Hebrews 5:8 - Forerunner Commentary

Hebrews 5:8

6 As He also says in another place:
^a“You are a priest forever
According to the order of Melchizedek”;

7 who, in the days of His flesh, when He had ^aoffered up prayers and supplications, ^bwith vehement cries and tears to Him ^cwho was able to save Him from death, and was heard ^dbecause of His godly fear,

8 though He was a Son, yet He learned ^aobedience by the things which He suffered.

9 And ^ahaving been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him,

10 called by God as High Priest ^a“according to the order of Melchizedek,”

11 of whom ^awe have much to say, and hard to explain, since you have become ^bdull of hearing.

Spiritual Immaturity

12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the¹ oracles of God; and you have come to need ^amilk and not solid food.

13 For everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is ^aa babe.

14 But solid food belongs to those who are¹ of full age, that is, those who by reason of² use have their senses exercised ^ato discern both good and evil.

Verse Comparison: Hebrews 5:8

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American Standard Version
though he was a Son, yet learned obedience by the things which he suffered;

Amplified® Bible
Although He was a Son, He learned [active, special] obedience through what He suffered

Contemporary English Version
Jesus is God's own Son, but still he had to suffer before he could learn what it really means to obey God.

Darby English Version
though he were Son, he learned obedience from the things which he suffered;

Good News Bible
But even though he was God's Son, he learned through his sufferings to be obedient.

International Standard Version
Son though he was, he learned obedience through his sufferings

King James Version
Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;

New American Standard Bible
Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from the things which He suffered.

New International Version
Although he was a son, he learned obedience from what he suffered

New King James Version
though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Although God confirmed Him as a Son, He learned obedience from the things which He suffered.

Young's Literal Translation
through being a Son, did learn by the things which he suffered -- the obedience,

New English Translation
Although he was a son, he learned obedience through the things he suffered.¹

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