Hebrews 2:18

Hebrews 2:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.
• New International Version (NIV)Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For in that He Himself has suffered, being tempted, He is able to aid those who are tempted.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Since he himself has gone through suffering and testing, he is able to help us when we are being tested.

Context of Hebrews 2:18

16For surely it is not angels that he helps, but he helps the offspring of Abraham. 17Therefore he had to be made like his brothers in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. For because he himself has suffered when tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.

Hebrews 2:18 word by word

ἐν ᾧ γὰρ πέπονθεν αὐτὸς πειρασθείς, δύναται τοῖς πειραζομένοις βοηθῆσαι.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• thatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• heπάσχωpaschō pathō penthō · to sufferG3958
• himselfαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• being temptedπειράζωpeirazō · to test/tempt: temptG3985
• he is ableδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• to succourβοηθέωboētheō · to helpG997
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588

Cross-references for Hebrews 2:18

• Hebrews 4:15For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.
• Hebrews 5:2He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is beset with weakness.
• Matthew 4:1Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
• Matthew 26:37And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled.
• Luke 22:53When I was with you day after day in the temple, you did not lay hands on me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness."
• Hebrews 7:25Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.
• John 10:29My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand.
• Philippians 3:21who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself.
• 2 Timothy 1:12which is why I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until that day what has been entrusted to me.
• Jude 1:24Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy,
• 1 Corinthians 10:13No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
• 2 Corinthians 12:7So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited.
• 2 Peter 2:9then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment,
• Revelation 3:10Because you have kept my word about patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world, to try those who dwell on the earth.

Commentaries on Hebrews 2:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18For in that he himself hath suffered - The maxim on which this verse is founded is the following: A state of suffering disposes persons to be compassionate, and those who endure most afflictions are they who feel most for others. The apostle argues that, among other causes, it was necessary that Jesus Christ should partake of human nature, exposed to trials, persecutions, and various sufferings, that he might the better feel for and be led to succor those…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18For in that he himself … - “Because” he has suffered, he is able to sympathize with sufferers. Being tempted - Or, being “tried.” The Greek word used here is more general in its meaning than the English word “tempted.” It means to “put to the proof;” to try the nature or character of; and this may be done either: (1)by subjecting a person to “afflictions” or “sufferings” that his true character may be tried - that it may be seen whether he has sincere…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-18Verses 14-18 The angels fell, and remained without hope or help. Christ never designed to be the Saviour of the fallen angels, therefore he did not take their nature; and the nature of angels could not be an atoning sacrifice for the sin of man. Here is a price paid, enough for all, and suitable to all, for it was in our nature. Here the wonderful love of God appeared, that, when Christ knew what he must suffer in our nature, and how he must die in it…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-18These verses introduce Jesus as our kind and loyal high priest, a role fully explained in the main part of Hebrews (Hebrews 4:14–10:25). He needed to share our human experience (see 5:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. For--explanation of how His being made like His brethren in all things has made Him a merciful and faithful High Priest for us (He 2:17). in that--rather as Greek, "wherein He suffered Himself; having been tempted, He is able to succor them that are being tempted" in the same temptation; and as "He was tempted (tried and afflicted) in all points," He is able (by the power of sympathy) to succor us in all possible temptations and trials incidental to…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 2:18

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Power
• Salvation
• Suffering
• Temptation

In the dictionaries

• Bondage
• Heed
• Humiliation of Christ
• Intercession of Christ
• Mediator
• Neglect
• Recompense
• Reconciliation
• Taste
• Ascension

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