Focused Passage

Hebrews 3:1-6

Consider Jesus, the Faithful Son Over God's House

The chapter calls believers to fix their attention on Jesus, the faithful Son greater than Moses, and to resist hardened unbelief by holding firmly to Christ and exhorting one another today.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, set your focus on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess.

2He was faithful to the One who appointed Him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house.

3For Jesus has been counted worthy of greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself.

4And every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything.

5Now Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s house, testifying to what would be spoken later.

6But 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.

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

ThereforeὍθενG3606ConjunctionholyἅγιοιG40Adjective - Vocative Masculine PluralbrothersἀδελφοὶG80Noun - Vocative Masculine Pluralwho shareμέτοχοιG3353Adjective - Vocative Masculine Pluralin [the] heavenlyἐπουρανίουG2032Adjective - Genitive Feminine SingularcallingκλήσεωςG2821Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularset your focus onκατανοήσατεG2657Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralJesusἸησοῦνG2424Noun - Accusative Masculine SingulartheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularapostleἈπόστολονG652Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionhigh priestἈρχιερέαG749Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularwhom weἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularconfessὁμολογίαςG3671Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 2

Original words

He wasὄνταG1510Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine SingularfaithfulπιστὸνG4103Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singularto the [One who]τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularappointedποιήσαντιG4160Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Dative Masculine SingularHimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singularjust asὡςG5613AdverbMosesΜωϋσῆςG3475Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular[was faithful]καὶG2532ConjunctioninἐνG1722PrepositionallὅλῳG3650Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular[God’s]αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularhouseοἴκῳG3624Noun - Dative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Literally just as Moses in all His house; SBL just as Moses in His house
Verse 3

Original words

ForγὰρG1063Conjunction[Jesus]οὗτοςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularhas been counted worthyἠξίωταιG515Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singularof greaterΠλείονοςG4119Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular - ComparativegloryδόξηςG1391Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularthanπαρὰG3844PrepositionMosesΜωϋσῆνG3475Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularjustκαθ’G2596PrepositionasὅσονG3745Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularbuilderκατασκευάσαςG2680Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular[of a house]αὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularhasἔχειG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulargreaterπλείοναG4119Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular - ComparativehonorτιμὴνG5092Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularthan theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularhouse [itself]οἴκουG3624Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 4

Original words

AndγὰρG1063ConjunctioneveryπᾶςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularhouseοἶκοςG3624Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularis builtκατασκευάζεταιG2680Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularbyὑπόG5259PrepositionsomeoneτινοςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine SingularbutδὲG1161ConjunctionGod [is]ΘεόςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularbuilderκατασκευάσαςG2680Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularof everythingπάνταG3956Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
Verse 5

Original words

NowΚαὶG2532Conjunction. . .μὲνG3303ConjunctionMosesΜωϋσῆςG3475Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular[was] faithfulπιστὸςG4103Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularasὡςG5613Adverba servantθεράπωνG2324Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionallὅλῳG3650Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular[God’s]αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularhouseοἴκῳG3624Noun - Dative Masculine SingularvvvεἰςG1519PrepositiontestifyingμαρτύριονG3142Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularto whatτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter Pluralwould be spoken laterλαληθησομένωνG2980Verb - Future Participle Passive - Genitive Neuter Plural

BSB notes

  • Numbers 12:7
Verse 6

Original words

ButδὲG1161ConjunctionChrist [is faithful]ΧριστὸςG5547Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularasὡςG5613Adverb[the] SonυἱὸςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularoverἐπὶG1909Preposition[God’s]αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularhouseοἶκονG3624Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular[And] weἡμεῖςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person PluralareἐσμενG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural[His]οὗG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine SingularhouseοἶκόςG3624Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularifἐὰνG1437Conjunctionwe hold firmlyκατάσχωμενG2722Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Pluralto [our]τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularconfidenceπαρρησίανG3954Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularhopeἐλπίδοςG1680Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular[of which]τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularwe boastκαύχημαG2745Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular

BSB notes

  • NE, WH, BYZ, and TR include to the end.

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