Our Apostle and High Priest

Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, who share in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession.(A) He was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses was in all God’s household. For Jesus is considered worthy of more glory than Moses, just as the builder has more honor than the house. Now every house is built by someone, but the one who built everything is God.(B) Moses was faithful as a servant(C) in all God’s household, as a testimony to what would be said in the future. But Christ was faithful as a Son over his household. And we are that household if we hold on to our confidence and the hope in which we boast.[a](D)

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  1. 3:6 Other mss add firm to the end

Moses a Servant, Christ a Son

Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, partners in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession,(A) who was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses also “was faithful in all[a] God’s[b] house.” Yet Jesus[c] is worthy of more glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house has more honor than the house itself.(B) (For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.)(C) Now Moses was faithful in all God’s[d] house as a servant, to testify to the things that would be spoken later.(D) Christ, however, was faithful over God’s[e] house as a son, and we are his house if we hold firm[f] the boldness and the pride inspired by hope.(E)

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  1. 3.2 Other ancient authorities lack all
  2. 3.2 Gk his
  3. 3.3 Gk this one
  4. 3.5 Gk his
  5. 3.6 Gk his
  6. 3.6 Other ancient authorities add to the end