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 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 see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone. 10For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. 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, 12saying: “I will declare Your name to My brethren; In the midst of the assembly I will sing praise to You.” 13And again: “I will put My trust in Him.” And again: “Here am I and the children whom 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 10:10By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
• Hebrews 13:12Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people with His own blood, suffered outside the gate.
• John 17:19And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth.
• Hebrews 2:14Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil,
• John 17:21that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me.
• Acts 17:26And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings,
• Galatians 4:4But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
• Hebrews 11:16But now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly country. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.
• Mark 8:38For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him the Son of Man also will be ashamed when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.”
• Luke 9:26For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, of him the Son of Man will be ashamed when He comes in His own glory, and in His Father’s, and of the holy angels.
• Matthew 12:48But He answered and said to the one who told Him, “Who is My mother and who are My brothers?”
• Matthew 25:40And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’
• Matthew 28:10Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell My brethren to go to Galilee, and there they will see Me.”
• John 20:17Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.’ ”
• Romans 8:29For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.

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