Hebrews 5:9

And so was he perfected, and became unto all them who obey him the Cause of eternal salvation;

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

In The King James Version

And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;

In Context

8And though he was the Son, yet from the fear and the sufferings which he sustained he learned obedience.

10and was named by God, The High Priest after the likeness of Malki-Zedek.

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Cross References

Matthew 7:24Every one therefore who heareth these my words, and doeth them, shall be likened to a wise man, who built his house upon 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 →

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