King James Version

Hebrews 3:1

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

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “Christ” (Χριστόν) before Jesus here.

ὍθενhothenWhereforeὅθενconjunction — “Wherefore”G3606(a) whence, from which place, (b) wherefore.This verse uses “wherefore”.Whereforeἀδελφοὶadelphoibrethrenἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “brethren”, the calling formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.brethrenἅγιοιhagioiholyἅγιος (hagios)adjective, vocative, plural, masculine — “holy”, the calling formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.κλήσεωςklēseōscallingκλῆσις (klēsis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “calling”, the of-formG2821a calling, invitation; in the NT, always of a divine call.callingἐπουρανίουepouraniouheavenlyἐπουράνιος (epouranios)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “heavenly”, the of-formG2032heavenly, celestial, in the heavenly sphere, the sphere of spiritual activities; met: divine, spiritual.This verse uses “heavenly”.μέτοχοιmetochoipartakerμέτοχος (metochos)adjective, vocative, plural, masculine — “partaker”, the calling formG3353a sharer, partner, associate.κατανοήσατεkatanoēsateconsiderκατανοέω (katanoeō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural — “consider”, a single actionG2657I take note of, perceive, consider carefully, discern, detect, make account of.This verse uses “consider”.considerτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀπόστολονapostolonApostleἀπόστολος (apostolos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Apostle”, the object formG652a messenger, envoy, delegate, one commissioned by another to represent him in some way, especially a man sent out by Jesus Christ Himself to preach the Gospel; an apostle.the Apostleκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀρχιερέαarchiereaHigh Priestἀρχιερεύς (archiereus)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “High Priest”, the object formG749high priest, chief priest.This verse uses “high priest”.High Priestτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ὁμολογίαςhomologiasprofessionὁμολογία (homologia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “profession”, the of-formG3671a profession, confession.professionἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἸησοῦνiēsounJesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the object formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Jesus

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ΧριστόνchristonChristΧριστός (christos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the object formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the apostle and chief priest of our profession, Christ Jesus,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, even Jesus;

Young’s Literal Translation

Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the apostle and chief priest of our profession, Christ Jesus,

World English Bible

Therefore, holy brothers, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession: Jesus,

Darby Translation

Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of [the] heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Jesus,

Douay-Rheims

Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly vocation, consider the apostle and high priest of our confession, Jesus:

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