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 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,

Context of Hebrews 2:11

9What we do see is Jesus, who for a little while was given a position “a little lower than the angels”; and because he suffered death for us, he is now “crowned with glory and honor.” Yes, by God’s grace, Jesus tasted death for everyone. 10God, for whom and through whom everything was made, chose to bring many children into glory. And it was only right that he should make Jesus, through his suffering, a perfect leader, fit to bring them into their salvation. 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. 12For he said to God, “I will proclaim your name to my brothers and sisters. I will praise you among your assembled people.” 13He also said, “I will put my trust in him,” that is, “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 10:10For God’s will was for us to be made holy by the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ, once for all time.
• Hebrews 13:12So also Jesus suffered and died outside the city gates to make his people holy by means of his own blood.
• John 17:19And I give myself as a holy sacrifice for them so they can be made holy by your truth.
• Hebrews 2:14Because God’s children are human beings—made of flesh and blood—the Son also became flesh and blood. For only as a human being could he die, and only by dying could he break the power of the devil, who had the power of death.
• John 17:21I pray that they will all be one, just as you and I are one—as you are in me, Father, and I am in you. And may they be in us so that the world will believe you sent me.
• Acts 17:26From one man he created all the nations throughout the whole earth. He decided beforehand when they should rise and fall, and he determined their boundaries.
• Galatians 4:4But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the law.
• Hebrews 11:16But they were looking for a better place, a heavenly homeland. That is why 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 message in these adulterous and sinful days, the Son of Man will be ashamed of that person when he returns in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”
• Luke 9:26If anyone is ashamed of me and my message, the Son of Man will be ashamed of that person when he returns in his glory and in the glory of the Father and the holy angels.
• Matthew 12:48Jesus asked, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?”
• Matthew 25:40“And the King will say, ‘I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!’
• Matthew 28:10Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t be afraid! Go tell my brothers to leave for Galilee, and they will see me there.”
• John 20:17“Don’t cling to me,” Jesus said, “for I haven’t yet ascended to the Father. But go find my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”
• Romans 8:29For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would 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