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Translation and Commentary on Hebrews 3:3

Will Nielsen
July 5th, 2008
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Translation

3 For Jesus [1] is considered much more worthy of glory [2] than Moses, inasmuch as the one who built [3] the house has greater honor than the house itself.

Commentary

[1] οὗτος Greek, this one. The referent is clearly Jesus in the comparison so we have opted for clarification in the translation.

[2] οὗτος δόξης is found in the Byzantine Text as δόξης οὗτος.

[3] κατασκευάσας present active participle of κατασκευάζω, to build, construct or prepare (BAGD, 418). κατασκευάζω is used in Hebrews 11:7 in relating Noah’s construction of the Ark (κατεσκεύασεν κιβωτὸν) and in 1 Maccabees 15:3 with regard to preparing ships for war (κατεσκεύασα πλοῖα πολεμικά).

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