Hebrews 5:9
And when he had been made complete, he became the giver of eternal salvation to all those who are under his orders;
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;
In Context
10Being named by God a high priest of the order of Melchizedek.
Cross References
Psalms 45:17\45:16\Your children will take the place of your fathers; so that you may make them rulers over all the earth.
Psalms 51:8\51:6\Your desire is for what is true in the inner parts: in the secrets of my soul you will give me knowledge of wisdom.
Isaiah 45:22Let your hearts be turned to me, so that you may have salvation, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is no other.
Isaiah 50:10Who among you has the fear of the Lord, giving ear to the voice of his servant who has been walking in the dark and has no light? Let him put his faith in the name of the Lord, looking to his God for support.
Daniel 9:24Seventy weeks have been fixed for your people and your holy town, to let wrongdoing be complete and sin come to its full limit, and for the clearing away of evil-doing and the coming in of eternal righteousness: so that the vision and the word of the prophet may be stamped as true, and to put the holy oil on a most holy place.
Matthew 7:24Everyone, then, to whom my words come and who does them, will be like a wise man who made his house on a rock;
Matthew Henry on Hebrews 5:2-10
The Priesthood of Christ. ( a. d. 62.) 1 For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins: 2 Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity. 3 And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins. 4 And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron. 5 So also Christ… Read the whole commentary →