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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.

Jesus has been found worthy of greater honor than Moses,(A) just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself. For every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything.(B) “Moses was faithful as a servant(C) in all God’s house,”[a](D) bearing witness to what would be spoken by God in the future.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 3:5 Num. 12:7