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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For because he himself has suffered when 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.

Context of Hebrews 2:18

16For surely his concern is not for angels, but he is concerned for Abraham’s descendants. 17Therefore he had to be made like his brothers and sisters in every respect, so that he could become a merciful and faithful high priest in things relating to God, to make atonement for the sins of the people. For since he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are 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 incapable of sympathizing with our weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in every way just as we are, yet without sin.
• Hebrews 5:2He is able to deal compassionately with those who are ignorant and erring, since he also is subject to weakness,
• Matthew 4:1Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
• Matthew 26:37He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and became anguished and distressed.
• Luke 22:53Day after day when I was with you in the temple courts, you did not arrest me. But this is your hour, and that of the power of darkness!”
• Hebrews 7:25So he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
• John 10:29My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one can snatch them from my Father’s hand.
• Philippians 3:21who will transform these humble bodies of ours into the likeness of his glorious body by means of that power by which he is able to subject all things to himself.
• 2 Timothy 1:12Because of this, in fact, I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, because I know the one in whom my faith is set and I am convinced that he is able to protect what has been entrusted to me until that day.
• Jude 1:24Now to the one who is able to keep you from falling, and to cause you to stand, rejoicing, without blemish before his glorious presence,
• 1 Corinthians 10:13No trial has overtaken you that is not faced by others. And God is faithful: He will not let you be tried beyond what you are able to bear, but with the trial will also provide a way out so that you may be able to endure it.
• 2 Corinthians 12:7even because of the extraordinary character of the revelations. Therefore, so that I would not become arrogant, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to trouble me – so that I would not become arrogant.
• 2 Peter 2:9– if so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from their trials, and to reserve the unrighteous for punishment at the day of judgment,
• Revelation 3:10Because you have kept my admonition to endure steadfastly, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come on the whole world to test those who live 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