Hebrews 8:1 BSB — MannaFest

Hebrews 8:1

The 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,

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

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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Commentary

4 voices

Basil of Caesarea

On the Spirit 6.15 (379)

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?

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

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.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

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

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

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.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Κεφάλαιον	Kephalaion	[The] sum	G2774 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
ἐπὶ	epi	of	G1909 →
τοῖς	tois	the [things]	G3588 →
λεγομένοις,	legomenois	being spoken of [is that]	G3004 →
τοιοῦτον	toiouton	such	G5108 →
ἔχομεν	echomen	we have	G2192 →
ἀρχιερέα	archierea	a high priest	G749 →
ὃς	hos	who	G3739 →
ἐκάθισεν	ekathisen	sat down	G2523 →
ἐν	en	at	G1722 →
δεξιᾷ	dexia	[the] right hand	G1188 →
τοῦ	tou	of the	G3588 →
θρόνου	thronou	throne	G2362 →
τῆς	tēs	of the	G3588 →
μεγαλωσύνης	megalōsunēs	Majesty	G3172 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τοῖς	tois	the	G3588 →
οὐρανοῖς,	ouranois	heavens,	G3772 →

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
Colossians 3:1
Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
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.
Through
Hebrews 12:2
Let 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…
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.
Through
Hebrews 1:3
The 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…
leads to
- Colossians 1:15–17
  The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

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