Hebrews 3:6

Hebrews 3:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.
• New International Version (NIV)But 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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)but Christ is faithful over God's house as a son. And we are his house, if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope.
• New Living Translation (NLT)But Christ, as the Son, is in charge of God’s entire house. And we are God’s house, if we keep our courage and remain confident in our hope in Christ.

Context of Hebrews 3:6

4For every house is built by someone, but He who built all things is God. 5And Moses indeed was faithful in all His house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which would be spoken afterward, but Christ as a Son over His own house, whose house we are if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm to the end. 7Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you will hear His voice, 8Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, In the day of trial in the wilderness,

Hebrews 3:6 word by word

Χριστὸς δὲ ὡς υἱὸς ἐπὶ τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ, οὗ οἶκός ἐσμεν ἡμεῖς ἐάνπερ τὴν παρρησίαν καὶ τὸ καύχημα τῆς ἐλπίδος κατάσχωμεν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• a sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• overἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• his ownαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• houseὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• houseοἶκοςoikos · house: householdG3624
• whoseὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• are weεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• ifπερper · indeedG4007
• weἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• hold fastκατέχωkatechō · to hold back/fastG2722
• the confidenceπαρρησίαparrhēsia · boldnessG3954
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• the rejoicingκαύχημαkauchēma · prideG2745
• of the hopeἐλπίςelpis · hopeG1680
• firmβέβαιοςbebaios · firmG949
• untoμέχριmechri mechris · untilG3360
• the endτέλοςtelos · goal/taxG5056

Cross-references for Hebrews 3:6

• Hebrews 1:2has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds;
• Hebrews 4:14Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.
• Psalms 2:6“Yet I have set My King On My holy hill of Zion.”
• Isaiah 9:6For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
• John 3:35The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into His hand.
• Revelation 2:18“And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write, ‘These things says the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and His feet like fine brass:
• Hebrews 3:2who was faithful to Him who appointed Him, as Moses also was faithful in all His house.
• Matthew 16:18And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.
• 1 Corinthians 3:16Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?
• 1 Corinthians 6:19Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?
• 2 Corinthians 6:16And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell in them And walk among them. I will be their God, And they shall be My people.”
• Ephesians 2:21in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord,
• 1 Timothy 3:15but if I am delayed, I write so that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
• 1 Peter 2:5you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
• Hebrews 3:14For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end,
• Hebrews 4:11Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience.

Commentaries on Hebrews 3:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6But Christ as a Son over his own house - Moses was faithful as a servant In the house; Jesus was faithful, as the first-born Son, Over the house of which he is the Heir and Governor. Here, then, is the conclusion of the argument in reference to Christ's superiority over Moses. Moses did not found the house or family, Christ did; Moses was but in the house, or one of the family, Christ was over the house as its Ruler; Moses was but servant in the house…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6But Christ as a Son over his own house - He is not a servant. To the whole household or family of God he sustains the same relation which a son and heir in a family does to the household. That relation is far different from that of a servant. Moses was the latter; Christ was the former. To God he sustained the relation of a Son, and recognized Him as his Father, and sought in all things to do his will; but over the whole family of God - the entire Church…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6We belong to God's house if we act courageously. The author could not fully assure those who were drifting away from Christ and the church. Those who continue in faith can be sure they are part of God's house (see Hebrews 3:14; Romans 8:9, 17; 11:22; 2 Corinthians 13:5; Colossians 1:22–23).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. But Christ--was and is faithful (He 3:2). as a son over his own house--rather, "over His (God's, He 3:4) house"; and therefore, as the inference from His being one with God, over His own house. So He 10:21, "having an High Priest over the house of God." Christ enters His Father's house as the Master [OVER it], but Moses as a servant [IN it, He 3:2, 5] [Chrysostom]. An ambassador in the absence of the king is very distinguished--in the presence of the…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 3:6

• Blessing
• Church
• Decision
• Hope
• Perseverance
• Righteous
• Types

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• Apostle
• Moses
• Unbelief
• Author
• Confidence
• Congregation
• Faint
• Faithful; Faithfulness
• Glory

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