Hebreus 5
Ephrem the Syrian · Comentário Patrístico (catena)
Hebreus 5:2-3
And in consequence of his weakness Jesus "felt a proper compassion" for sins, because he had clothed himself with the flesh of sin. And he had the duty "to offer a sacrifice both for his people and for himself and his sins." — COMMENTARY ON THE EPISTLE TO THE HEBREWS 5
Hebreus 5:4
He did not obtain the high priesthood by usurpation, but just like Aaron, whom God elected with the leafy staff. — COMMENTARY ON THE EPISTLE TO THE HEBREWS 5
Hebreus 5:7-8
Jesus' prayers were granted, but how were his prayers granted if he had demanded to be delivered from death? To be sure, he was not saved. He wanted to fulfill in himself the will of the Father. And for this reason it was evident that he was the Son of God, because in behalf of human creatures he exposed his own soul for the rest of the soul of the one who sent him, and his obedience was made evident by the hands of those who crucified him. If, therefore, the crucifiers testify that his prayers were granted, if it is so, I say, he certainly wanted to die, and he demanded that the will of his Father was fulfilled. He offered supplications with loud claims to the one who was able to save him from death; he who was about to die did not ask for delivery from death nor demand to be resurrected after his death because this had been promised to him earlier, but he prayed for his crucifiers lest they might die in him. And his prayers were granted, because the door was opened so that his crucifiers might live in him. And the one who did these things, that is, the one who abased himself to such humility and suffering for his murderers is the Son of God; and from this it was evident that he was satisfied in those sufferings which he endured. In fact, some of his murderers were converted, and through their repentance they were the heralds of his resurrection. — COMMENTARY ON THE EPISTLE TO THE HEBREWS
Hebreus 5:9
"He became the source of our eternal salvation" by replacing Adam, who had been the source of our death through his disobedience. But as Adam's death did not reign in those who did not sin, so life reigns in those who do not need to be absolved. Even though he is a liberal giver of life, life is given to those who obey, not to those who fall away from him. — COMMENTARY ON THE EPISTLE TO THE HEBREWS
Hebreus 5:13
"Every one who lives on milk" as food … whose hope of salvation is in the promises of the earthly law, is "unskilled in the word of righteousness," that is, in the crucifixion of our flesh, by which the righteousness of God is proclaimed. — COMMENTARY ON THE EPISTLE TO THE HEBREWS 5
Hebreus 5:14
"Solid food is for the mature," that is, the passion written in the new gospel, and about them it was written, "make ready for the Lord a people prepared." In their own taste, thanks to the right measure of their faith, "they have been trained to distinguish good from evil," that is, by themselves and not by the law. — COMMENTARY ON THE EPISTLE TO THE HEBREWS