Who Jesus is According to the Book of Hebrews
- God’s Son (1:1,5,8; 3:6; 4:14; 5:5,8; 6:6; 7:3,28; 10:29)
- The heir of all things (1:2)
- The creator of all things (1:2)
- The radiance of the glory of God (1:3)
- The exact imprint of God’s nature (1:3)
- The upholder of the universe by the word of his power (1:3)
- The purifier of sins (1:3; 9:14,23)
- Exalted to God’s right hand (1:3; 8:1, 10:12; 12:2)
- Superior to angels (1:4,5,6,7,13; 2:5)
- The inheritor of an excellent name (1:4)
- The firstborn son (1:6)
- Worthy of worship (1:6)
- King (1:8)
- The lover of righteousness (1:9)
- The hater of wickedness (1:9)
- Anointed with the oil of gladness (1:9)
- The one who laid the earth’s foundation (1:10)
- The handiworker of the heavens (1:10)
- Everlasting (1:8,11-12; 6:20; 13:21)
- The conqueror of all enemies (1:13; 10:13)
- The Great Savior (2:3)
- Crowned with glory (1:3, 2:7,9; 13:21)
- Crowned with honor ( 2:7,9)
- Over everything (2:8)
- The controller of everything (2:8)
- A Sufferer (2:9; 4:18; 13:12)
- The taster of death for everyone (2:9)
- The founder of salvation (2:10; 12:2)
- Perfect (2:10; 7:28; 10:1)
- The sanctifier (2:11; 10:10; 13:12)
- Our brother (2:11,17)
- Flesh and blood (2:14; 5:7; 9:12,14; 10:19,20; 12:24; 13:12)
- The destroyer of death (2:9,14)
- The deliverer of the fear of death (2:15)
- A slave emancipator (2:15)
- The helper (2:16-18; 4:16; 13:6)
- Like us in every respect (2:17)
- Merciful (2:17; 8:12)
- Faithful (2:17; 3:2,6; 10:23; 11:11)
- A high priest (2:17; 3:1; 4:14,15; 5:5,10; 6:20; 7:26-28; 8:1,3; 9:11)
- A servant of God (2:17)
- The propitiation for sins (2:17)
- An Apostle (3:1)
- Superior to Moses (3:3)
- Worthy of glory (3:3)
- The builder of all things (3:4; 11:10)
- Our hope (3:6; 6:19; 7:19; 10:23)
- The living God (3:12; 9:14; 10:20,31; 12:22)
- A sharer (3:1,14; 6:4; 12:10)
- The giver of good news (4:2,6)
- The giver of rest (3:11,18; 4:1,3-5,9-11)
- Active (4:12)
- Sharper than any two-edged sword (4:12)
- Piercing (4:12)
- Dividing (4:12)
- Discerning (4:12)
- All-seeing (4:13)
- The judge (4:13; 10:30; 12:23; 13:4)
- A sympathizer (4:15)
- Sinless (4:15; 9:14)
- The giver of grace (2:9; 4:16; 12:15; 13:9; 13:25)
- The giver of mercy (4:16)
- Superior to all high priests (5:5)
- A Prayer (5:7)
- A Crier (5:7)
- Reverent toward God (5:7)
- A learner of obedience (5:8)
- Obedient (5:8)
- The source of eternal salvation (5:9)
- Crucified (6:6; 13:12)
- Just (6:10)
- The giver of the full assurance of hope (6:11,18; 10:22)
- Honest (6:14)
- Unchangeable (6:17)
- Convincing (6:17-18)
- An encourager (6:18)
- An anchor of the soul (6:19)
- Our forerunner (6:20)
- Superior to Melchizedek (6:20; 7)
- The King of righteousness (7:2)
- The King of peace (7:2)
- A priest forever (5:6; 6:20; 7:3,17,21,24)
- A descendant of Judah (7:14)
- The owner of an indestructible life (7:16)
- A better hope (7:19)
- The giver of promises (4:1; 6:12-17; 7:6,20-21,28; 8:6; 9:15; 10:23,36; 11:9,11,13,17,33,39; 12:26)
- The guarantor of a better covenant (7:22)
- The holder of a permanent priesthood (7:24)
- Able to save to the uttermost (7:25)
- Always living to make intercession for us (7:25)
- Holy (7:26)
- Innocent (7:26)
- Unstained (7:26)
- Separated from sinners (7:26)
- Exalted above the heavens (7:26)
- The once for all sacrifice (7:27; 9:12,26; 10:10)
- Perfect forever (7:28)
- Seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven (8:1; 10:12; 12:2)
- A minister in the holy places (8:2; 9:8,12,24-25; 10:19; 13:11)
- The mediator of a new covenant (8:6; 9:15; 12:24)
- The writer of laws (8:10)
- The writer on the hearts of men (8:10)
- God (8:10)
- Merciful toward our iniquities (8:12)
- The forgetter of sins (8:12)
- The high priest of the good things that have come (9:11)
- The greater and more perfect tent (8:2; 9:11)
- The offerer of himself (5:7; 7:27; 9:14,28; 10:10,12,14)
- The purifier of our consciences from dead works (9:14)
- The giver of the eternal inheritance (9:15; 11:8)
- The shedder of blood (9:12,14,22; 10:19; 12:24; 13:12,20)
- Appearing in the presence of God on our behalf (9:24)
- The Savior of those who eagerly wait for him (9:28)
- The doer of God’s will (10:7)
- The fulfillment of the Bible (10:7)
- The end of the offering for sin (10:18)
- The opener of the new and living way to God (10:20)
- The repayer of evil (10:30)
- The rewarder of those who seek him (10:35; 11:6,26)
- The designer and builder of the city that has foundations (11:10)
- The preparer of a city for his people (11:16)
- The resurrector of the dead (11:19)
- Greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt (11:26)
- The reward (11:26)
- The founder and perfecter of our faith (12:2)
- The endurer of the cross (12:2)
- The despiser of shame (12:2)
- The endurer of hostility against himself (12:3)
- A discipliner (12:5-11)
- A reprover (12:5)
- A lover (12:6)
- The shaker of heaven and earth (12:26)
- The giver of an unshakable kingdom (12:28)
- A consuming fire (10:27; 12:18,29)
- Never leaving and never forsaking (13:5)
- The same yesterday and today and forever (13:8)
- The strengthener (12:12; 13:9)
- The bringer of the city that is to come (13:14)
- The great shepherd of the sheep (13:20)
- The equipper of everything good (13:21)
- The worker in us (13:21)
- The recipient of honor and glory forever and ever (13:21)