Hebrews 5:9
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And having been made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him
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made perfect--completed, brought to His goal of learning and suffering through death (Heb 2:10) [ALFORD], namely, at His glorious resurrection and ascension. author--Greek, "cause." eternal salvation--obtained for us in the short "days of Jesus' flesh" (Heb 5:7; compare Heb 5:6, "for ever," Isa 45:17). unto all . . . that obey him--As Christ obeyed the Father, so must we obey Him by faith.
Open source ↗In this chapter the apostle continues his discourse upon the priesthood of Christ, a sweet subject, which he would not too soon dismiss. And here, I. He explains the nature of the priestly office in general (Heb 5:1-3). II. The proper and regular call there must be to this office (Heb 5:4-6). III. The requisite qualifications for the work (Heb 5:7-9). IV. The peculiar order of the priesthood of Christ; it was not after the order of Aaron, but of Melchisedec (Heb 5:6, Heb 5:7, Heb 5:10). V. He reproves the Hebrews, that they had not made those improvements in knowledge which might have made them capable of looking into the more abstruse and mysterious parts of scripture (Heb 5:11-14).
Open source ↗5:9 God qualified him as a perfect High Priest: As used in Hebrews, perfect means “complete” or “mature” (see 2:10; 5:14; 7:11; 9:9-11). Jesus, through his sufferings, was qualified to be the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey him. • High Priest is not in the Greek text, but it is implied. • As the Son obeyed the Father (5:8), submitting completely to the Father’s will, so those who come to him for salvation must obey him.
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Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting for God, for whom and through whom all things exist, to make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering.
He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.
We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”
in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.
By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going.
Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God.
But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger.