Hebrews 5:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

when He had. having.

prayers. both prayers. Greek. deesis. App-134.

supplications. Greek. hiketeria. Only here. In classical Greek the olive branch in the hand of. suppliant, implying ne ed and claim.

with. Greek. meta. App-104.

crying. Greek. krauge. See Acts 23:9.

death. Not from death, for the Greek word is ek, not apo. He went down into death, but was saved out of (Greek. ek) it by resurrection.

in that, &c. for (Greek. apo. Compare Acts 12:14) His piety, or godly fear (Greek. eulabeia. Here and Hebrews 12:28). This verse is. Divine supplement to the Gospel records.

Hebrews 5:7

7 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 thatb he feared;