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And we are his house, if indeed we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope in which we glory. <a href="/nlt/hebrews/3.htm">New Living Translation</a> But Christ, as the Son, is in charge of God’s entire house. And we are God’s house, if we keep our courage and remain confident in our hope in Christ. <a href="/esv/hebrews/3.htm">English Standard Version</a> but Christ is faithful over God’s house as a son. And we are his house, if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope. <a href="/bsb/hebrews/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are His house, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope of which we boast. <a href="/blb/hebrews/3.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> but Christ as the Son over His house, whose house we are, if indeed we should hold our confidence and the boast of our hope. <a href="/kjv/hebrews/3.htm">King James Bible</a> But 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. <a href="/nkjv/hebrews/3.htm">New King James Version</a> but Christ as a Son over His own house, whose house we are if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm to the end. <a href="/nasb_/hebrews/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> but Christ was faithful as a Son over His house—whose house we are, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the boast of our hope. <a href="/nasb/hebrews/3.htm">NASB 1995</a> but Christ was faithful as a Son over His house— whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence and the boast of our hope firm until the end. <a href="/nasb77/hebrews/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a> but Christ was faithful as a Son over His house whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence and the boast of our hope firm until the end. <a href="/lsb/hebrews/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> but Christ was faithful as a Son over His house—whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence and the boast of our hope. <a href="/amp/hebrews/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a> but Christ is faithful as a Son over His [Father’s] house. And we are His house if we hold fast our confidence and sense of triumph in our hope [in Christ]. <a href="/csb/hebrews/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> But Christ was faithful as a Son over his household. And we are that household if we hold on to our confidence and the hope in which we boast. <a href="/hcsb/hebrews/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> But Christ was faithful as a Son over His household. And we are that household if we hold on to the courage and the confidence of our hope. <a href="/asv/hebrews/3.htm">American Standard Version</a> but Christ as a son, over his house; whose house are we, if we hold fast our boldness and the glorying of our hope firm unto the end. <a href="/cev/hebrews/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> But Christ is the Son in charge of God's people. And we are those people, if we keep on being brave and don't lose hope. <a href="/erv/hebrews/3.htm">English Revised Version</a> but Christ as a son, over his house; whose house are we, if we hold fast our boldness and the glorying of our hope firm unto the end. <a href="/gwt/hebrews/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> But Christ is a faithful son in charge of God's household. We are his household if we continue to have courage and to be proud of the confidence we have. <a href="/gnt/hebrews/3.htm">Good News Translation</a> But Christ is faithful as the Son in charge of God's house. We are his house if we keep up our courage and our confidence in what we hope for. <a href="/isv/hebrews/3.htm">International Standard Version</a> but the Messiah was faithful as the Son in charge of God's household, and we are his household if we hold on to our courage and the hope in which we rejoice. <a href="/msb/hebrews/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> But Christ is faithful as the Son over God?s house. And we are His house, if we hold firmly to the end our confidence and the hope of which we boast. <a href="/net/hebrews/3.htm">NET Bible</a> But Christ is faithful as a son over God's house. We are of his house, if in fact we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope we take pride in. <a href="/nheb/hebrews/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> but Christ is faithful as a Son over his house; whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence and the boast of our hope. <a href="/wbt/hebrews/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> But 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 to the end. <a href="/wey/hebrews/3.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> but Christ was faithful as a Son having authority over God's house, and we are that house, if we hold firm to the End the boldness and the hope which we boast of as ours. <a href="/web/hebrews/3.htm">World English Bible</a> but Christ is faithful as a Son over his house. We are his house, if we hold fast our confidence and the glorying of our hope firm to the end. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/hebrews/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> but Christ, as a Son over His house, whose house we are, if we hold fast the boldness and the rejoicing of the hope to the end. <a href="/blb/hebrews/3.