Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
For Jesus has been considered deserving of greater honor than Moses, just as the builder of a house deserves greater honor than the house itself.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house.
Holman Bible
For Jesus is considered worthy of more glory than Moses, just as the builder has more honor than the house.
International Standard Version
because he is worthy of greater glory than Moses in the same way that the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself.
A Conservative Version
For this man was considered worthy of more glory than Moses, by so much as he who built it has more esteem than the house.
American Standard Version
For he hath been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, by so much as he that built the house hath more honor than the house.
Amplified
Yet Jesus has been considered worthy of much greater glory and honor than Moses, just as the builder of a house has more honor than the house.
Anderson New Testament
For this man is counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who has builded the house, has more honor than the house.
Bible in Basic English
And it was right for this man to have more honour than Moses, even as the builder of a house has more honour than the house.
Common New Testament
Yet Jesus has been counted worthy of as much more glory than Moses as the builder of a house has more honor than the house.
Daniel Mace New Testament
but as the architect is of much greater dignity than the house he has made; so the glory which Christ received was greater than that of Moses.
Darby Translation
For he has been counted worthy of greater glory than Moses, by how much he that has built it has more honour than the house.
Godbey New Testament
For he is esteemed worthy of more honor than Moses, inasmuch as the One having built it, has more honor than the house.
Goodspeed New Testament
For Jesus is entitled to as much more honor than Moses as the builder of a house is than the house he builds.
John Wesley New Testament
For this person was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he that hath builded it hath more honour than the house.
Julia Smith Translation
For this was deemed worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he has greater honour of the house having built it.
King James 2000
For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, because he who has built the house has more honor than the house.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For this one is considered worthy of greater glory than Moses, inasmuch as the one who builds it has greater honor than the house.
Modern King James verseion
For He was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, because he who has built the house has more honor than the house.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses; Inasmuch as he which hath prepared the house, hath most honour in the house.
Moffatt New Testament
Jesus has been adjudged greater glory than Moses, inasmuch as the founder of a house enjoys greater honour than the house itself.
Montgomery New Testament
Jesus has been counted worthy of greater glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who has built a house has higher honor than the house itself.
NET Bible
For he has come to deserve greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house deserves greater honor than the house itself!
New Heart English Bible
For he has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who built the house has more honor than the house.
Noyes New Testament
For he hath been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as greater than the house is he who built it.
Sawyer New Testament
For this man is judged worthy of more glory than Moses, as much as he has more honor than the house [tabernacle] which he built.
The Emphasized Bible
For, of more glory than Moses, hath, this one been counted worthy - by as much as more honour than, the house, hath, he that prepared it;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For this personage hath been counted worthy of higher glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who built it, hath greater honour than the house.
Twentieth Century New Testament
He has been deemed worthy of far higher honour than Moses, just as the founder of the House is held in greater regard than the House itself.
Webster
For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath built the house, hath more honor than the house.
Weymouth New Testament
For Jesus has been counted worthy of greater glory than Moses, in so far as he who has built a house has higher honour than the house itself.
Williams New Testament
For just as the man who builds a house has greater glory than the house, by just so much is Jesus judged to be worthy of greater glory than Moses.
World English Bible
For he has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who built the house has more honor than the house.
Worrell New Testament
For This One has been accounted worthy of more glory than Moses, by as much as He Who built the house hath more honor than the house;
Worsley New Testament
For He was accounted worthy of more honor than Moses, as he who hath built it, hath more honor than the house.
Youngs Literal Translation
for of more glory than Moses hath this one been counted worthy, inasmuch as more honour than the house hath he who doth build it,
Themes
Christ » His foreknowledge » His pre-eminence
Christ » Precious » Preeminence of
Christ » Glory of » Possessed before the foundation of the world
Divinity » His foreknowledge » His pre-eminence
Glory » Christ's » Possessed before the foundation of the world
Topics
Interlinear
Houtos
Pleion
πλείων πλεῖον πλέον
Pleion
more, many, greater, further Trans, most, more part, not tr,
Usage: 40
References
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Hebrews 3:3
Images Hebrews 3:3
Prayers for Hebrews 3:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Superiority Of Jesus To Moses
2 He was faithful to God who appointed Him, just as Moses was [also] faithful in [serving] God's household [i.e., the Israelites]. 3 For Jesus has been considered deserving of greater honor than Moses, just as the builder of a house deserves greater honor than the house itself. 4 For every house is built by someone, but God is the Builder of everything.
Cross References
Matthew 16:18
And I also tell you, [although] you are Peter [i.e., a stone], it is on this rock [i.e., the truth you have just confessed] that I will build my church and [not even] the gates of the unseen place of departed spirits will win out over it [i.e., all efforts to stamp out the church by killing Christians will fail].
1 Corinthians 3:9
For we are all fellow-workers in God's service; you people are God's farm land; [you are] God's building.
Colossians 1:18
And He is the head of the [spiritual] body, the church. He is [its] source, the firstborn One from the dead [i.e., the first one to return to life, never to die again], so that He could rank first [in importance] over all things.
Hebrews 1:2-4
[but] during these final days He has spoken to us through His Son [Note: This period refers to the Christian age (See Acts 2:14-36)], whom He appointed to be heir of all things [and] through whom He created the universe. [See John 1:3; Col. 1:16].
Hebrews 2:9
But we do see Jesus, who was made a little bit lower than the angels [i.e., by suffering death as a human being], and was crowned with splendor and honor because He suffered death. It was by God's unearned favor that He would experience death for every person.
Hebrews 3:6
but Christ [was faithful] as a Son over God's household. And we [Christians] are that household, if we hold on to our confidence [in Christ], and to the boasting [i.e., joy] of our hope [in God], firmly to the end [of our lives].
1 Peter 2:5-7
And you yourselves are also like living stones, being constructed into a spiritual house. For you are like holy priests who offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.