Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 Faithful to him having made him, as also Moses in his whole house. 3 For this was deemed worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he has greater honour of the house having built it. 4 For every house is built by somebody; and he having built all things, God.
Cross References
Zechariah 4:9
The hands of Zerubbabel founded this house, and his hands shall complete it; and thou knewest that Jehovah of armies sent me to you.
Zechariah 6:12-13
And say to him, saying, Thus said Jehovah of armies, saying, Behold the man, The Sprout his name; and he shall spring forth from his place and build the temple of Jehovah.
Matthew 16:18
And I say to thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock will I build my church; and the gates of hell shall not overcome her.
1 Corinthians 3:9
For we are workers together with God: the agriculture of God, ye are the building of God.
Colossians 1:18
And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that he might be the first in all
Hebrews 1:2-4
At these last days spake to us in the Son, whom he set heir of all things, by whom also he made the times;
Hebrews 2:9
But we see Jesus, made some little while less than angels by the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; so that by the grace of God he should taste of death for all.
Hebrews 3:6
And Christ as a son over his house: whose house are we, if we should hold freedom of speech and the boast of hope firm to the end.
1 Peter 2:5-7
And ye yourselves are built, as living stones, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to bring up spiritual sacrifice; acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.