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Hebrews 3 — Sermon Preparation
Jesus is shown to be greater than Moses, and readers are warned not to harden their hearts as Israel did in the wilderness. Below is a research summary for Hebrews 3, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 19
- verses
- 282 / 124
- Greek words / lemmas
- 11
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Hebrews 3 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| οἶκος | oîkos | G3624 | 6 | home, house, temple |
| σκληρύνω | sklērýnō | G4645 | 3 | harden |
| Μωϋσῆς | Mōseús | G3475 | 4 | Moses |
| κατασκευάζω | kataskeuázō | G2680 | 3 | build, make, ordain, prepare |
| καρδία | kardía | G2588 | 4 | heart |
| παραπικρασμός | parapikrasmós | G3894 | 2 | provocation |
| προσοχθίζω | prosochthízō | G4360 | 2 | be grieved at |
How preachers through history handled this text
11 public-domain excerpts on Hebrews 3, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The saints' privilege is, they are made partakers of Christ, that is, of the Spirit, the nature, graces, righteousness, and life of Christ; they are interested in all Christ is, in all he has done, or will do. The same spirit with which Christians set out in the ways of God, they should maintain unto the end. Perseverance in faith is the best evidence of the sincerity of our faith. Hearing the word often is a means of salvation, yet, if not hearkened to, it will expose more to the Divine wrath. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Hebrews 3:14–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Egypt— Heb 3:16
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