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> but Christ as the Son over His house, whose house we are, if indeed we should hold our confidence and the boast of our hope. <a href="/ylt/hebrews/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and Christ, as a Son over his house, whose house are we, if the boldness and the rejoicing of the hope unto the end we hold fast. <a href="/slt/hebrews/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Christ as a son over his house: whose house are we, if we should hold freedom of speech and the boast of hope firm to the end.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/hebrews/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But Christ as the Son in his own house: which house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and glory of hope unto the end. <a href="/cpdv/hebrews/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Yet truly, Christ is like a Son in his own house. We are that house, if we firmly retain the faithfulness and the glory of hope, even unto the end. <a href="/nabre/hebrews/3.htm">New American Bible</a> but Christ was faithful as a son placed over his house. We are his house, if [only] we hold fast to our confidence and pride in our hope. <a href="/nrsvce/hebrews/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Christ, however, was faithful over God’s house as a son, and we are his house if we hold firm the confidence and the pride that belong to hope.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/hebrews/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But Christ, as a son, over his own house, whose house we are, if to the end we hold fast with confidence to the glory of his hope. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/hebrews/3.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> But The Messiah as The Son over his house; and we are his house, if we will hold the confidence and the pride of his Gospel until the end;<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/hebrews/3.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> but Christ, as a Son over his own house; whose house we are, if we hold the confidence and the joy of our hope firm to the end.<CM> <a href="/godbey/hebrews/3.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> but Christ was as a son, over his own house; whose house we are, if we hold fast the boldness and rejoicing of hope firm unto the end. <a href="/haweis/hebrews/3.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> but Christ as a son over his own house: whose house are we, if we hold firmly the confidence and glorying of hope stedfast unto the end. <a href="/mace/hebrews/3.htm">Mace New Testament</a> but Christ govern'd his own house in quality of son and heir, and 'tis we that are his house, provided we stedfastly persevere unto the end in the publick profession of that hope, in virtue of which we glory. <a href="/wey/hebrews/3.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> but Christ was faithful as a Son having authority over God's house, and we are that house, if we hold firm to the End the boldness and the hope which we boast of as ours. <a href="/worrell/hebrews/3.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> but Christ as a Son over His own house; Whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the glorying of our hope firm to the end. <a href="/worsley/hebrews/3.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> but Christ as a Son over his own house; whose house we are, if we maintain the free profession and exultation of hope firm unto the end. <a href="/parallel/hebrews/3-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x-IAXXp5zcA?start=368" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/hebrews/3.htm">Jesus Our Apostle and High Priest</a> …5Now Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s house, testifying to what would be spoken later. 6<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">But</a> <a href="/greek/5547.htm" title="5547: Christos (N-NMS) -- Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.">Christ is faithful</a> <a href="/greek/5613.htm" title="5613: hōs (Adv) -- Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.">as</a> <a href="/greek/5207.htm" title="5207: huios (N-NMS) -- A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a son, used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.">the Son</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">over</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">God’s</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3624.htm" title="3624: oikon (N-AMS) -- A dwelling; by implication, a family.">house.</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: hēmeis (PPro-N1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">And we</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: esmen (V-PIA-1P) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">are</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hou (RelPro-GMS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">His</a> <a href="/greek/3624.htm" title="3624: oikos (N-NMS) -- A dwelling; by implication, a family.">house,</a> <a href="/greek/1437.htm" title="1437: ean (Conj) -- If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.">if</a> <a href="/greek/2722.htm" title="2722: kataschōmen (V-ASA-1P) -- From kata and echo; to hold down, in various applications.">we hold firmly</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">to our</a> <a href="/greek/3954.htm" title="3954: parrēsian (N-AFS) -- From pas and a derivative of rheo; all out-spokenness, i.e. Frankness, bluntness, publicity; by implication, assurance.">confidence</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1680.htm" title="1680: elpidos (N-GFS) -- Hope, expectation, trust, confidence. From a primary elpo; expectation or confidence.">hope</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of which</a> <a href="/greek/2745.htm" title="2745: kauchēma (N-ANS) -- A boasting; a ground of boasting (glorying, exultation). From kauchaomai; a boast in a good or a bad sense.">we boast.