Hebrews 3:1

“Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;”

"Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;" - Hebrews 3:1
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What does Hebrews 3:1 mean?

Hebrews 3:1 in the King James Version (KJV) states: "Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus." The book of Hebrews is a significant part of the New Testament, as it emphasizes the supremacy…

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Consider Him: Our High Priest and Apostle

The writer of Hebrews masterfully weaves theology and practical application into a single thread, urging us to fix our eyes upon Jesus with the profound and weighty words found in Hebrews 3:1: "Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and…

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A Prayer of Acknowledgment and Commitment to Christ

Heavenly Father, In the quiet sanctuary of my heart, I come before You, Lord, acknowledging the profound beauty and significance of Your Word. As I reflect on Hebrews 3:1, which calls us to, "consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus," I am struck by…

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Hebrews 3:1 - "Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;"
Hebrews 3:1-6 - "Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, whom we acknowledge as our apostle and high priest. He was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house. Jesus has been found worthy of greater honor than Moses, 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. Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s house, bearing witness to what would be spoken by God in the future. But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are his house, if indeed we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope in which we glory."
"Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, whom we acknowledge as our apostle and high priest. He was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house. Jesus has been found worthy of greater honor than Moses, 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. Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s house, bearing witness to what would be spoken by God in the future. But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are his house, if indeed we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope in which we glory." - Hebrews 3:1-6
"Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, whom we acknowledge as our apostle and high priest. He was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house. Jesus has been found worthy of greater honor than Moses, 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. Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s house, bearing witness to what would be spoken by God in the future. But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are his house, if indeed we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope in which we glory." - Hebrews 3:1-6
jesus is the radiance of the father's glory hebrews 1:3
Hebrews 13:3
1 Samuel 13:3 - "And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear."
"Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;" - Hebrews 1:3
"Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;" - Hebrews 1:3
Hebrews 6:3 - "And this will we do, if God permit."
Hebrews 3:8 - "Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:"
Hebrews 3:19 - "So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief."
Hebrews 1:14
Hebrews 1:14
Hebrews 3:18 - "And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?"
Hebrews 3:11 - "So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.)"
Hebrews 6:1
"And this will we do, if God permit." - Hebrews 6:3
Hebrews 10:3 - "But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year."
Hebrews 9:3 - "And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;"
Philippians 3:5 - "Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;"
Hebrews 3:7 - "Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice,"
Hebrews 6:1
Hebrews 1:3 - "Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;"
Hebrews 3:2 - "Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house."
Hebrews 5:3 - "And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins."
Hebrews 3:4 - "For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is God."
Hebrews 3:3 - "For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house."
Hebrews 8:1-5