Let’s read through the book of Hebrews one verse at a time in 2023. Every day explore a single verse and its cross references. AI-generated text draws the passages together. RSS feed.
He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is beset with weakness.
The cross references for Hebrews 5:2 all relate to the idea of weakness and being able to sympathize with those who are suffering or struggling. 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 and Hebrews 4:15 emphasize that Jesus is able to sympathize with our weaknesses because He Himself has experienced them. Galatians 4:13 and Hebrews 2:18 point to the idea that Jesus is able to help us because He has personally experienced temptation and suffering. Hebrews 7:28 and Hebrews 12:13 emphasize the importance of recognizing our own weaknesses and turning to Jesus for help and healing. All of these cross references point to the idea that Jesus is able to sympathize with our weaknesses and help us in our struggles.
| Passage | How It’s Related (AI-Generated) |
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| 2 Corinthians 12:9-10: But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong. | Both passages refer to the strength found in weakness. Hebrews 5:2 speaks of a human high priest who can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward because of their shared weakness. 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 speaks of God's grace that is sufficient for us when we are weak, and that God's power is made perfect in our weakness. When we are weak, we can find strength in Christ. |
| Galatians 4:13: You know it was because of a bodily ailment that I preached the gospel to you at first, | Both passages draw attention to the physical weaknesses of humanity. Hebrews 5:2 speaks of the human high priest being beset with weakness, while Galatians 4:13 reveals that Paul preached the gospel to the Galatians due to a bodily ailment. This serves to remind us that despite our physical limitations, we can still serve God and be used by Him. |
| Hebrews 2:18: For because he himself has suffered when tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted. | Both passages demonstrate how Jesus is able to help those who are struggling. In Hebrews 5:2, the human high priest is described as being able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and wayward due to his own personal weaknesses. Similarly, in Hebrews 2:18, Jesus is described as being able to help those who are being tempted because He Himself has suffered when tempted. Both passages emphasize how Jesus is able to empathize with and help those who are struggling. |
| Hebrews 4:15: For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. | Both passages speak to the concept of a high priest. The first passage refers to a human high priest, who can be sympathetic and understanding to those who are ignorant or wayward due to his own weaknesses. The second passage speaks of Jesus as a high priest, who can sympathize with us in our weaknesses due to the fact that he was tempted in the same way we are, yet didn't sin. |
| Hebrews 7:28: For the law appoints men in their weakness as high priests, but the word of the oath, which came later than the law, appoints a Son who has been made perfect forever. | Both passages emphasize the importance of a human high priest being able to sympathize and understand the weaknesses of those he serves. In Hebrews 5:2, it is stated that the human high priest should be able to deal gently with the ignorant and wayward because he himself is beset with weakness. Hebrews 7:28 reiterates this, saying that the law appoints men in their weakness as high priests. However, the word of the oath that came after the law appoints a Son who has been made perfect forever. |
| Hebrews 12:13: and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but rather be healed. | Both passages emphasize the importance of taking care of those who are weak. Hebrews 5:2 speaks to the responsibility of the human high priest to be gentle and understanding with those who are ignorant or wayward, since he himself is weak. Hebrews 12:13 speaks to the need to make straight paths for those who are lame or weak, in order to prevent them from being put out of joint and instead be healed. |
Heavenly Father,
We thank You for Your Son Jesus, who understands our weaknesses and is able to sympathize with us in our struggles. We thank You for the grace You provide to us in our times of need, and for the power of Your Spirit that is made perfect in our weaknesses.
Help us to lean on You in our times of temptation, so that we may be able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and wayward. Give us the strength to bear our hardships, and to be content with our weaknesses.
We pray for Your healing and restoration of all that is lame in us, and for You to make straight paths for our feet.
In Jesus' name, Amen.
This reading plan reads through a single verse each day, six days a week, paired with the most-popular cross references for the verse. AI-generated (and human-reviewed) text provides an opening thought and concluding prayer along with an explanation for how each cross reference relates to the verse. In 2023, this reading plan works through Hebrews one verse at a time. Every seventh day is a catchup day. Want more info? Try this blog post.
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