Hebrews 3:3, Hebrews 3:4 NLT

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Hebrews 3:1-6

In these verses we have the application of the doctrine laid down in the close of the last chapter concerning the priesthood of our Lord Jesus Christ. And observe, I. In how fervent and affectionate a manner the apostle exhorts Christians to have this high priest much in their thoughts, and to make him the object of their close and serious consideration; and surely no one in earth or heaven deserves our consideration more than he. That this exhortation might be made the more effectual,... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Hebrews 3:1-6

3:1-6 Brothers who are dedicated to God, you who are sharers in heaven's calling, because of all this you must fix your attention on him whom our creed holds to be the apostle and the high priest of God, I mean Jesus, for he was faithful to him who appointed him, just as Moses was in all his house, For he was deemed worthy of more honour than Moses, in so far as the man who builds and equips the house has more honour than the house itself For every house is built and equipped by someone; but... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hebrews 3:3

For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses ,.... Moses was counted worthy of glory and honour, and had it given him, both by God and by men; by God, as appears from the work he called him to, to deliver his people Israel, to reveal his mind and will to them, and to rule and govern them; and from the favours he showed him, as the miracles he did by him, the near converse he admitted him to, and the view he gave him of his glory, which he made to pass before him, and his regard... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 3:3

For this man was counted - As Jesus Christ, in the character of apostle and high priest, is here intended, the word apostle, or this person or personage, should have been supplied, if any, instead of man. Indeed, the pronoun οὑτος should have been translated this person, and this would have referred immediately to Jesus Christ, Hebrews 3:1 . More glory than Moses - We have already seen that the apostle's design is to prove that Jesus Christ is higher than the angels, higher than... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 3:3

Verse 3 3.For this man (or, he) was counted worthy, etc. Lest he might appear to make Moses equal to Christ, he reminds us of his superior excellency; and this he proves by two arguments, Moses so ruled the Church, that he was still a part and member of it; but Christ being the builder, is superior to the whole building, — Moses while ruling others, was ruled also himself, as he was a servant; but Christ being a Son possesses supreme power. It is a frequent and wellknown metaphor used in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 3:1-6

The superiority of Christ to Moses the reason why they should cleave to Christ. The writer has met the objection to Christianity raised by the supposed want of dignity in its Founder, as opposed to the greatness of the angels through whom the old dispensation was said to be "ordained." He proceeds to deal with another objection. "The Law was ordained through angels by the hand of a mediator;" but, he says, however great this mediator was, Christ is greater still. Subject—The superiority... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 3:1-6

The superiority of Christ. I. HERE WE HAVE THE PRE - EMINENCE OF CHRIST OVER THE JEWISH LAWGIVER ASSERTED . Having proved that our Lord was by nature and by his work infinitely above the angels, and that his assuming our flesh qualified him to be the great High Priest, it was desirable to show that he was immeasurably greater than Moses, who was the human mediator in establishment of the covenant and Law. The apostle knew the luster with which the name and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 3:1-19

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 3:2-6

Christ greater than Moses It was a delicate thing to utter such a thought even to many of the Jews who had embraced Christianity, for the whole Hebrew nation guarded with intense jealousy the name and fame of Moses. But the writer acknowledges to the full the lofty dignity and splendid services of the ancient lawgiver, and then proceeds to show that Jesus Christ has been counted worthy of still greater honor. I. CHRIST 'S SIMILARITY TO MOSES . ( Hebrews 3:2 ) The very fact... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 3:3

For of more glory than Moses hath this man (so A.V., for οὕτος , supplying "man," though it is to be observed that the humanity of the person spoken of is not expressed in the original) been counted worthy ( ἠξίωται : cf. Luke 7:7 ; 1 Timothy 5:17 ; Hebrews 10:24 ; 2 Thessalonians 1:11 ), by so much as more honor than the house hath he that built (or, established ) it . Here the account of Christ's superiority to Moses begins. On the several expressions used... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Hebrews 3:1-6

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Hebrews 3:1-6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hebrews 3:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 3:3

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 3:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 3:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 3:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 3:1-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 3:2-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Hebrews 3:3

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