</a> 7Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/ephesians/2-19.htm">Ephesians 2:19-22</a> Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household, / built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone. / In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord. ... <a href="/1_peter/2-4.htm">1 Peter 2:4-5</a> As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight, / you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. <a href="/1_corinthians/3-16.htm">1 Corinthians 3:16-17</a> Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? / If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple. <a href="/1_timothy/3-15.htm">1 Timothy 3:15</a> in case I am delayed, so that you will know how each one must conduct himself in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth. <a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19</a> Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; <a href="/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">2 Corinthians 6:16</a> What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” <a href="/romans/8-14.htm">Romans 8:14-17</a> For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. / For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption to sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” / The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. ... <a href="/galatians/4-6.htm">Galatians 4:6-7</a> And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” / So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, you are also an heir through God. <a href="/john/14-2.htm">John 14:2-3</a> In My Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? / And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be where I am. <a href="/revelation/3-12.htm">Revelation 3:12</a> The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My new name. <a href="/matthew/16-18.htm">Matthew 16:18</a> And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. <a href="/colossians/1-23.htm">Colossians 1:23</a> if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant. <a href="/1_john/3-1.htm">1 John 3:1-2</a> Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him. / Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is. <a href="/1_john/2-28.htm">1 John 2:28</a> And now, little children, remain in Christ, so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming. <a href="/1_peter/1-3.htm">1 Peter 1:3-5</a> Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, / and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you, / who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But 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 to the end.as.<a href="/hebrews/1-2.htm">Hebrews 1:2</a> Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;<a href="/hebrews/4-14.htm">Hebrews 4:14</a> Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.<a href="/psalms/2-6.htm">Psalm 2:6,7,12</a> Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion… whose.<a href="/hebrews/3-2.htm">Hebrews 3:2,3</a> Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house… <a href="/matthew/16-18.htm">Matthew 16:18</a> And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.<a href="/1_corinthians/3-16.htm">1 Corinthians 3:16</a> Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?if.<a href="/hebrews/3-14.htm">Hebrews 3:14</a> For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;<a href="/hebrews/4-11.htm">Hebrews 4:11</a> Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.<a href="/hebrews/6-11.htm">Hebrews 6:11</a> And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:rejoicing.<a href="/romans/5-2.htm">Romans 5:2</a> By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.<a href="/romans/12-12.htm">Romans 12:12</a> Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;<a href="/romans/15-13.htm">Romans 15:13</a> Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hebrews/2-14.htm">Authority</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-4.htm">Boast</a> <a href="/philemon/1-8.htm">Boldness</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-1.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/philemon/1-21.htm">Confidence</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-2.htm">Courage</a> <a href="/hebrews/1-12.htm">End</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-5.htm">Faithful</a> <a href="/titus/1-9.htm">Fast</a> <a href="/hebrews/2-2.htm">Firm</a> <a href="/hebrews/2-2.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/philemon/1-13.htm">Glad</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-19.htm">Glorying</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-5.htm">God's</a> <a href="/philemon/1-7.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/hebrews/2-16.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/philemon/1-22.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-5.htm">House</a> <a href="/titus/3-14.htm">Ours</a> <a href="/2_timothy/3-2.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-19.htm">Rejoicing</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hebrews/5-4.htm">Authority</a> <a href="/james/1-9.htm">Boast</a> <a href="/hebrews/4-16.htm">Boldness</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-14.