Hebrews 5:8

And when he was God’s Son, he learned obedience of these things that he suffered;

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

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

In Context

7Which in the days of his flesh offered, with great cry and tears, prayers and beseechings to him that might make him safe from death (or prayers and beseechings to him who could save him from death), and was heard for his reverence.

9and he brought to the end [or he led to perfection] is made (the) cause of everlasting health to all that obey him, (and he brought to perfection is made the Source of eternal salvation for all who obey him,)

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Cross References

Matthew 3:15But Jesus answered, and said to him, Suffer now (or Allow this), for thus it falleth to us to fulfill all rightwiseness. Then John suffered him [or Then John let him].

John 6:38For I came down from heaven, not that I do my will, but the will of him that sent me.

Philippians 2:8and in habit was found as a man. He meeked himself, and was made obedient to the death, yea, to the death of the cross. (and in appearance was found as a man. He humbled himself, and was obedient unto death, yea, unto his death on the cross.)

Hebrews 1:5For to which of the angels said God any time, Thou art my Son, I have (en)gendered thee today? And again, I shall be to him into a Father, and he shall be to me into a Son? (For to which of the angels did God say at any time, Thou art my Son, I have begotten thee today? And again, I shall be like a Father to him, and he shall be like a Son to me?)

Hebrews 3:6but Christ (is) as a son in his house. Which house we be, if we hold firm (our) trust and (the) glory of hope into the end. (but the Messiah is like a son in his household, or in his family. Which household or family we be, if we hold firm to our trust and the glory of hope unto the end.)

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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