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NASB | Hebrews 4:15 For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Hebrews 4:15 For we do not have a High Priest who is unable to sympathize and understand our weaknesses and temptations, but One who has been tempted [knowing exactly how it feels to be human] in every respect as we are, yet without [committing any] sin. |
Bible Question: I was just wondering if there was any info on the Human side of Jesus. I have heard that Jesus has experienced everything that we will ever go through. Example rape... it was said that In His time period it was said that they way they stripped him of his clothes at teh crucifixition would be the same as rape today.?? Help? |
Bible Answer: There is lots of info on the human side of Jesus, in the gospel accounts of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. However, I think that you may have been misinformed about Jesus experiencing everything we have to go through. Perhaps someone has drawn that conclusion from the verse above, where it says that Jesus has been tempted in every way. However, it is pretty easy to make a list of things that the incarnate Christ did not experience: 1. Being a woman 2. Drowning 3. Being a Gentile 4. The commission of personal sin, etc. Jesus in His human nature can identify with us because He has lived among us as a human, experiencing birth, the need for physical nourishment, maturity, rejection, suffering, etc. However, it is too much of a stretch to say that every tragedy that has befallen a person is something that Christ underwent in His body. As for Him take the verse at face value: it means what it says, and nothing more. Hope this helps! --Joe! |