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-14.htm">Confidence</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-5.htm">Courage</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-14.htm">End</a> <a href="/hebrews/8-9.htm">Faithful</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-14.htm">Fast</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-14.htm">Firm</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-17.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/hebrews/4-2.htm">Glad</a> <a href="/james/4-16.htm">Glorying</a> <a href="/hebrews/4-1.htm">God's</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-8.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-14.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-11.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/hebrews/8-8.htm">House</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-14.htm">Ours</a> <a href="/james/1-9.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/james/4-16.htm">Rejoicing</a><div class="vheading2">Hebrews 3</div>1. <a href="/hebrews/3-1.htm">Christ is more worthy than Moses;</a> 7. <a href="/hebrews/3-7.htm">therefore if we believe not in him, we shall be more worthy punishment than hardhearted Israel.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This phrase emphasizes the superiority of Christ over Moses, who was a servant in God's house. Christ, as the Son, holds a position of authority and ownership. The term "faithful" reflects Christ's unwavering commitment to God's plan, paralleling His role as the High Priest who intercedes for believers. The concept of "God's house" refers to the community of believers, the Church, which is built upon the foundation of Christ. This echoes the imagery in <a href="/ephesians/2-19.htm">Ephesians 2:19-22</a>, where believers are described as a holy temple in the Lord. The faithfulness of Christ is a fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies, such as those found in <a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53</a>, which speak of the Messiah's obedience and sacrifice.And we are His house, This phrase identifies believers as the spiritual house of God, a theme also found in <a href="/1_peter/2-5.htm">1 Peter 2:5</a>, where Christians are described as living stones being built into a spiritual house. The communal aspect of faith is highlighted, emphasizing the unity and collective identity of believers as part of God's family. This reflects the covenant relationship established through Christ, who unites Jews and Gentiles into one body. The imagery of a house suggests stability, security, and belonging, which are central to the believer's identity in Christ.if we hold firmly to our confidence The conditional "if" introduces the necessity of perseverance in faith. "Confidence" here refers to the boldness and assurance believers have in their relationship with God through Christ. This echoes <a href="/hebrews/10-35.htm">Hebrews 10:35</a>, which encourages believers not to throw away their confidence, as it will be richly rewarded. The call to "hold firmly" suggests an active, ongoing commitment to faith, resisting the pressures and temptations that could lead to apostasy. This perseverance is a mark of true believers, as seen in the parable of the sower (<a href="/matthew/13.htm">Matthew 13:1-23</a>), where only those who endure produce fruit.and the hope of which we boast. "Hope" in this context is the confident expectation of eternal life and the fulfillment of God's promises through Christ. This hope is not wishful thinking but a secure anchor for the soul, as described in <a href="/hebrews/6-19.htm">Hebrews 6:19</a>. The "boast" is not in human achievement but in what God has accomplished through Christ, as Paul writes in <a href="/galatians/6-14.htm">Galatians 6:14</a>, boasting only in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. This hope is rooted in the resurrection of Christ, which guarantees the believer's future resurrection and eternal inheritance. The assurance of this hope empowers believers to live faithfully and courageously in the present.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/c/christ.htm">Christ</a> The central figure in this verse, Jesus Christ is depicted as the faithful Son over God's house, emphasizing His divine authority and leadership. 2. <a href="/topical/g/god's_house.htm">God's House</a> This refers to the spiritual household of God, which includes all believers who are part of the body of Christ. 3. <a href="/topical/b/believers.htm">Believers</a> Those who are part of God's house, called to hold firmly to their confidence and hope in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/c/christ's_faithfulness.htm">Christ's Faithfulness</a> Jesus is faithful as the Son over God's house, which assures us of His reliability and trustworthiness. We can have confidence in His leadership and care for us. <a href="/topical/o/our_identity_as_god's_house.htm">Our Identity as God's House</a> As believers, we are collectively God's house. This identity calls us to live in unity and holiness, reflecting the character of Christ. <a href="/topical/h/holding_firmly_to_confidence_and_hope.htm">Holding Firmly to Confidence and Hope</a> The verse challenges us to maintain our confidence and hope in Christ. This involves a steadfast faith and an unwavering commitment to the gospel. <a href="/topical/t/the_conditional_if.htm">The Conditional If</a> The word "if" indicates that being part of God's house requires perseverance in faith. It is a call to active and ongoing faithfulness. <a href="/topical/b/boasting_in_hope.htm">Boasting in Hope</a> Our hope in Christ is something to boast about, not in arrogance, but in joyful assurance of what He has done and will do.