Hebrews 5:8

Hebrews 5:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;
• English Standard Version (ESV)Although he was a son, he learned obedience through what he suffered.
• New King James Version (NKJV)though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Even though Jesus was God’s Son, he learned obedience from the things he suffered.

Context of Hebrews 5:8

6And he says in another place, “You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.” 7During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with fervent cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission. Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered 9and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him 10and was designated by God to be high priest in the order of Melchizedek.

Hebrews 5:8 word by word

καίπερ ὢν υἱός, ἔμαθεν ἀφ᾽ ὧν ἔπαθεν τὴν ὑπακοήν,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thoughκαίπερkaiper · althoughG2539
• he wereεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• a Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• learned heμανθάνωmanthanō · to learnG3129
• obedienceὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• obedienceὑπακοήhupakoē · obedienceG5218
• byἀπόapo · away fromG575
• the things whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• he sufferedπάσχωpaschō pathō penthō · to sufferG3958

Cross-references for Hebrews 5:8

• Hebrews 1:5For to which of the angels did God ever say, “You are my Son; today I have become your Father”? Or again, “I will be his Father, and he will be my Son”?
• Hebrews 3:6But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are his house, if indeed we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope in which we glory.
• Hebrews 10:5Therefore, when Christ came into the world, he said: “Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you prepared for me;
• Isaiah 50:5The Sovereign Lord has opened my ears; I have not been rebellious, I have not turned away.
• Matthew 3:15Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented.
• John 4:34“My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.
• John 6:38For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me.
• John 15:10If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love.
• Philippians 2:8And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death— even death on a cross!

Commentaries on Hebrews 5:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Though he were a Son - See the whole of the preceding note.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Though he were a Son - Though the Son of God. Though he sustained this exalted rank, and was conscious of it, yet he was willing to learn experimentally what is meant by obedience in the midst of sufferings. Yet learned he obedience - That is, he learned experimentally and practically. It cannot be supposed that he did not “know” what obedience was; or that he was “indisposed” to obey God before he suffered; or that he had, as we have, perversities of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8He learned obedience through his suffering. Jesus was always obedient, even before his suffering. He lived his human life, including his death on the cross, fully submitting to God's will. We are expected to follow the same path (Hebrews 12:1–11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. Though He WAS (so it ought to be translated: a positive admitted fact: not a mere supposition as were would imply) God's divine Son (whence, even in His agony, He so lovingly and often cried, Father, Mt 26:39), yet He learned His (so the Greek) obedience, not from His Sonship, but from His sufferings. As the Son, He was always obedient to the Father's will; but the special obedience needed to qualify Him as our High Priest, He learned experimentally in…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 5:8

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Jesus Continued
• Submission
• Suffering

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Commentaries on Hebrews 5

• 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
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings