Hebrews 3:5 BSB — MannaFest

Hebrews 3:5

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

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And Moses indeed was faithful in all his house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were afterward to be spoken;

KJV

And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after;

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Commentary

4 voices

Irenaeus

Irenaeus Against Heresies Book 3 (202)

And Moses himself, being a man of God, was indeed given as a god before Pharaoh; but he is not properly termed Lord, nor is called God by the prophets, but is spoken of by the Spirit as "Moses, the faithful minister and servant of God," which also he was.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Moses was only a typical governor, for a testimony of all those things relating to the church which would be more clearly, completely, and comfortably revealed in the gospel by the Spirit of Christ; and therefore Christ is worthy of more glory than Moses, and of greater regard and consideration.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Christ is the maker of this house of the church in all ages: Moses was a minister in the house, he was instrumental under Christ in governing and edifying the house, but Christ is the maker of all things; for he is God, and no one less than God could build the church, either lay the foundation or carry on the superstructure.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Moses was faithful ...as a servant - Not as the head of the dispensation; not as having originated it; but as in the employ and under the direction of its great Founder and Author - the Messiah. As such a servant he deserves all the honor for fidelity which has ever been claimed for him, but it cannot be the honor which is due to him who is at the head of the family or house.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
Μωϋσῆς	Mōusēs	Moses	G3475 →
μὲν	men	indeed	G3303 →
πιστὸς	pistos	[was] faithful	G4103 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
ὅλῳ	holō	all	G3650 →
τῷ	tō	the	G3588 →
οἴκῳ	oikō	house	G3624 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of Him	G846 →
ὡς	hōs	as	G5613 →
θεράπων	therapōn	a servant	G2324 →
εἰς	eis	unto	G1519 →
μαρτύριον	marturion	a testimony	G3142 →
τῶν	tōn	of the [things]	G3588 →
λαληθησομένων,	lalēthēsomenōn	to be spoken,	G2980 →

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
Exodus 14:31
When Israel saw the great power that the LORD had exercised over the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and believed in Him and in His servant Moses.
leads to
- John 2:11
  Jesus performed this, the first of His signs, at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.
- John 11:45
  Therefore many of the Jews who had come to Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, believed in Him.
- John 2:23–25
  While He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the signs He was doing and believed in His name.
- John 8:30–32
  As Jesus spoke these things, many believed in Him.
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.
Through
Hebrews 3:2
He was faithful to the One who appointed Him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house.
leads to
- Numbers 12:7
  But this is not so with My servant Moses; he is faithful in all My house.
- 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.
Through
Psalms 105:26
He sent Moses His servant, and Aaron, whom He had chosen.
leads to
- Exodus 3:10
  Therefore, go! I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring My people the Israelites out of Egypt.”