11 translations · Greek
Hebrews 5:7
He, in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and petitions with strong crying and tears to him who was able to save him from death, and having been heard for his godly fear,
Hebrews 5:7 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- He, in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and petitions with strong crying and tears to him who was able to save him from death, and having been heard for his godly fear,
- KJV King James Version
- Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Who in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and having been heard for his godly fear,
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- who in the days of His flesh having offered up both prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears to Him who was able to save Him from death, and having been heard in respect to that which He feared,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Jesus, while he was here in human form, prayed and appealed with loud cries and tears to God, the one who was able to save him from death. Jesus was heard because of his respect for God.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- who in the days of his flesh both prayers and supplications unto Him who was able to save him from death — with strong crying and tears — having offered up, and having been heard in respect to that which he feared,
- DBY Darby Translation
- Who in the days of his flesh, having offered up both supplications and entreaties to him who was able to save him out of death, with strong crying and tears; (and having been heard because of his piety;)
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears to him that was able to save him from death, and was heard, in that he feared;
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- He, in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and petitions with strong crying and tears to him who was able to save him from death, and having been heard for his godly fear,
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Who in the days of his flesh, with a strong cry and tears, offering up prayers and supplications to him that was able to save him from death, was heard for his reverence.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ὃς | Hos | — | G3739 ὅς which |
| ἐν | en | During | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| ταῖς | tais | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἡμέραις | hēmerais | days | G2250 ἡμέρα day |
| τῆς | tēs | of | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| σαρκὸς | sarkos | earthly [life] | G4561 σάρξ flesh |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | [Jesus’] | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| δεήσεις | deēseis | prayers | G1162 δέησις petition |
| τε | te | — | G5037 τε and/both |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ἱκετηρίας | hiketērias | petitions | G2428 ἱκετηρία supplication |
| πρὸς | pros | to | G4314 πρός to/with |
| τὸν | ton | the [One who] | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| δυνάμενον | dynamenon | could | G1410 δύναμαι be able |
| σῴζειν | sōzein | save | G4982 σῴζω to save |
| αὐτὸν | auton | Him | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| ἐκ | ek | from | G1537 ἐκ out from |
| θανάτου | thanatou | death | G2288 θάνατος death |
| μετὰ | meta | with | G3326 μετά with/after |
| κραυγῆς | kraugēs | cries | G2906 κραυγή shouting |
| ἰσχυρᾶς | ischyras | loud | G2478 ἰσχυρός strong |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| δακρύων | dakryōn | tears | G1144 δάκρυ, δάκρυον teardrop |
| προσενέγκας | prosenenkas | He offered up | G4374 προσφέρω to bring to |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| εἰσακουσθεὶς | eisakoustheis | He was heard | G1522 εἰσακούω to listen to |
| ἀπὸ | apo | because of | G575 ἀπό away from |
| τῆς | tēs | [His] | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| εὐλαβείας | eulabeias | reverence | G2124 εὐλάβεια reverence |
Related verses
- Luke 22:41–44
He was withdrawn from them about a stone’s throw, and he knelt down and prayed, saying, “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.” An angel from heaven appeared to him, strengthening him. …
- Matthew 27:46
About the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lima sabachthani?” That is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
- Mark 14:32–39
They came to a place which was named Gethsemane. He said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I pray.” He took with him Peter, James, and John, and began to be greatly troubled and distressed. He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here, and watch.” …
- John 17:1
Jesus said these things, and lifting up his eyes to heaven, he said, “Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may also glorify you;
- John 17:4–5
I glorified you on the earth. I have accomplished the work which you have given me to do. Now, Father, glorify me with your own self with the glory which I had with you before the world existed.
- John 12:27–28
“Now my soul is troubled. What shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this time?’ But for this cause I came to this time. Father, glorify your name!” Then there came a voice out of the sky, saying, “I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.”
- Mark 15:34
At the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which is, being interpreted, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
- Matthew 26:28–44
for this is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many for the remission of sins. But I tell you that I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on, until that day when I drink it anew with you in my Father’s Kingdom.” When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. …
- Matthew 27:50
Jesus cried again with a loud voice, and yielded up his spirit.
- Psalm 22:1–21
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning? My God, I cry in the daytime, but you don’t answer; in the night season, and am not silent. But you are holy, you who inhabit the praises of Israel. …
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
5 So also Christ didn’t glorify himself to be made a high priest, but it was he who said to him, “You are my Son. Today I have become your father.”
6 As he says also in another place, “You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek.”
7 He, in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and petitions with strong crying and tears to him who was able to save him from death, and having been heard for his godly fear,
8 though he was a Son, yet learned obedience by the things which he suffered.
9 Having been made perfect, he became to all of those who obey him the author of eternal salvation,
Read all of Hebrews 5 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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