The Meaning of Hebrews 2:12 Explained

Hebrews 2:12

KJV: Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee.

YLT: saying, 'I will declare Thy name to my brethren, in the midst of an assembly I will sing praise to Thee;' and again, 'I will be trusting on Him;'

Darby: saying, I will declare thy name to my brethren; in the midst of the assembly will I sing thy praises.

ASV: saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, In the midst of the congregation will I sing thy praise.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Saying,  I will declare  thy  name  unto my  brethren,  in  the midst  of the church  will I sing praise  unto thee. 

What does Hebrews 2:12 Mean?

Context Summary

Hebrews 2:10-18 - "made Like Unto His Brethren"
Captain reminds us of Acts 3:15. It means file-leader. The Church follows its Leader, Jesus Christ, in single file through this world, the cross and the grave, to the glory. But notice that God Himself is engaged in bringing us through; and He cannot lose one. See John 10:29. But He is not only our Captain, He is our Brother. We also are born of God. He is sanctifying us and we are being sanctified for a marvelous future, John 17:19. How great is His love, that He is not ashamed of us!
Our Elder Brother has encountered our foes, and won deliverance for all who believe. Death remains, but its teeth are drawn and its power is annulled. We need not fear what men call death; to us it is only as falling asleep. He has taken hold of us with a grasp that will never let us go again, Hebrews 2:16. He has been tempted that He might be able to succor us in our temptations. He has suffered that He might tread our darkened paths at our side. He has made reconciliation for our sins, and as our merciful and faithful High Priest, pleads the cause of our souls. [source]

Chapter Summary: Hebrews 2

1  We ought to be obedient to Christ Jesus;
5  and that because he condescended to take our nature upon himself;
14  as it was necessary

Greek Commentary for Hebrews 2:12

Unto my brethren [τοις αδελποις μου]
To prove his point the writer quotes Psalm 22:22 when the Messiah is presented as speaking “unto my brethren.” Congregation The word came to mean the local church and also the general church or kingdom (Matthew 16:18; Hebrews 12:23). Here we have the picture of public worship and the Messiah sharing it with others as we know Jesus often did. [source]

Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Hebrews 2:12

Acts 7:38 In the church in the wilderness [εν τηι εκκλησιαι εν τηι ερημωι]
Better rendered “congregation” here as in Hebrews 2:12 (Psalm 22:22), the people of Israel gathered at Matthew. Sinai, the whole nation. Moses is here represented as receiving the law from an angel as in Hebrews 2:2; Galatians 3:19 (Deuteronomy 33:2, lxx) and so was a mediator But Exodus does not speak of an angel. [source]

What do the individual words in Hebrews 2:12 mean?

saying I will declare the name of You to the brothers of Me in [the] midst of [the] congregation I will sing praises of you
λέγων Ἀπαγγελῶ τὸ ὄνομά σου τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς μου ἐν μέσῳ ἐκκλησίας ὑμνήσω σε

λέγων  saying 
Parse: Verb, Present Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: λέγω 
Sense: to say, to speak.
Ἀπαγγελῶ  I  will  declare 
Parse: Verb, Future Indicative Active, 1st Person Singular
Root: ἀγγέλλω 
Sense: to bring tidings (from a person or a thing), bring word, report.
ὄνομά  name 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Neuter Singular
Root: ὄνομα  
Sense: name: univ.
σου  of  You 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive 2nd Person Singular
Root: σύ  
Sense: you.
τοῖς  to  the 
Parse: Article, Dative Masculine Plural
Root:  
Sense: this, that, these, etc.
ἀδελφοῖς  brothers 
Parse: Noun, Dative Masculine Plural
Root: ἀδελφός  
Sense: a brother, whether born of the same two parents or only of the same father or mother.
μου  of  Me 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive 1st Person Singular
Root: ἐγώ  
Sense: I, me, my.
μέσῳ  [the]  midst 
Parse: Adjective, Dative Neuter Singular
Root: μέσος  
Sense: middle.
ἐκκλησίας  of  [the]  congregation 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Feminine Singular
Root: ἐκκλησία  
Sense: a gathering of citizens called out from their homes into some public place, an assembly.
ὑμνήσω  I  will  sing  praises 
Parse: Verb, Future Indicative Active, 1st Person Singular
Root: ὑμνέω  
Sense: to sing the praise of, sing hymns to.
σε  of  you 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Accusative 2nd Person Singular
Root: σύ  
Sense: you.

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