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hebrews_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hebrews 3</a> <a href="/q/who_were_hymenaeus_and_philetus.htm">How can one live for righteousness?</a> <a href="/q/how_can_god_become_human.htm">How can God incarnate as a human being?</a> <a href="/q/why_replace_moses'_covenant_for_jesus.htm">Why should the covenant through Moses be replaced if Hebrews 3:3-6 claims Jesus is greater, without historical or archeological proof of Jesus' authority then?</a> <a href="/q/why_change_covenants_if_god_foresaw_all.htm">Why would a perfectly omniscient God, as implied in Hebrews 8:12, need to change from the old covenant to the new covenant if He supposedly foresaw everything from the beginning?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hebrews/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) But Christ as a son over his own house.--Rather, over His house. Throughout this passage (<a href="/hebrews/3-2.htm" title="Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house.">Hebrews 3:2</a>; <a href="/context/hebrews/3-5.htm" title="And Moses truly was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after;">Hebrews 3:5-6</a>) "His house" must be taken in the sense of the quotation, as the house of God. Whereas Moses was faithful as a servant in this house of God, Christ was faithful as a son set over His Father's house. The antithesis is complete: the one is a servant for witness, the other a Son having a natural right to rule. The concluding words in <a href="/hebrews/3-5.htm" title="And Moses truly was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after;">Hebrews 3:5</a> have no formal answer here, but the contrast is not the less distinctly expressed. The name Christ (which here occurs for the first time) is in this Epistle never a mere name: it contains implicitly the thought that all that to which Moses bore witness has reached its fulfilment now. Christ has come: God's house, formerly typified by Israel, is now manifested as it really is, containing all "sons" whom God leads to glory (<a href="/hebrews/2-10.htm" title="For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.">Hebrews 2:10</a>). The terms applied by constant usage to the one nation are thus successively enlarged: the "seed of Abraham" (<a href="/hebrews/2-16.htm" title="For truly he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.">Hebrews 2:16</a>), "the people" (<a href="/hebrews/2-17.htm" title="Why in all things it behooved him to be made like to his brothers, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.">Hebrews 2:17</a>), the "house of God" (see <a href="/hebrews/10-21.htm" title="And having an high priest over the house of God;">Hebrews 10:21</a>). . . . <a href="/commentaries/hebrews/3-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>But δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. Christ [is faithful] Χριστὸς (Christos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5547.htm">Strong's 5547: </a> Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus. as ὡς (hōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_5613.htm">Strong's 5613: </a> Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. [the] Son υἱὸς (huios) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5207.htm">Strong's 5207: </a> A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship. over ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> On, to, against, on the basis of, at. [God’s] αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. house. οἶκον (oikon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3624.htm">Strong's 3624: </a> A dwelling; by implication, a family. [And] we ἡμεῖς (hēmeis) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. are ἐσμεν (esmen) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. [His] οὗ (hou) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. house, οἶκός (oikos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3624.htm">Strong's 3624: </a> A dwelling; by implication, a family. if ἐὰν (ean) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1437.htm">Strong's 1437: </a> If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc. we hold firmly κατάσχωμεν (kataschōmen) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2722.htm">Strong's 2722: </a> From kata and echo; to hold down, in various applications. to [our] τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. confidence παρρησίαν (parrēsian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3954.htm">Strong's 3954: </a> From pas and a derivative of rheo; all out-spokenness, i.e. Frankness, bluntness, publicity; by implication, assurance. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. the τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. hope ἐλπίδος (elpidos) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1680.htm">Strong's 1680: </a> Hope, expectation, trust, confidence. From a primary elpo; expectation or confidence. [of which] τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. we boast. καύχημα (kauchēma) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2745.htm">Strong's 2745: </a> A boasting; a ground of boasting (glorying, exultation). 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