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who is faithful to the one who appointed him, as Moses was also in God’s[a] house.[b] For he has come to deserve greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house deserves greater honor than the house itself! For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.

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  1. Hebrews 3:2 tn Grk “his”; in the translation the referent (God) has been specified for clarity.
  2. Hebrews 3:2 tc ‡ The reading adopted by the translation follows a few early mss and some versions (P13,46vid B vgms co Ambr). The majority of mss (א A C D Ψ 0243 0278 33 1739 1881 M lat sy) insert “all” (“in all his house”), apparently in anticipation of Heb 3:5 which quotes directly from Num 12:7. On balance, the omission better explains the rise of ὅλῳ (holō, “all”) than vice versa. NA28 puts ὅλῳ in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.

He was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house.(A) Jesus has been found worthy of greater honor than Moses,(B) just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself. For every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything.(C)

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