Hebrews 3:2

Hebrews 3:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house.
• New International Version (NIV)He was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house.
• English Standard Version (ESV)who was faithful to him who appointed him, just as Moses also was faithful in all God's house.
• New King James Version (NKJV)who was faithful to Him who appointed Him, as Moses also was faithful in all His house.

Context of Hebrews 3:2

1Brothers and sisters, you are holy partners in a heavenly calling. So look carefully at Jesus, the apostle and chief priest about whom we make our declaration of faith. Jesus is faithful to God, who appointed him, in the same way that Moses was faithful when he served in God’s house. 3Jesus deserves more praise than Moses in the same way that the builder of a house is praised more than the house. 4After all, every house has a builder, but the builder of everything is God.

Hebrews 3:2 word by word

πιστὸν ὄντα τῷ ποιήσαντι αὐτὸν ὡς καὶ Μωϋσῆς ἐν ὅλῳ τῷ οἴκῳ αὐτοῦ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Who wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• faithfulπιστόςpistos · faithfulG4103
• to him that appointedποιέωpoieō · to do/make: appointG4160
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• MosesΜωϋσῆς, ΜωσῆςMōseus Mōsēs Mōusēs · MosesG3475
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• allὅλοςholos · allG3650
• houseὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• houseοἶκοςoikos · house: householdG3624

Cross-references for Hebrews 3:2

• Hebrews 2:17Therefore, he had to become like his brothers and sisters so that he could be merciful. He became like them so that he could serve as a faithful chief priest in God’s presence and make peace with God for their sins.
• John 6:38I haven’t come from heaven to do what I want to do. I’ve come to do what the one who sent me wants me to do.
• John 7:18Those who speak their own thoughts are looking for their own glory. But the man who wants to bring glory to the one who sent him is a true teacher and doesn’t have dishonest motives.
• John 8:29Besides, the one who sent me is with me. He hasn’t left me by myself. I always do what pleases him.”
• John 15:10If you obey my commandments, you will live in my love. I have obeyed my Father’s commandments, and in that way I live in his love.
• John 17:4On earth I have given you glory by finishing the work you gave me to do.
• 1 Samuel 12:6Samuel told the people, “The Lord appointed Moses and Aaron and brought your ancestors out of Egypt.
• Hebrews 3:5Moses was a faithful servant in God’s household. He told ⌞the people⌟ what God would say in the future.
• Numbers 12:7But this is not the way I treat my servant Moses. He is the most faithful person in my household.
• Deuteronomy 4:5I have taught you laws and rules as the Lord my God commanded me. You must obey them when you’ve entered the land and taken possession of it.
• 1 Timothy 1:12I thank Christ Jesus our Lord that he has trusted me and has appointed me to do his work with the strength he has given me.
• Hebrews 3:6But Christ is a faithful son in charge of God’s household. We are his household if we continue to have courage and to be proud of the confidence we have.
• Ephesians 2:22Through him you, also, are being built in the Spirit together with others into a place where God lives.
• 1 Timothy 3:15in case I’m delayed. I want you to know how people who are members of God’s family must live. God’s family is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.

Commentaries on Hebrews 3:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Who was faithful to him - In Numbers 12:7, God gives this testimony to Moses: My servant Moses - is faithful in all my house; and to this testimony the apostle alludes. House not only means the place where a family dwells, but also the family itself. The whole congregation of Israel was the house or family of God, and God is represented as dwelling among them; and Moses was his steward, and was faithful in the discharge of his office; strictly enforcing…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Who was faithful - see the note, Hebrews 2:17. He performed with fidelity all the functions entrusted to him. To him that appointed him - Margin, “made.” The word “made,” however, is used in the sense of constituted, or appointed. The meaning is, that he was faithful to God. Perhaps Paul urges on them the necessity of considering “his fidelity” in order to keep “them” from the danger of apostasy. A leading object of this Epistle was to preserve those whom…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Jesus was loyal to God and the mission given to him by the Father (Hebrews 5:7–10; 12:1–3; Philippians 2:5–11), just like Moses was (Numbers 12:7). Many Jews in the first century saw Moses as the greatest person in history, even more important than angels.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. He first notes the feature of resemblance between Moses and Christ, in order to conciliate the Hebrew Christians whom He addressed, and who still entertained a very high opinion of Moses; he afterwards brings forward Christ's superiority to Moses. Who was faithful--The Greek implies also that He still is faithful, namely, as our mediating High Priest, faithful to the trust God has assigned Him (He 2:17). So Moses in God's house (Nu 12:7). appointed…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 3:2

• Call
• House
• Jesus Continued
• Minister, Christian
• Obedience
• Types

In the dictionaries

• Moses
• Apostle
• Unbelief
• Author
• Congregation
• Faint
• Faithful; Faithfulness
• Hebrews, Epistle to the
• Lord's Supper; (eucharist)
• Mark

Commentaries on Hebrews 3

• 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