Hebrews 4:15

Hebrews 4:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
• New International Version (NIV)For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.

Context of Hebrews 4:15

13No creature is hidden from Him, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account. 14Therefore, since we have a great Kohen Gadol who has passed through the heavens, Yeshua Ben-Elohim, let us hold firmly to our confessed allegiance. For we do not have a kohen gadol who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all the same ways—yet without sin. 16Therefore let us draw near to the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace for help in time of need.

Hebrews 4:15 word by word

οὐ γὰρ ἔχομεν ἀρχιερέα μὴ δυνάμενον συμπαθῆσαι ταῖς ἀσθενείαις ἡμῶν, πεπειρασμένον δὲ κατὰ πάντα καθ᾽ ὁμοιότητα χωρὶς ἁμαρτίας.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• we haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• notοὐou · noG3756
• an high priestἀρχιερεύςarchiereus · high-priestG749
• which cannotμήmē · notG3361
• which cannotδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• be touched with the feeling ofσυμπαθέωsumpatheō · to sympathizeG4834
• ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• infirmitiesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• infirmitiesἀσθένειαastheneia · weakness: weakG769
• butδέde · thenG1161
• wasπειράζωpeirazō · to test/tempt: temptG3985
• inκατάkata · according toG2596
• all pointsπᾶςpas · allG3956
• temptedπειράζωpeirazō · to test/tempt: temptG3985
• likeὁμοιότηςhomoiotēs · likenessG3665
• withoutχωρίςchōris · withoutG5565
• sinἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266

Cross-references for Hebrews 4:15

• Hebrews 5:2He is able to empathize with the ignorant and deluded, since he himself also is subject to weakness.
• Exodus 23:9“Do not oppress an outsider, for you know the heart of an outsider, since you were outsiders in the land of Egypt.
• Isaiah 53:4Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our pains. Yet we esteemed Him stricken, struck by God, and afflicted.
• Hosea 11:8“How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I surrender you, Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I set you as Zeboim? My heart is turning over within Me. My compassions are kindled.
• Matthew 8:16When evening came, the people brought to Him many who were afflicted by demons. He forced out the spirits with a word and healed all who were sick.
• Matthew 12:20A crushed reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out, until He brings forth justice to victory.
• Philippians 2:7But He emptied Himself— taking on the form of a slave, becoming the likeness of men and being found in appearance as a man.
• Hebrews 2:17Therefore He had to be made like His brothers in all things, so He might become a merciful and faithful Kohen Gadol in matters relating to God, to make atonement for the sins of the people.
• Luke 4:2for forty days, being tested by the devil. Now He ate nothing during those days, and when they had ended, He was hungry.
• Luke 22:28“You are the ones who have remained with Me in My times of testing.
• Hebrews 7:26For such a Kohen Gadol was fitting for us: holy, guiltless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
• Isaiah 53:9His grave was given with the wicked, and by a rich man in His death, though He had done no violence, nor was there any deceit in His mouth.
• John 8:46Which one of you convicts Me of sinning? If I am telling the truth, why don’t you believe Me?
• 2 Corinthians 5:21He made the One who knew no sin to become a sin offering on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
• 1 Peter 2:22“He committed no sin, nor was any deceit found in His mouth.”
• 1 John 3:5You know that Yeshua appeared in order to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.

Commentaries on Hebrews 4:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15For we have not a high priest - To the objection, "Your High Priest, if entered into the heavens, can have no participation with you, and no sympathy for you, because out of the reach of human feelings and infirmities," he answers: ̔· We have not a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weakness. Though he be the Son of God, as to his human nature, and equal in his Divine nature with God; yet, having partaken of human nature, and having submitted to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched - Our High Priest is not cold and unfeeling. That is, we have one who is abundantly qualified to sympathize with us in our afflictions, and to whom, therefore, we may look for aid and support in trials. Had we a high priest who was cold and heartless; who simply performed the external duties of his office without entering into the sympathies of those who came to seek for pardon; who had never…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-16Verses 11-16 Observe the end proposed: rest spiritual and eternal; the rest of grace here, and glory hereafter; in Christ on earth, with Christ in heaven. After due and diligent labour, sweet and satisfying rest shall follow; and labour now, will make that rest more pleasant when it comes. Let us labour, and quicken each other to be diligent in duty. The Holy Scriptures are the word of God. When God sets it home by his Spirit, it convinces powerfully…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15Our high priest understands our weaknesses and our tendency to sin because he faced the same challenges. He was tempted by lust, greed, unforgiveness, and dishonesty. This makes him compassionate as our high priest (Hebrews 5:2). yet was without sin: Jesus is different from earthly high priests, who had to make offerings for their own sins before they could make offerings for the people (5:3; 7:26–28; see also 1 Peter 2:22–23).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. For--the motive to "holding our profession" (He 4:14), namely the sympathy and help we may expect from our High Priest. Though "great" (He 4:14), He is not above caring for us; nay, as being in all points one with us as to manhood, sin only excepted, He sympathizes with us in every temptation. Though exalted to the highest heavens, He has changed His place, not His nature and office in relation to us, His condition, but not His affection. Compare Mt…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 4:15

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Righteous
• Temptation

In the dictionaries

• High priest
• Discerner
• Example
• Fall
• Humiliation of Christ
• Intercession of Christ
• Mediator
• Naked
• Powerful
• Ascension

Commentaries on Hebrews 4

• 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