Hebrews 5:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Hebrews 5:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Hebrews 5:2 is a verse from the book of Hebrews in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Hebrews 5:2 — KJV
“Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity. can...: or, can reasonably bear with”
— Hebrews 5:2 (KJV)
Hebrews 5:2 in Context — About the Book of Hebrews
Hebrews argues one majestic thesis: Jesus is better — better than angels, Moses, priests, and every old-covenant shadow. He is our great High Priest who sympathizes with weakness, so we can approach the throne of grace with confidence. Faith's hall of fame in chapter 11 fuels endurance for the race.
Cross-References for Hebrews 5:2
“Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have an husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should have an husband also to night, and should also bear sons; should have...: or were with an husband”
Shares key themes with Hebrews 5:2: way, also, bear
“For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him. neither...: or, because God hath not taken away his life, he hath also devised means, etc”
Shares key themes with Hebrews 5:2: can, way, also
“And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness. Kidron: Gr. Cedron”
Shares key themes with Hebrews 5:2: way, himself, also
“The LORD reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.”
Shares key themes with Hebrews 5:2: can, himself, also
“The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?”
Shares key themes with Hebrews 5:2: can, infirmity, bear
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