Now Moses was faithful in all God's house as a servant, to testify to the things that would be spoken later.
Even Moses, indeed, was faithful in all his house, as an attendant, for a witness of the things which were to be spoken;
And Moses indeed was faithful in all his house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be said:
Now Moses was faithful in all God's house as a servant, to testify to the things that were to be spoken later,
And Moses verely was faythfull in all his housse as a minister to beare witnes of tho thinges which shuld be spoken afterwarde.
and Moses indeed [was] stedfast in all his house, as an attendant, for a testimony of those things that were to be spoken,
And Moses verely was faithfull in all his house as a mynister, to beare witnes of those thinges which were to be spoken afterwarde:
besides Moses throughout his whole administration acted in quality of a servant, representing to the people what he was order'd to say.
Moses was most certainly a top hand for God. His work showed what God would do in the future. He took good care of God's outfit for a while.
Contextual Overview
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faithful: Hebrews 3:2, Numbers 12:7, Matthew 24:45, Matthew 25:21, Luke 12:42, Luke 16:10-12, 1 Corinthians 4:2, 1 Timothy 1:12
as: Exodus 14:31, Deuteronomy 3:24, Deuteronomy 34:5, Joshua 1:2, Joshua 1:7, Joshua 1:15, Joshua 8:31, Joshua 8:33, Nehemiah 9:14, Psalms 105:26
for: Hebrews 8:5, Hebrews 9:8-13, Hebrews 9:24, Deuteronomy 18:15-19, Luke 24:27, Luke 24:44, John 5:39, John 5:46, John 5:47, Acts 3:22, Acts 3:23, Acts 7:37, Acts 28:23, Romans 3:21, 1 Peter 1:10-12
Reciprocal: Numbers 9:5 - according Numbers 9:8 - I will Numbers 29:40 - General Deuteronomy 4:5 - General Deuteronomy 31:30 - General Deuteronomy 34:10 - there arose 2 Kings 18:12 - Moses Isaiah 8:16 - the testimony Matthew 12:41 - behold John 1:17 - the law John 8:35 - but 2 Corinthians 3:9 - exceed Hebrews 2:17 - a merciful Hebrews 4:14 - a great Revelation 15:3 - the servant
Cross-References
but if your eyesight is bad, your whole body will be dark. If however the very light within you is darkness, how dense must the darkness be!
that they may turn from darkness to light and from the obedience to Satan to God, in order to receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified through faith in Me.'
in whom the god of this present age has blinded their unbelieving minds so as to shut out the sunshine of the Good News of the glory of the Christ, who is the image of God.
But I am afraid that, as the serpent in his craftiness deceived Eve, so your minds may be led astray from their single-heartedness and their fidelity to Christ.
and exalts himself above, every so-called `god' or object of worship, and goes the length of taking his seat in the very temple of God, giving it out that he himself is God.
And they offered worship to the Dragon, because it was to him that the Wild Beast owed his dominion; and they also offered worship to the Wild Beast, and said, "Who is there like him? And who is able to engage in battle with him?"
And his power of leading astray the inhabitants of the earth is due to the marvels which he has been permitted to work in the presence of the Wild Beast. And he told the inhabitants of the earth to erect a statue to the Wild Beast who had received the sword-stroke and yet had recovered.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And Moses verily was faithful in all his house as a servant,.... Moses was not only a servant to the Israelites, but he was also the Lord's servant, a servant of his choosing, sending, and approving; he was a servant in holy things, and served the Lord heartily, sincerely, and ingenuously, with all becoming fear and reverence, respect, and honour, and with all ready and cheerful obedience; the house in which he was a servant, was not his own, but belonged to God, even the Son of God, as appears from the following verse; he was not a servant in the world, and with respect to civil things, and the affairs of Providence, but in the church of God, and in divine things; and he was faithful here, and that in all things; he did all things exactly according to the pattern showed him in the Mount; and the apostle strongly affirms all this, as well he might, since there was full proof of it, and God himself had bore a testimony to it: and the end of his being a servant here was,
for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after; these words may regard his faithful testification of God's will to the people of Israel, after he was fixed as a servant in God's house; or what he said afterwards concerning the Messiah, of whom he spake and wrote, and of whom he bore an honourable testimony, Deuteronomy 18:1 or they may have respect to the things spoken after Moses's time, by the prophets, Christ, and his apostles, which agreed with the testimony of Moses; or to the things afterwards spoken of in this epistle; to which may be added, that Moses in his office was typical of things to be spoken and done by the Messiah, when he came; as his deliverance of the children of Israel out of Egypt; his leading them through the Red sea and wilderness, to Canaan's land; his giving them the law from Mount Sinai; the erection of the tabernacle, with all its furniture, and the institution of sacrifices and the like.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Moses was faithful ...as a servant - Not as the head of the dispensation; not as having originated it; but as in the employ and under the direction of its great Founder and Author - the Messiah. As such a servant he deserves all the honor for fidelity which has ever been claimed for him, but it cannot be the honor which is due to him who is at the head of the family or house. Paul “assumed” that Moses was a “servant,” and argued on that supposition, without attempting to prove it, because it was so often affirmed in the Old Testament, and must have been conceded by all the Jews. In numerous instances he is spoken of as “the servant of the Lord;” see Joshua 1:1-2; Jos 9:24; 1 Chronicles 6:49; 2 Chronicles 24:9; Nehemiah 10:29; Daniel 9:11; Exodus 14:31; 1 Kings 8:56; Psalms 105:26. As this point was undisputed, it was only necessary to show that the Messiah was superior to a “servant,” in order to make the argument clear.
For a testimony - To bear witness to those truths which were to be revealed; that is, he was the instrument of the divine communications to the people, or the medium by which God made his will known. He did not originate the truths himself; but he was the mere medium by which God made known his truth to his people - a servant whom He employed to make his will known. The word after here is not necessary in order to a just translation of this passage, and obscures the sense. It does not mean that he was a witness of those truths which were to be spoken “subsequently” to his time under another dispensation, nor those truths which the apostle proposed to consider in another part of the Epistle, as Doddridge supposes; but it means merely that Moses stood forth as a public witness of the truths which God designed to reveal, or which were to be spoken. God did not speak to his people “directly,” and face to face, but he spoke through Moses as an organ, or medium. The sense is, Moses was a mere servant of God to communicate his will to man.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Hebrews 3:5. As a servant — The fidelity of Moses was the fidelity of a servant; he was not the framer of that Church or house; he was employed, under God, to arrange and order it: he was steward to the Builder and Owner.
For a testimony of those things — Every ordinance under the law was typical; every thing bore a testimony to the things which were to be spoken after; i.e. to Jesus Christ, his suffering, death, and the glory which should follow; and to his Gospel in all its parts. The faithfulness of Moses consisted in his scrupulous attention to every ordinance of God; his framing every thing according to the pattern showed him by the Lord; and his referring all to that Christ of whom he spoke as the prophet who should come after him, and should be raised up from among themselves; whom they should attentively hear and obey, on pain of being cut off from being the people of the Lord. Hence our Lord told the Jews, John 5:46: If ye had believed Moses, ye would have believed me, for he wrote of me; "namely;" says Dr. Macknight, "in the figures, but especially in the prophecies, of the law, where the Gospel dispensation, the coming of its Author, and his character as Messiah, are all described with a precision which adds the greatest lustre of evidence to Jesus and to his Gospel."
