Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
made perfect—completed, brought to His goal of learning and suffering through death (Hebrews 2:10) [ALFORD], namely, at His glorious resurrection and ascension.
author—Greek, "cause."
eternal salvation—obtained for us in the short "days of Jesus' flesh" (Hebrews 5:7; compare Hebrews 5:6, "for ever," Isaiah 45:17).
unto all . . . that obey him—As Christ obeyed the Father, so must we obey Him by faith.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Hebrews 5:9:
Hebrews 2:10
Hebrews 2:17
Hebrews 5:1
Hebrews 5:7
Hebrews 5:10
Hebrews 7:28
Hebrews 12:24
James 2:22
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