Hebrews 3:2 BSB — MannaFest

Hebrews 3:2

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

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also was Moses in all his house.

KJV

Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house.

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Commentary

5 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

Who was faithful to him that appointed him,.... Or "made him"; Christ, as man, was made, but not as God; nor is the apostle speaking of the divine nature of Christ, but of his offices: wherefore this phrase designs the constitution and settlement of him in office; which may take in the eternal appointment of him as Mediator; the open promise of him in time; his mission, unction, and attestation from God; and his manifestation and declaration as such, at his ascension and session at God's right hand, when he was made Lord and Christ.

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The Reformation1 voice

John Calvin

1509–1564

Commentaries (1554)

Who was, or is faithful, etc. This is a commendation of the apostleship of Christ, in order that the faithful may securely acquiesce in him; and he commends it on two grounds, because the Father has set him to be over us as our teacher, and because Christ himself has faithfully performed the office committed to him.

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

(3.) That he is as faithful to him that appointed him as Moses was in all his house. Moses was faithful in the discharge of his office to the Jewish church in the Old Testament, and so is Christ under the New; this was a proper argument to urge upon the Jews, who had so high an opinion of the faithfulness of Moses, and yet his faithfulness was but typical of Christ's.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Who was faithful to him - In Num 12:7, God gives this testimony to Moses: My servant Moses - is faithful in all my house; and to this testimony the apostle alludes. House not only means the place where a family dwells, but also the family itself.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Who was faithful--The Greek implies also that He still is faithful, namely, as our mediating High Priest, faithful to the trust God has assigned Him (Heb 2:17). So Moses in God's house (Nu 12:7). appointed him--"made Him" HIGH PRIEST; to be supplied from the preceding context. Greek, "made"; so in Heb 5:5;

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
πιστὸν	piston	faithful	G4103 →
ὄντα	onta	being	G1510 →
τῷ	tō	to the [One]	G3588 →
ποιήσαντι	poiēsanti	having appointed	G4160 →
αὐτὸν	auton	Him	G846 →
ὡς	hōs	as	G5613 →
καὶ	kai	also	G2532 →
Μωϋσῆς	Mōusēs	Moses	G3475 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
ὅλῳ	holō	all	G3650 →
τῷ	tō	the	G3588 →
οἴκῳ	oikō	house	G3624 →
αὐτοῦ.	autou	of Him.	G846 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Ephesians 2:22
And in Him you too are being built together into a dwelling place for God in His Spirit.
leads to
- 1 Peter 2:4–5
  As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,
- 1 Corinthians 3:16
  Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?
- 1 John 4:16
  And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him.
- John 17:21–23
  that all of them may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I am in You. May they also be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.
- John 14:17–23
  the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you.
Through
1 Timothy 3:15
in case I am delayed, so that you will know how each one must conduct himself in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
leads to
- 1 Peter 2:5
  you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
- Ephesians 2:21–22
  In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord.
Through
Numbers 12:7
But this is not so with My servant Moses; he is faithful in all My house.
leads to
- Hebrews 3:2–6
  He was faithful to the One who appointed Him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house.