Passage Research
Hebrews 5 — Sermon Preparation
Jesus learned obedience through suffering and was appointed high priest in the order of Melchizedek. Below is a research summary for Hebrews 5, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- classic sermon excerpts
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- preachers & commentators
Hebrews 5 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| προσφέρω | prosphérō | G4374 | 3 | bring, deal with, do, offer |
| στερεός | stereós | G4731 | 2 | stedfast, strong, sure |
| γάλα | gála | G1051 | 2 | milk |
| ἀρχιερεύς | archiereús | G749 | 3 | chief priest, chief of the priests |
| Μελχισέδεκ | Melchisedék | G3198 | 2 | Melchisedec |
| τάξις | táxis | G5010 | 2 | order |
| τροφή | trophḗ | G5160 | 2 | food, meat |
How preachers through history handled this text
14 public-domain excerpts on Hebrews 5, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Dull hearers make the preaching of the gospel difficult, and even those who have some faith may be dull hearers, and slow to believe. Much is looked for from those to whom much is given. To be unskilful, denotes want of experience in the things of the gospel. Christian experience is a spiritual sense, taste, or relish of the goodness, sweetness, and excellence of the truths of the gospel. And no tongue can express the satisfaction which the soul receives, from a sense of Divine goodness, grace, and love to it in Christ.”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Hebrews 5:11–30 (Public Domain)
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