Hebrews 5:9
And thus he was perfected and became the cause of eternal life to all them who obey him.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
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 a son, yet, from the fear and the sufferings he endured, he learned obedience.
10And he was named of God, the High Priest after the likeness of Melchisedec.
Cross References
Matthew 7:24Every one therefore that heareth these my discourses, and doeth them, will be like to a wise man, one that 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 →