Hebrews 3:1

Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Wherefore	Ὅθεν, Hothen	G3606	from which place or source or cause (adverb or conjunct… · conjunction
holy	ἅγιοι, hagioi	G40	sacred (physically · adjective — vocative plural masculine
brethren	ἀδελφοὶ adelphoi	G80	a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (m… · noun — vocative plural masculine
partakers	μέτοχοι, metochoi	G3353	participant · noun — vocative plural masculine
heavenly	ἐπουρανίου epouraniou	G2032	above the sky · adjective — genitive singular feminine
calling	κλήσεως klēseōs	G2821	an invitation (figuratively) · noun — genitive singular feminine
consider	κατανοήσατε katanoēsate	G2657	to observe fully · verb — aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural
Apostle	ἀπόστολον apostolon	G652	a delegate · noun — accusative singular masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
Priest	ἀρχιερέα archierea	G749	the high-priest (literally · noun — accusative singular masculine
of	ὁμολογίας homologias	G3671	acknowledgment · noun — genitive singular feminine
our	ἡμῶν hēmōn	G2257	of (or from) us
profession	ὁμολογία homología	G3671	acknowledgment
Christ	Χριστόν Christon	G5547	anointed · noun — accusative singular masculine, a title
Jesus	Ἰησοῦν Iēsoun	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua) · noun — accusative singular masculine, a proper name

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Cross-references

Philippians 3:14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 1:9 Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was giv…
Hebrews 4:14-15 Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.
1 Peter 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath…
Ephesians 4:1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
Hebrews 7:26 For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
Ephesians 4:4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
Hebrews 2:17 Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things per…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 3:1-6

In these verses we have the application of the doctrine laid down in the close of the last chapter concerning the priesthood of our Lord Jesus Christ. And observe, I. In how fervent and affectionate a manner the apostle exhorts Christians to have this high priest much in their thoughts, and to make him the object of their close and serious consideration; and surely no one in earth or heaven deserves our consideration more than he. That this exhortation might be made the more effectual, observe, 1. The honourable compellation used towards those to whom he wrote: Holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling. (1.) Brethren, not only my brethren, but the brethren of Christ, and in him brethr…

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Adam Clarke on Hebrews 3:1

Holy brethren - Persons consecrated to God, as the word literally implies, and called, in consequence, to be holy in heart, holy in life, and useful in the world. The Israelites are often called a holy people, saints, etc., because consecrated to God, and because they were bound by their profession to be holy; and yet these appellations are given to them in numberless instances where they were very unholy. The not attending to this circumstance, and the not discerning between actual positive holiness, and the call to it, as the consecration of the persons, has led many commentators and preachers into destructive mistakes. Antinomianism has had its origin here: and as it was found that many p…

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John Gill on Hebrews 3:1

Wherefore, holy brethren,.... The apostle calls the Hebrews "brethren", not because they were of the same natural stock and lineage, but because they were in the same spiritual relation; they all had the same Father, belonged to the same family, were the adopted sons of God, the brethren of Christ, of one another, and of the apostle; and they were "holy", not by birth, nor by their external separation from other nations, but through sanctification of the Spirit; and they were so by profession, and in the opinion of the apostle: partakers of the heavenly calling; by which is meant not any business, or employment of life; nor a call to any office in church or state; nor a mere external call b…

The Church Fathers

If therefore you are partakers and companions of the heavenly calling, seek those things which are above, and let no one speak to you of the things here below; there is the reward, there is the recompense.
— Oecumenius, The Pseudo-Oecumenian Catena on Hebrews

For if he were high priest as God, he would be so before the incarnation. As it is, that he became the apostle of our confession after the incarnation is taught us by the epistle to the Galatians: "But when the time had fully come, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman."
— Theodoret of Cyrus, INTERPRETATION OF HEBREWS 3.1-2

But once for all heavenly things were made accessible to humans, when one of us humans was assumed and, according to the law of human nature, died and was raised from the dead in a marvelous fashion and, because immortal and incorruptible by nature, ascended into heaven. And he became high priest for the rest of humankind and the pledge for their ascension into heaven.
— Theodore of Mopsuestia, CATECHETICAL HOMILIES 12.4

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Dictionary and topics

Apostle — A person sent by another; a messenger; envoy. This word is once used as a descriptive designation of Jesus Christ, the Sent of the Father (Heb. 3:1; John 20:21). It is, however, generally used as…
Moses — Drawn (or Egypt. mesu, “son;” hence Rameses, royal son). On the invitation of Pharaoh (Gen. 45:17-25), Jacob and his sons went down into Egypt. This immigration took place probably about 350 years…
Apostle · An appellation of Jesus — An appellation of Jesus
Apostles, The · Christ pre-eminently called "The Apostle" — Christ pre-eminently called "The Apostle"
Call · 2:11,12; — 2:11,12;
Call Of God, The · To man is: Heavenly — To man is: Heavenly
Christ, The High Priest · Appointed and called by God — Appointed and called by God
High Priest, The · Typified Christ in: His title — Typified Christ in: His title
Holiness · Saints: Possess — Saints: Possess
Titles And Names Of Christ · Apostle — Apostle
Titles And Names Of Saints · Holy brethren — Holy brethren

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Hebrews 3:1

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 3:1-6

Adam Clarke on Hebrews 3:1

John Gill on Hebrews 3:1

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Hebrews 3:1

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 3:1-6

Adam Clarke on Hebrews 3:1

John Gill on Hebrews 3:1

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Hebrews 3:1-6

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Hebrews 3:1-6