Hebrews 2:11

Hebrews 2:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,
• New International Version (NIV)Both the one who makes people holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one source. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers,
• New King James Version (NKJV)For both He who sanctifies and those who are being sanctified are all of one, for which reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren,

Context of Hebrews 2:11

9Jesus was made a little lower than the angels, but we see him crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death. Through God’s kindness he died on behalf of everyone. 10God is the one for whom and through whom everything exists. Therefore, while God was bringing many sons and daughters to glory, it was the right time to bring Jesus, the source of their salvation, to the end of his work through suffering. Jesus, who makes people holy, and all those who are made holy have the same Father. That is why Jesus isn’t ashamed to call them brothers and sisters. 12He says, “I will tell my people about your name. I will praise you within the congregation.” 13In addition, Jesus says, “I will trust him.” And Jesus says, “I am here with the sons and daughters God has given me.”

Hebrews 2:11 word by word

ὅ τε γὰρ ἁγιάζων καὶ οἱ ἁγιαζόμενοι ἐξ ἑνὸς πάντες· δι᾽ ἣν αἰτίαν οὐκ ἐπαισχύνεται ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοὺς καλεῖνRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• bothτεte · and/bothG5037
• he that sanctifiethἁγιάζωhagiazō · to sanctifyG37
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• forδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• causeαἰτίαaitia · cause/chargeG156
• he isἐπαισχύνομαιepaischunomai · be ashamed ofG1870
• notοὐou · noG3756
• to callκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588

Cross-references for Hebrews 2:11

• Hebrews 10:10We have been set apart as holy because Jesus Christ did what God wanted him to do by sacrificing his body once and for all.
• Hebrews 13:12That is why Jesus suffered outside the gates of Jerusalem. He suffered to make the people holy with his own blood.
• John 17:19I’m dedicating myself to this holy work I’m doing for them so that they, too, will use the truth to be holy.
• Hebrews 2:14Since all of these sons and daughters have flesh and blood, Jesus took on flesh and blood to be like them. He did this so that by dying he would destroy the one who had power over death (that is, the devil).
• John 17:21I pray that all of these people continue to have unity in the way that you, Father, are in me and I am in you. I pray that they may be united with us so that the world will believe that you have sent me.
• Acts 17:26From one man he has made every nation of humanity to live all over the earth. He has given them the seasons of the year and the boundaries within which to live.
• Galatians 4:4But when the right time came, God sent his Son ⌞into the world⌟. A woman gave birth to him, and he came under the control of the laws given to Moses.
• Hebrews 11:16Instead, these men were longing for a better country—a heavenly country. That is why God is not ashamed to be called their God. He has prepared a city for them.
• Mark 8:38If people are ashamed of me and what I say in this unfaithful and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of those people when he comes with the holy angels in his Father’s glory.”
• Luke 9:26If people are ashamed of me and what I say, the Son of Man will be ashamed of those people when he comes in the glory that he shares with the Father and the holy angels.
• Matthew 12:48He replied to the man speaking to him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?”
• Matthew 25:40“The king will answer them, ‘I can guarantee this truth: Whatever you did for one of my brothers or sisters, no matter how unimportant ⌞they seemed⌟, you did for me.’
• Matthew 28:10Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t be afraid! Go, tell my followers to go to Galilee. There they will see me.”
• John 20:17Jesus told her, “Don’t hold on to me. I have not yet gone to the Father. But go to my brothers and sisters and tell them, ‘I am going to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ ”
• Romans 8:29This is true because he already knew his people and had already appointed them to have the same form as the image of his Son. Therefore, his Son is the firstborn among many children.

Commentaries on Hebrews 2:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11For both he that sanctifieth - The word ̔ ̔ does not merely signify one who sanctifies or makes holy, hut one who makes atonement or reconciliation to God; and answers to the Hebrew כפר caphar, to expiate. See Exodus 29:33-36. He that sanctifies is he that makes atonement; and they who are sanctified are they who receive that atonement, and, being reconciled unto God, become his children by adoption, through grace. In this sense our Lord uses the word…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11For both he that sanctifieth - This refers, evidently, to the Lord Jesus. The object is to show that there was such a union between him and those for whom he died, as to make it necessary that he should partake of the same nature, or that he should be a suffering man; Hebrews 2:14. he undertook to redeem and sanctify them. He called them brethren. He identified them with himself. There was, in the great work of redemption, a oneness between him and them…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. 11of the same family (literally are all out of one): In this context, "Father" likely refers to God. However, the author might have been thinking of Abraham as a shared ancestor (see Hebrews 2:16) or of human nature as a shared experience (out of one nature). brothers: The Greek word adelphoi is a general term for family members, both male and female.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. he that sanctifieth--Christ who once for all consecrates His people to God (Jude 1, bringing them nigh to Him as the consequence) and everlasting glory, by having consecrated Himself for them in His being made "perfect (as their expiatory sacrifice) through sufferings" (He 2:10; He 10:10, 14, 29; Joh 17:17, 19). God in His electing love, by Christ's finished work, perfectly sanctifies them to God's service and to heaven once for all: then they are…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 2:11

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Brother
• Condescension of God
• Fellowship
• Jesus, the Christ
• Sanctification

In the dictionaries

• Bondage
• Brother
• Call
• Heed
• Incarnation
• Neglect
• Recompense
• Reconciliation
• Taste
• Ashamed

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