Hebrews 5:9

Hebrews 5:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;
• New International Version (NIV)and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him
• English Standard Version (ESV)And being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,
• New Living Translation (NLT)In this way, God qualified him as a perfect High Priest, and he became the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey him.

Context of Hebrews 5:9

7who, in the days of His flesh, when He had offered up prayers and supplications, with vehement cries and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death, and was heard because of His godly fear, 8though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered. And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him, 10called by God as High Priest “according to the order of Melchizedek,” 11of whom we have much to say, and hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing.

Hebrews 5:9 word by word

καὶ τελειωθεὶς ἐγένετο πᾶσιν τοῖς ὑπακούουσιν αὐτῷ αἴτιος σωτηρίας αἰωνίου,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• being made perfectτελειόωteleioō · to perfectG5048
• he becameγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• the authorαἴτιοςaitios · causerG159
• ofσωτηρίαsōtēria · salvationG4991
• eternalαἰώνιοςaiōnios · eternalG166
• unto allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• them that obeyὑπακούωhupakouō · to obeyG5219
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588

Cross-references for Hebrews 5:9

• Hebrews 2:10For 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.
• Hebrews 11:40God having provided something better for us, that they should not be made perfect apart from us.
• Daniel 9:24“Seventy weeks are determined For your people and for your holy city, To finish the transgression, To make an end of sins, To make reconciliation for iniquity, To bring in everlasting righteousness, To seal up vision and prophecy, And to anoint the Most Holy.
• Luke 13:32And He said to them, “Go, tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.’
• John 19:30So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.
• Hebrews 12:2looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
• Psalms 68:18You have ascended on high, You have led captivity captive; You have received gifts among men, Even from the rebellious, That the Lord God might dwell there.
• Isaiah 45:22“Look to Me, and be saved, All you ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other.
• Isaiah 49:6Indeed He says, ‘It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant To raise up the tribes of Jacob, And to restore the preserved ones of Israel; I will also give You as a light to the Gentiles, That You should be My salvation to the ends of the earth.’ ”
• Acts 3:15and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses.
• Acts 4:12Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
• Hebrews 2:3how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,
• Hebrews 9:12Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption.
• Psalms 45:17I will make Your name to be remembered in all generations; Therefore the people shall praise You forever and ever.
• Psalms 51:6Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts, And in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:16Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and our God and Father, who has loved us and given us everlasting consolation and good hope by grace,

Commentaries on Hebrews 5:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9And being made perfect - · And having finished all - having died and risen again. signifies to have obtained the goal; to have ended one's labor, and enjoyed the fruits of it. Hebrews 12:23; : The spirits of just men made perfect, , means the souls of those who have gained the goal, and obtained the prize. So, when Christ had finished his course of tremendous sufferings, and consummated the whole by his death and resurrection, he became , the cause of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9And being made perfect - That is, being made a “complete” Saviour - a Saviour suited in all respects to redeem people. Sufferings were necessary to the “completeness” or the “finish” of his character as a Saviour, not to his moral perfection, for he was always without sin; see this explained in the notes on Hebrews 2:10. He became the author - That is, he was the procuring cause ( ̓́ aitios) of salvation. It is to be traced wholly to his sufferings and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9And having been made perfect: In Hebrews, perfect means "complete" or "mature" (see Hebrews 2:10; 5:14; 7:11; 9:9–11). Jesus became the source of eternal salvation for everyone who obeys him through his sufferings. As the Son obeyed the Father (5:8), fully following the Father's will, those seeking salvation must obey him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. made perfect--completed, brought to His goal of learning and suffering through death (He 2:10) [Alford], namely, at His glorious resurrection and ascension. author--Greek, "cause." eternal salvation--obtained for us in the short "days of Jesus' flesh" (He 5:7; compare He 5:6, "for ever," Is 45:17). unto all ... that obey him--As Christ obeyed the Father, so must we obey Him by faith.Read the comment

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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