Hebrews 8:1
in Hebrews 8The point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,
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ASV
Now in the things which we are saying the chief point is this: We have such a high priest, who sat down on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,
KJV
Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;
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This verse in Hebrews 8
Commentary
5 notes on this verseon Hebrews 8:1-2
If he assigns to the Father the upper place by way of precedence, and asserts that the only begotten Son sits below, he will find that to the creature of his imagination attach all the consequent conditions of body. And if these are the imaginations of drunken delusion and phrensied insanity, can it be consistent with true religion for men taught by the Lord himself that "He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father" to refuse to worship and glorify with the Father him who in nature, in glory, and in dignity is conjoined with him?
This site's exposition
this is the sum
on Hebrews 8:1-2
The writer names his own argument's high point: this is the sum, kephalaion, the crowning point rather than a mere summary, we have such an high priest, set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens. Chapter 7 argued the priest's order; chapter 8 opens on his present position, seated where Psalm 110 placed him, his work already accomplished rather than still in motion. A minister, leitourgos, of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle names the same contrast the rest of the chapter will run out, the true against the earthly copy, which the Lord pitched and not man.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
We have such an high priest - Having finished his description of the type in Melchisedec, the apostle begins to treat directly of the excellency of Christ's priesthood, beyond the Levitical. Who is set down - Having finished his oblation.
on Hebrews 8:1-2
Where he now resides: He sits on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty on high, that is, of the glorious God of heaven. There the Mediator is placed, and he is possessed of all authority and power both in heaven and upon earth.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Now of the things which we have spoken - Or, “of the things of which we are speaking” (Stuart); or as we should say, “of what is said.” The Greek does not necessarily mean things that “had been” spoken, but may refer to all that he was saying, taking the whole subject into consideration. This is the sum - Or this is the principal thing; referring to what he was about to say, not what he had said.
The words behind it
19 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Κεφάλαιον | kephalaion | [The] sum | G2774 → | |
| δὲ | de | now | G1161 → | 2765 times |
| ἐπὶ | epi | of | G1909 → | 883 times |
| τοῖς | tois | the [things] | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| λεγομένοις, | legomenois | being spoken of [is that] | G3004 → | 1325 times |
| τοιοῦτον | toiouton | such | G5108 → | 56 times |
| ἔχομεν | echomen | we have | G2192 → | 707 times |
| ἀρχιερέα | archierea | a high priest | G749 → | 122 times |
| ὃς | hos | who | G3739 → | 1405 times |
| ἐκάθισεν | ekathisen | sat down | G2523 → | 44 times |
| ἐν | en | at | G1722 → | 2738 times |
| δεξιᾷ | dexia | [the] right hand | G1188 → | 53 times |
| τοῦ | tou | of the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| θρόνου | thronou | throne | G2362 → | 62 times |
| τῆς | tes | of the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| μεγαλωσύνης | megalosunes | Majesty | G3172 → | |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → | 2738 times |
| τοῖς | tois | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| οὐρανοῖς, | ouranois | heavens, | G3772 → | 272 times |
Κεφάλαιον[The] sum
kephalaionG2774 →
δὲnow
deG1161 →2765 times
ἐπὶof
epiG1909 →883 times
τοῖςthe [things]
toisG3588 →19766 times
λεγομένοις,being spoken of [is that]
legomenoisG3004 →1325 times
τοιοῦτονsuch
toioutonG5108 →56 times
ἔχομενwe have
echomenG2192 →707 times
ἀρχιερέαa high priest
archiereaG749 →122 times
ὃςwho
hosG3739 →1405 times
ἐκάθισενsat down
ekathisenG2523 →44 times
ἐνat
enG1722 →2738 times
δεξιᾷ[the] right hand
dexiaG1188 →53 times
τοῦof the
touG3588 →19766 times
θρόνουthrone
thronouG2362 →62 times
τῆςof the
tesG3588 →19766 times
μεγαλωσύνηςMajesty
megalosunesG3172 →
ἐνin
enG1722 →2738 times
τοῖςthe
toisG3588 →19766 times
οὐρανοῖς,heavens,
ouranoisG3772 →272 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Colossians 3:1Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
it leads to
- Romans 8:6
The mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace,
- Matthew 6:33
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
- 2 Corinthians 4:18
So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
- Colossians 3:2
Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
- Romans 8:6
Through
Hebrews 12:2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand…
it leads to
- Micah 7:7
But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
- 1 Peter 3:18
For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,
- 1 Peter 2:23–24
When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.
- Micah 7:7
Through
Hebrews 1:3The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the…
it leads to
- Colossians 1:15–17
The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
- Colossians 1:15–17
Where this verse is studied
About Hebrews
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the New Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Basil of Caesarea, On the Spirit 6.15; Edersheim, The Temple: Its Ministry and Services; John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.