Hebrews 5:9
and having been made perfect, he became unto all them that obey him the author of eternal salvation;
American Standard Version
In The King James Version
And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;
In Context
8though he was a Son, yet learned obedience by the things which he suffered;
10named of God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek.
Cross References
Psalms 45:17I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: Therefore shall the peoples give thee thanks for ever and ever. Psalm 46 For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of the sons of Korah; set to Alamoth. A Song.
Psalms 51:8Make me to hear joy and gladness, That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
Isaiah 45:22Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is none else.
Isaiah 50:10Who is among you that feareth Jehovah, that obeyeth the voice of his servant? he that walketh in darkness, and hath no light, let him trust in the name of Jehovah, and rely upon his God.
Daniel 9:24Seventy weeks are decreed upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most holy.
Matthew 7:24Every one therefore that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, who built his house upon the 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 →