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The Perfect High Priest

Hebrews 5:9

In 9 translations

BSB
And having been made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him
KJV
And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;
WEB
Having been made perfect, he became to all of those who obey him the author of eternal salvation,
ASV
and having been made perfect, he became unto all them that obey him the author of eternal salvation;
LSV
and having been made perfect, He became the cause of continuous salvation to all those obeying Him,
YLT
and having been made perfect, he did become to all those obeying him a cause of salvation age-during,
DBY
and having been perfected, became to all them that obey him, author of eternal salvation;
DRC
And being consummated, he became, to all that obey him, the cause of eternal salvation.
GNV
And being consecrate, was made the authour of eternall saluation vnto all them that obey him:

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place πᾶσιν elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: πᾶσιν τοῖς ὑπακούουσιν αὐτῷ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read πᾶσιν τοῖς ὑπακούουσιν αὐτῷ; Robinson–Pierpont read τοῖς ὑπακούουσιν αὐτῷ πᾶσιν.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ τελειωθεὶς ἐγένετο πᾶσιν τοῖς ὑπακούουσιν αὐτῷ αἴτιος σωτηρίας αἰωνίου,
RP2018
καὶ τελειωθεὶς ἐγένετο τοῖς ὑπακούουσιν αὐτῷ πᾶσιν αἴτιος σωτηρίας αἰωνίου·
TR-Boyd
καὶ τελειωθεὶς ἐγένετο τοῖς ὑπακούουσιν αὐτῷ πᾶσιν αἴτιος σωτηρίας αἰωνίου·
SCR1894
και τελειωθεις εγενετο τοις υπακουουσιν αυτω πασιν αιτιος σωτηριας αιωνιου

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Hebrews 9:15Therefore 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…
  • Hebrews 2:10In 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.
  • Hebrews 9:12He 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.
  • Hebrews 12:2Let 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.
  • Acts 5:32We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”
  • 1 Peter 1:22Since 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.
  • 2 Thessalonians 1:8in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
  • Daniel 9:24Seventy weeks are decreed for your people and your holy city to stop their transgression, to put an end to sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and…
  • Romans 2:8But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger.
  • Romans 1:5Through Him and on behalf of His name, we received grace and apostleship to call all those among the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith.
  • Hebrews 11:8By 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.
  • Isaiah 50:10Who 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.
  • 2 Corinthians 10:5We tear down arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
  • Romans 15:18I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obedience by word and deed,
  • Romans 10:16But not all of them welcomed the good news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?”
  • Romans 6:17But thanks be to God that, though you once were slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were committed.

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