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For this One has been considered-worthy of more glory than Moses— to the degree that the One[a] having built the house has more honor than the house.

For Moses Was Faithful As a Servant, But Christ Was Faithful As a Son

For every house is built by someone, but[b] the One[c] having built all things is God. And Moses was faithful in His[d] whole house as a servant[e], for[f] a testimony of the things which will[g] be spoken.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 3:3 That is, Jesus, making Him the builder of the house of which Moses was a part. Or, the one, referring to a general proverb which illustrates the magnitude of Christ’s glory.
  2. Hebrews 3:4 Or, and.
  3. Hebrews 3:4 That is, the Son, the builder of the house (v 3), naming Him God; or, the Father, who is building His house through the Son.
  4. Hebrews 3:5 That is, God’s. Or, his.
  5. Hebrews 3:5 Or, freely serving assistant (not a slave). God used this term of Moses in Num 12:7.
  6. Hebrews 3:5 That is, to give.
  7. Hebrews 3:5 That is, in future days when the types given to Moses become reality in the Messiah.

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