KJV King James Version
Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;
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Hebrews 5:8
Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from what He suffered.
WEB World English Bible
though he was a Son, yet learned obedience by the things which he suffered.
ASV American Standard Version
though he was a Son, yet learned obedience by the things which he suffered;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
through being a Son, did learn by the things which he suffered—the obedience,
Surrounding context — Hebrews 5
5 So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee.
6 As he saith also in another [place], Thou [art] a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
7 Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;
8 Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;
9 And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;
10 Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec.
11 Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.
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Philippians 2:8And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.Hebrews 10:5-9Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:John 4:34Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.Isaiah 50:5-6The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back.John 15:10If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.John 6:38For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.Hebrews 3:6But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.Matthew 3:15And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer [it to be so] now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.Hebrews 1:8But unto the Son [he saith], Thy throne, O God, [is] for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness [is] the sceptre of thy kingdom.Hebrews 1:5For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?Hebrews 1:2Hath in these last days spoken unto us by [his] Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
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