Hebrews 3:6
4 And every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything.
5 Now Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s house, testifying to what would be spoken later.
But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are His house, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope of which we boast.
7 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice,
8 do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness,
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are His house, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope of which we boast.
- KJV
- But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.
- WEB
- but Christ is faithful as a Son over his house. We are his house, if we hold fast our confidence and the glorying of our hope firm to the end.
- ASV
- but Christ as a son, over his house; whose house are we, if we hold fast our boldness and the glorying of our hope firm unto the end.
- DARBY
- but Christ, as Son over his house, whose house are *we*, if indeed we hold fast the boldness and the boast of hope firm to the end.
- BLB
- but Christ as the Son over His house, whose house we are, if we should hold [our] confidence and the boast of [our] hope.
- ÅB
- men Kristus som Sønn over hans hus, og hans hus er vi, såfremt vi holder vår frimodighet og det håp som vi roser oss av, fast inntil enden.
- OTB
- Men Kristus er trofast som en Sønn over Guds hus. Og vi er hans hus, hvis vi holder fast på vår tillit og håpet vi roser oss av.
- B1930
- men Kristus som Sønn over hans hus, og hans hus er vi, såfremt vi holder vår frimodighet og det håp som vi roser oss av, fast inntil enden.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Corinthians 6:16
What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”
Read in context1 Corinthians 3:16
Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?
Read in contextHebrews 10:35
So do not throw away your confidence; it holds a great reward.
Read in context1 Peter 2:5
you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
Read in context1 Corinthians 6:19
Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;
Read in contextHebrews 6:11
We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure.
Read in contextHebrews 10:23
Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.
Read in contextHebrews 4:11
Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following the same pattern of disobedience.
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