Hebrews 3:6

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

“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.”

— WEB

“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.”

— KJV

“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.”

— ASV

Cross-references

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2 Corinthians 6:16 "What agreement has a temple of God with idols? For you are a temple of the living God. Even as God said, “I will dwell in them, and walk …"
1 Corinthians 3:16 "Don’t you know that you are a temple of God, and that God’s Spirit lives in you?"
Hebrews 10:35 "Therefore don’t throw away your boldness, which has a great reward."
1 Corinthians 6:19 "Or don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own,"
Hebrews 6:11 "We desire that each one of you may show the same diligence to the fullness of hope even to the end,"
1 Peter 2:5 "You also, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to G…"
Hebrews 10:23 "let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering; for he who promised is faithful."
Hebrews 4:11 "Let us therefore give diligence to enter into that rest, lest anyone fall after the same example of disobedience."

Commentary

But Christ--was and is faithful (Heb 3:2). as a son over his own house--rather, "over His (GOD'S, Heb 3:4) house"; and therefore, as the inference from His being one with God, over His own house. So Heb 10:21, "having an High Priest over the house of God." Christ enters His Father's house as the Master [OVER it], but Moses as a servant [IN it, Heb 3:2, Heb 3:5] [CHRYSOSTOM]. An ambassador in the absence of the king is very distinguished--in the presence of the king he falls back into the multitude [BENGEL]. whose house are we--Paul and his Hebrew readers. One old manuscript, with Vulgate and LUCIFER, reads, "which house"; but the weightiest manuscripts support English Version reading. the rejoicing--rather, "the matter of rejoicing." of the hope--"of our hope." Since all our good things lie in hopes, we ought so to hold fast our hopes as already to rejoice, as though our hopes were realized [CHRYSOSTOM]. firm unto the end--omitted in LUCIFER and AMBROSE, and in one oldest manuscript, but supported by most oldest manuscripts.

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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