‏ Hebrews 5:8

 Though he was a Son ( καιπερ ων υιος ). Concessive participle with  καιπερ, regular Greek idiom as in 7:5; 12:17.

 Yet learned obedience ( εμαθεν υπακοην ). Second aorist active indicative of  μανθανω. Succinct and crisp statement of the humanity of Jesus in full harmony with Lu 2:40, 52 and with Heb 2:10.

 By the things which he suffered ( αφ' ων επαθεν ). There is a play on the two verbs ( εμαθεν--επαθεν ), paronomasia. Second aorist active indicative of  πασχω. He always did his Father's will (Joh 8:29), but he grew in experience as in wisdom and stature and in the power of sympathy with us.

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