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;
• New International Version (NIV)Son though he was, he learned obedience from what 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.

Context of Hebrews 5:8

6As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. 7Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared; Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered; 9And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him; 10Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec.

Hebrews 5:8 word by word

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

• 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 unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?
• Hebrews 3:6But 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.
• Hebrews 10:5Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:
• Isaiah 50:5The Lord Yhwh hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back.
• Matthew 3:15And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
• John 4:34Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
• John 6:38For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
• John 15:10If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.
• Philippians 2:8And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the 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