Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
Hath been counted worthy of more glory than Moses (pleionov dochv para Mwushn hciwtai). Perfect passive indicative of aciow, to deem worthy, permanent situation described with definite claim of Christ's superiority to Moses. Dochv in genitive case after hciwtai. For para after the comparative pleionov see Hebrews 1:4, Hebrews 1:9; Hebrews 2:7.
By so much as (kaq oson). A proportionate measurement (common use of kata and the quantitative relative osov).
Than the house (tou oikou). Ablative case of comparison after pleiona. The architect is superior to the house just as Sir Christopher Wren is superior to St. Paul's Cathedral. The point in the argument calls for Jesus as the builder (o kataskeuasav, first aorist active participle of kataskeuazw, to found or build). But it is God's house as autou means (verses Hebrews 3:2, Hebrews 3:5) and ou in verse Hebrews 3:6. This house of God existed before Moses (Hebrews 11:2, Hebrews 11:25). Jesus as God's Son founded and supervised this house of God.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Hebrews 3:3:
Hebrews 1:4
Hebrews 9:2
Hebrews 11:4
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