Hebrews 5:9

And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
perfect	τελειωθεὶς teleiōtheis	G5048	to complete · verb — aorist passive participle, nominative singular masculine
became	ἐγένετο egeneto	G1096	to cause to be ("gen"-erate) · verb — second aorist middle deponent indicative, 3rd person singular
author	αἴτιος aitios	G159	causative · adjective — nominative singular masculine
of	σωτηρίας sōtērias	G4991	rescue or safety (physically or morally) · noun — genitive singular feminine
eternal	αἰωνίου, aiōniou	G166	perpetual (also used of past time · adjective — genitive singular feminine
salvation	σωτηρία sōtēría	G4991	rescue or safety (physically or morally)
all	πᾶσιν pasin	G3956	all · adjective — dative plural masculine
obey	ὑπακούουσιν hupakouousin	G5219	to hear under (as a subordinate) · verb — present active participle, dative plural masculine
him	αὐτῷ autō	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative singular masculine

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Cross-references

Hebrews 9:15 And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under…
Hebrews 2:10 For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salva…
Hebrews 9:12 Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption fo…
Hebrews 12:2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and…
Acts 5:32 And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.
2 Thessalonians 1:8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
1 Peter 1:22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another…
Isaiah 50:10 Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 5:1-9

We have here an account of the nature of the priestly office in general, though with an accommodation to the Lord Jesus Christ. We are told, I. Of what kind of beings the high priest must be. He must be taken from among men; he must be a man, one of ourselves, bone of our bones, flesh of our flesh, and spirit of our spirits, a partaker of our nature, and a standard-bearer among ten thousand. This implies, 1. That man had sinned. 2. That God would not admit sinful man to come to him immediately and alone, without a high priest, who must be taken from among men. 3. That God was pleased to take one from among men, by whom they might approach God in hope, and he might receive them with honour. 4…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Hebrews 5:9

made perfect--completed, brought to His goal of learning and suffering through death (Heb 2:10) [ALFORD], namely, at His glorious resurrection and ascension. author--Greek, "cause." eternal salvation--obtained for us in the short "days of Jesus' flesh" (Heb 5:7; compare Heb 5:6, "for ever," Isa 45:17). unto all . . . that obey him--As Christ obeyed the Father, so must we obey Him by faith.

Adam Clarke on Hebrews 5:9

And being made perfect - Και τελειωθεις· And having finished all - having died and risen again. Τελειωθηναι signifies to have obtained the goal; to have ended one's labor, and enjoyed the fruits of it. Heb 12:23 : The spirits of just men made perfect, πνευμασι δικαιων τετελειωμενων, means the souls of those who have gained the goal, and obtained the prize. So, when Christ had finished his course of tremendous sufferings, and consummated the whole by his death and resurrection, he became αιτιος σωτηριας αιωνιου, the cause of eternal salvation unto all them who obey him. He was consecrated both highs priest and sacrifice by his offering upon the cross. "In this verse," says Dr. Macknight, "thr…

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John Gill on Hebrews 5:9

The Church Fathers

By "being made perfect" he referred to resurrection and immortality, this being the completion of the incarnation.
— Theodoret of Cyrus, INTERPRETATION OF HEBREWS 5

"He became the source of our eternal salvation" by replacing Adam, who had been the source of our death through his disobedience. But as Adam's death did not reign in those who did not sin, so life reigns in those who do not need to be absolved. Even though he is a liberal giver of life, life is given to those who obey, not to those who fall away from him.
— Ephrem the Syrian, COMMENTARY ON THE EPISTLE TO THE HEBREWS

"And having been made perfected." This then is perfection among men, to attain perfection through sufferings. And he has spoken all things becoming of a man, behold, also becoming of God; "he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him." That is, not only was he himself saved, but he also brought salvation to others; and not temporary, derived from wars, but eternal. To whom is this? To those who obey. How then do you disobey and risk falling away from the grace? Do you see that the whole argument is thus shaped because of the faint-heartedness of the hearers? But look here, how exalted it is! For he says he became the cause of salvation; which belongs to divinity; for no one else is the cause of such salvation except God.
— Oecumenius, The Pseudo-Oecumenian Catena on Hebrews

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Dictionary and topics

Angels — By the word “angels” (i.e. “messengers” of God) we ordinarily understand a race of spiritual beings of a nature exalted far above that of man, although infinitely removed from that of God—whose…
Salvation · Christ: The Author of — Christ: The Author of
Suffering · OF CHRIST — OF CHRIST

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 5:9

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 5:1-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Hebrews 5:9

Adam Clarke on Hebrews 5:9

John Gill on Hebrews 5:9

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Hebrews 5:9

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 5:1-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Hebrews 5:9

Adam Clarke on Hebrews 5:9

John Gill on Hebrews 5:9

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Hebrews 5:7-11

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Hebrews 5:9