Hebrews 4:15
For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
Study Note
Study Note
The assurance that the high priest who intercedes for believers 'is not one who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin' grounds intercession in qualified solidarity. The 'without sin' (chōris hamartias) qualifier distinguishes Christ's experience of temptation from that of fallen humans: he experienced the full force of temptation — more, arguably, than those who capitulate to it — but without moral failure. The sympathy (sympathēsai) language implies felt identification, not merely intellectual acknowledgment of human weakness, rooting the theology of Christ's intercession in experiential empathy. The verse grounds the 'therefore, let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace' of verse 16, making Christology the basis of the theology of prayer.
Other Translations
For we have not a high priest that cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but one that hath been in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
for we have not a chief priest unable to sympathise with our infirmities, but <FI>one<Fi> tempted in all things in like manner--apart from sin;
For we have not a high priest who is not able to be touched by the feelings of our feeble flesh; but we have one who has been tested in all points as we ourselves are tested, but without sin.
Cross References
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