Hebrews 5:8

Even though he was God's Son, Jesus learned through suffering what obedience really means.

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In The King James Version

Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;

In Context

7Jesus, while he was here in human form, prayed and appealed with loud cries and tears to God, the one who was able to save him from death. Jesus was heard because of his respect for God.

9When his experience was complete, he became the source of eternal salvation to everyone who does what he says,

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Cross References

Matthew 3:15“Please do so, because it's good for us to do what God says is right,” Jesus told him. So John agreed to do it.

John 6:38For I came down from heaven not to do what I want, but to do what the one who sent me wants.

Philippians 2:8Coming in human form, humbling himself, he submitted himself to death—even death on a cross.

Hebrews 1:5God never said to any angel, “You are my Son; today I have become your Father,” or “I will be a Father to him, and he will be a Son to me.”

Hebrews 3:6But Christ is a son, in charge of God's house. And we are God's house as long as we hold on with confidence to the hope we boast we believe in.

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 →

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