Though he was a Son

(καιπερ ων υιος). Concessive participle with καιπερ, regular Greek idiom as in Hebrews 7:5; Hebrews 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 Luke 2:40; Luke 2:52 and with Hebrews 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 (John 8:29), but he grew in experience as in wisdom and stature and in the power of sympathy with us.

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Old Testament