Hebrews 2:10
For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
Cross-reference
Hebrews 2:14 expands on Christ's incarnation and death to destroy the devil – building on His suffering perfection.
Hebrews 12:2 describes Jesus as author of faith who endured the cross for joy, directly expanding on His perfecting through sufferings as captain of salvation.
In Hebrews 7:26, Jesus is described as holy and exalted — showing the result of the perfection through sufferings mentioned in 2:10.
Hebrews 6:20 calls Jesus the forerunner who entered heaven for us, expanding on His role as captain of salvation leading many sons to glory.
Hebrews 5:9 says being made perfect, he became source of eternal salvation — the outcome of the perfection mentioned here.
Hebrews 5:8 directly states Jesus learned obedience through suffering — the same process of being made perfect described here.
Hebrews 7:28 echoes Christ being 'made perfect' – here as eternal High Priest, linking His suffering to priesthood.
In 2 Corinthians 3:18, believers are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory — the process of being brought to glory.
Proverbs 16:4 affirms God's sovereign purpose over all things, directly matching Heb 2:10's 'for whom and by whom all things exist'.
2 Corinthians 6:18 promises God will be a father to believers—reinforces the father-son relationship implied in 'bringing many sons to glory' in Hebrews 2:10.
In Galatians 3:26, this sonship is explicitly through faith in Christ Jesus — all believers are God's children.
In Ephesians 1:5, this sonship is rooted in predestination and adoption through Jesus Christ — the divine plan behind being brought to glory.
Colossians 1:16 applies 'all things through him' to Christ, providing a Christological parallel to Heb 2:10's reference to God.
In Colossians 3:4, when Christ appears believers will appear with him in glory — the future culmination of being brought to glory.
1 Peter 5:1 identifies Peter as a witness of Christ's sufferings and partaker of coming glory, directly connecting to Christ's perfecting through sufferings in Hebrews.
1 Peter 5:10 echoes the same pattern: after suffering, God calls believers to eternal glory and makes them perfect, just as Christ was made perfect for many sons.
In 1 John 3:1, being called children of God is emphasized as a present reality and an expression of the Father's love.
In 1 John 3:2, this children-of-God status leads to future transformation when Christ appears — we shall be like him.
Revelation 4:11 ascribes creation and purpose to God, directly echoing the 'for whom and by whom all things exist' in Hebrews 2:10.
1 Corinthians 8:6 echoes the same formula of all things from/through/for God, confirming the theological basis of Heb 2:10.
Joshua 5:14 presents the captain of the Lord's host, a typological prefigure of Jesus as the captain of salvation who leads God's people.
Romans 11:36 uses near-identical language about all things from, through, and to God, reinforcing Heb 2:10's opening phrase.
In Romans 9:23, God prepares vessels of mercy for glory — the same purpose of bringing people to glory as in Hebrews 2:10.
Romans 8:30 concludes the chain of salvation with glorification—directly parallels the goal of 'bringing many sons to glory' in Hebrews 2:10.
In Luke 13:32, Jesus says 'the third day I am perfected' — using the same Greek verb for being made perfect through his suffering and resurrection.
In Luke 24:26, Jesus explains that the Christ must suffer and enter glory — the same 'suffer then glory' pattern as in Hebrews 2:10.
Romans 8:29 says believers are predestined to be conformed to Christ, the firstborn among many brothers—echoes 'bringing many sons to glory' and Christ's role.
In Luke 24:46, it is written that Christ must suffer and rise — directly parallel to the necessity of suffering for the captain of salvation in Hebrews 2:10.
Romans 8:14-18 describes believers as God's children who suffer with Christ to be glorified—directly parallel to the sons being brought to glory through Christ's suffering.
John 11:52 says Jesus died to gather God's scattered children into one—parallel to 'bringing many sons to glory' in Hebrews 2:10.
In Acts 5:31, Jesus is exalted as Leader and Savior — complementing the perfection-through-suffering here, showing the result.
Acts 3:15 calls Jesus the Prince of life, using the same Greek word 'archēgos' as 'captain' in Hebrews, linking His death and resurrection to leading many to glory.
In John 19:30, Jesus declares 'It is finished' — the completion of his suffering work that perfects him as pioneer of salvation.
John 12:24 illustrates death leading to fruit – same principle as Christ's perfection through suffering bringing many sons.
In Revelation 7:9, the great multitude from every nation stands before the throne — the visible result of many sons being brought to glory.
In 2 Timothy 2:10, Paul's endurance for the elect to obtain eternal glory mirrors Christ being perfected through sufferings to bring many sons to glory.
Colossians 1:17 affirms Christ holds all things together—parallel to the 'for whom and by whom all things exist' in Hebrews 2:10, though the latter refers to the Father.
In 2 Corinthians 4:17, light affliction produces an eternal weight of glory — echoing how suffering (Christ's and ours) leads to glory.
Ephesians 2:7 shows future ages displaying the riches of God's grace, echoing Heb 2:10's purpose of leading sons to glory.
1 Peter 2:21 presents Christ's suffering as an example – complementing the purpose of His perfection through suffering.
Ephesians 1:6-8 highlights the praise of God's glorious grace in redemption, aligning with Heb 2:10's goal of bringing many sons to glory.
Micah 2:13 describes the breaker who goes before the people, a typological image of Jesus as the captain who breaks through death to lead many to glory.
Isaiah 55:4 prophesies a leader and commander for the peoples, prefiguring Jesus as the captain of salvation who leads many sons to glory.
Isaiah 43:21 says God formed a people to declare His praise, mirroring Heb 2:10's 'bringing many sons to glory' as God's purpose.
In 1 Corinthians 2:7, God's hidden wisdom was decreed before the ages for our glory — connecting to the glory destined for the many sons.