Hebrews 5:8

Hebrews 5:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;
• New International Version (NIV)Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered
• English Standard Version (ESV)Although he was a son, he learned obedience through what he suffered.
• New King James Version (NKJV)though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered.

Context of Hebrews 5:8

6And in another place in the Bible God says this: ‘You will be a priest for ever, in the same way that Melchizedek was a priest long ago.’ 7When Jesus Christ lived on earth as a man, he often prayed to God. He asked God to help him. He prayed strongly and he cried loudly with many tears. He knew that God could save him from death. And God listened to Jesus when he prayed, because Jesus served God. Jesus is God's Son. But he still had trouble and pain. In that way, he learned to obey God completely. 9As a result, Jesus became the person who can save everyone who obeys him. Because of Jesus, God forgives their sins for ever. 10God has chosen Jesus to be his special priest in the same way that Melchizedek was.

Hebrews 5:8 word by word

καίπερ ὢν υἱός, ἔμαθεν ἀφ᾽ ὧν ἔπαθεν τὴν ὑπακοήν,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thoughκαίπερkaiper · althoughG2539
• he wereεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• a Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• learned heμανθάνωmanthanō · to learnG3129
• obedienceὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• obedienceὑπακοήhupakoē · obedienceG5218
• byἀπόapo · away fromG575
• the things whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• he sufferedπάσχωpaschō pathō penthō · to sufferG3958

Cross-references for Hebrews 5:8

• Hebrews 1:5God never said this to any angel: ‘You are my Son. Today I have become your Father.’ In another place in the Bible, God says, ‘I will be his Father, and he will be my Son.’
• Hebrews 3:6But Christ serves in God's house as a son, not as a servant. He is the leader of God's people today. And we are God's people. We belong to his house if we continue to believe in Christ. We must be brave. We must continue to show people clearly that we trust God. He will do what he has promised to do.
• Hebrews 10:5So, when Christ came into the world, he said to his Father, ‘You have not wanted people to offer sacrifices and other gifts to you. Instead, you have prepared a body for me to offer to you.
• Isaiah 50:5The Almighty Lord has spoken clearly to me. I have accepted his message, and I have not turned back.
• Matthew 3:15Jesus replied, ‘This time, do what I ask you to do. We must do everything correctly, as God wants it.’ So John did what Jesus asked him to do.
• John 4:34Jesus said to them, ‘My Father has sent me. I must do the things he wants me to do. I must finish the work that he has given to me to do. That is my food.
• John 6:38I have not come down from heaven to do what I myself choose to do. No, my Father has sent me. I have come to do what he wants me to do.
• John 15:10If you obey what I have told you, you will be living in my love. In the same way, I have obeyed what my Father has told me to do. In that way, I live in his love.
• Philippians 2:8And when he lived as a man, he made himself even less important. He obeyed God completely, so that he died. He even died on a cross!

Commentaries on Hebrews 5:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Though he were a Son - See the whole of the preceding note.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Though he were a Son - Though the Son of God. Though he sustained this exalted rank, and was conscious of it, yet he was willing to learn experimentally what is meant by obedience in the midst of sufferings. Yet learned he obedience - That is, he learned experimentally and practically. It cannot be supposed that he did not “know” what obedience was; or that he was “indisposed” to obey God before he suffered; or that he had, as we have, perversities of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8He learned obedience through his suffering. Jesus was always obedient, even before his suffering. He lived his human life, including his death on the cross, fully submitting to God's will. We are expected to follow the same path (Hebrews 12:1–11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. Though He WAS (so it ought to be translated: a positive admitted fact: not a mere supposition as were would imply) God's divine Son (whence, even in His agony, He so lovingly and often cried, Father, Mt 26:39), yet He learned His (so the Greek) obedience, not from His Sonship, but from His sufferings. As the Son, He was always obedient to the Father's will; but the special obedience needed to qualify Him as our High Priest, He learned experimentally in…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 5:8

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Jesus Continued
• Submission
• Suffering

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Commentaries on Hebrews 5

• 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
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings