Hebrews 3
Hebrews 3 is the third chapter of the Epistle to the Hebrews in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The author is anonymous, although the internal reference to "our brother Timothy" causes a traditional attribution to Paul, but this attribution has been disputed since the second century and there is no decisive evidence for the authorship. This chapter contains the comparison of Moses to Jesus, as well as the application and warning for the congregation.
Text
The original text was written in Koine Greek. This chapter is divided into 19 verses.Textual witnesses
Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are:- Papyrus 46
- Papyrus 13
- Codex Vaticanus
- Codex Sinaiticus
- Codex Alexandrinus
- Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus
- Codex Freerianus
- Codex Claromontanus
- Codex Coislinianus
- Papyrus 116
Old Testament references
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Moses and Jesus as Examples of Faith (3:1–6)
Verse 1
- "Holy brethren": or "holy brothers" suggests a family relationship between true believers, both men and women, as 'pilgrims' who share in the heavenly calling to reign with Jesus Christ in 'the world to come'.
Verse 2
Verse 3
- "The house": is rendered in Arabic version "the temple", may refer to pointing to Christ who is the builder, foundation, and cornerstone of "the church", from where he has a glory.
A call to faithfulness (3:7–19)
Verse 13
- "While it is called "Today": that is, 'while the "to-day" lasts', referring to "the day of grace".