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,
• 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,
• New Living Translation (NLT)So now Jesus and the ones he makes holy have the same Father. That is why Jesus is not ashamed to call them his brothers and sisters.

Context of Hebrews 2:11

9But we do see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone. 10In bringing many sons and daughters to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through what he suffered. 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. 12He says, “I will declare your name to my brothers and sisters; in the assembly I will sing your praises.” 13And again, “I will put my trust in him.” And again he says, “Here am I, and the children 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 10:10And by that will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
• Hebrews 13:12And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate to make the people holy through his own blood.
• John 17:19For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified.
• Hebrews 2:14Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil—
• John 17:21that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.
• Acts 17:26From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands.
• Galatians 4:4But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
• Hebrews 11:16Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
• Mark 8:38If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.”
• Luke 9:26Whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
• Matthew 12:48He replied to him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?”
• Matthew 25:40“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’
• Matthew 28:10Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.”
• John 20:17Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ ”
• Romans 8:29For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.

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