Forγὰρwe do notοὐhaveἔχομενa high priestἀρχιερέαwho is unableμὴ δυνάμενονto sympathize withσυμπαθῆσαιour weaknesses,ταῖς ἀσθενείαις ἡμῶνbutδὲone whohas been testedπεπειρασμένονinκατὰevery wayπάνταjust as we are,καθ’ ὁμοιότηταyetwithoutχωρὶςsin.ἁμαρτίας
Hebrews 4:15
Study it in the app“For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has been tested in every way just as we are, yet without sin.”
We can approach the throne of grace with boldnessPrayerJesus was tempted in every way, without sin: we may come near with confidenceTemptationJesus, our high priest, sympathizes with our weaknesses: he was tested in every way, yet without sinSuffering and Trials
With the Greek beneath
Hebrews 4:15, word by word
- haveἔχομενechomen
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echomen” appears- a high priestἀρχιερέαarchierea
high priest
The chief of the priests; Jesus is that forever.
Where else “archierea” appears- who is unableδυνάμενονdynamenon
can, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “dynamenon” appears- to sympathize withσυμπαθῆσαιsympathēsai
sympathize
Sympathize: suffer with someone, feel along with the one who suffers.
Where else “sympathēsai” appears- our weaknessesἀσθενείαιςastheneiais
weakness
Lack of strength.
Where else “astheneiais” appears- has been testedπεπειρασμένονpepeirasmenon
tempt
To push someone to sin, like the devil.
Where else “pepeirasmenon” appears- just as we areὁμοιότηταhomoiotēta
likeness
Likeness, resemblance: being like something else.
Where else “homoiotēta” appears- withoutχωρὶςchōris
without, apart from
Without, apart from.
Where else “chōris” appears- sinἁμαρτίαςhamartias
sin
Doing what God does not want, and the guilt it leaves.
Where else “hamartias” appears
The context
14Since, then, we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold on to the confession.
15 · This verse (above)
16Let us draw near, then, with boldness to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace for timely help.