But this is not so with My servant Moses; he is faithful in all My house.
Parallel translations
- WEB My servant Moses is not so. He is faithful in all my house.
- KJV My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine house.
- NKJV Not so with My servant Moses; He is faithful in all My house.
- NASB “It is not this way for My servant Moses; He is faithful in all My household;
- NLT But not with my servant Moses. Of all my house, he is the one I trust.
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Quick answer
Moses is set apart as uniquely faithful in all God's house. His distinctive standing rebukes his critics.
Overview
God declares Moses faithful in his whole house, marking him above the ordinary prophet. Hebrews takes up this verse to contrast Moses, faithful as a servant, with Christ, faithful as a Son over God's house (Heb. 3:5-6). Moses' faithfulness thus points beyond itself to the greater faithfulness of Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 11
- Heb 3:2–6He was faithful to the One who appointed Him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house.
- Josh 1:1Now after the death of His servant Moses, the LORD spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, saying,
- Ps 105:26He sent Moses His servant, and Aaron, whom He had chosen.
- 1 Cor 4:2Now it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.
- Matt 11:11Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
- 1 Pet 2:4–5As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,
- Acts 3:22–23For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to Him in everything He tells you.
- Deut 18:18I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. I will put My words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him.
- 1 Tim 3:15in case I am delayed, so that you will know how each one must conduct himself in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
- Acts 7:31When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight. As he approached to look more closely, the voice of the Lord came to him:
- Matt 11:9What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.
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