Hebrews 2:12

Hebrews 2:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee.
• New International Version (NIV)He says, “I will declare your name to my brothers and sisters; in the assembly I will sing your praises.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)saying, "I will tell of your name to my brothers; in the midst of the congregation I will sing your praise."
• New King James Version (NKJV)saying: “I will declare Your name to My brethren; In the midst of the assembly I will sing praise to You.”

Context of Hebrews 2:12

10It was right that God should bring Jesus back to heaven as king. All things belong to God, and he causes all things to continue. God wanted many people to become his children. He wanted them to live with him in heaven. Jesus made this possible because he died with much pain as a sacrifice. 11Jesus is the one who makes people clean in front of God. Jesus himself and all the people that he makes clean have the same Father. So Jesus is not ashamed to call all those people his brothers and sisters. He says this to God: ‘I will tell my brothers and sisters that you are great. When your people meet together, I will stand with them, and I will praise you with songs.’ 13He also says this: ‘I will trust God completely.’ He says this too: ‘I stand here with the children that God has given me.’ 14So, those people who become God's children are human. They have human bodies. Because of that, Jesus himself became human like us. In that way, when he died he was able to destroy the Devil. It is the Devil who has power over death.

Hebrews 2:12 word by word

λέγων· ἀπαγγελῶ τὸ ὄνομά σου τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς μου, ἐν μέσῳ ἐκκλησίας ὑμνήσω σε.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• I will declareἀπαγγέλλωapaggellō · to announceG518
• thyσύsu · youG4771
• nameὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• untoἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the midstμέσοςmesos · midstG3319
• of the churchἐκκλησίαekklēsia · assemblyG1577
• will I sing praise untoὑμνέωhumneō · to praiseG5214

Cross-references for Hebrews 2:12

• Psalms 22:22I will tell my people how great you are. I will praise you when we meet together.
• Psalms 40:10I have not hidden the good news about your justice. I have told everyone that they can trust you, and that you have the power to save. I tell the great meeting of your people about your faithful love.
• Psalms 111:1Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! I will thank the Lord with all that I am, when we, his people, meet together.
• John 18:20Jesus answered him, ‘I have always taught in the Jewish meeting places, or at the temple. Those are public places where all the Jews meet together. I have said nothing secretly.

Commentaries on Hebrews 2:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12I will declare thy name - See Psalm 22:22. The apostle certainly quotes this psalm as referring to Jesus Christ, and these words as spoken by Christ unto the Father, in reference to his incarnation; as if he had said: "When I shall be incarnated, I will declare thy perfections to mankind; and among my disciples I will give glory to thee for thy mercy to the children of men." See the fulfillment of this, John 1:18; : No man hath seen God at any time; the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Saying - This passage is found in Psalm 22:22. The whole of that Psalm has been commonly referred to the Messiah; and in regard to such a reference there is less difficulty than attends most of the other portions of the Old Testament that are usually supposed to relate to him. The following verses of the Psalm are applied to him, or to transactions connected with him, in the New Testament, Hebrews 2:1, Hebrews 2:8, Hebrews 2:18; and the whole Psalm is so…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-13Verses 10-13 Whatever the proud, carnal, and unbelieving may imagine or object, the spiritual mind will see peculiar glory in the cross of Christ, and be satisfied that it became Him, who in all things displays his own perfections in bringing many sons to glory, to make the Author of their salvation perfect through sufferings. His way to the crown was by the cross, and so must that of his people be. Christ sanctifies; he has purchased and sent the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12This verse quotes Psalm 22:22 and discusses the term brothers and sisters in Hebrews 2:11. Psalm 22 includes important prophecies about Christ's suffering (Psalm 22:1, 7–8, 16–18; see Matthew 27:35, 43; John 19:23–24, 31–36). Psalm 22:22 highlights how the righteous sufferer (Jesus) joins God's people in praising God for His help.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. (Psa 22:22.) Messiah declares the name of the Father, not known fully as Christ's Father, and therefore their Father, till after His crucifixion (Joh 20:17), among His brethren ("the Church," that is, the congregation), that they in turn may praise Him (Psa 22:23). At Psa 22:22, which begins with Christ's cry, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" and details minutely His sorrows, passes from Christ's sufferings to His triumph, prefigured by…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 2:12

• Afflictions and Adversities
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• Praise
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• Testimony

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Commentaries on Hebrews 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings