Hebrews 4:15 (DRB)

Passage

For we have not a high priest who cannot have compassion on our infirmities: but one tempted in all things like as we are, without sin.

Nearby Context

Hebrews 4:13 Neither is there any creature invisible in his sight: but all things are naked and open to his eyes, to whom our speech is.

Hebrews 4:14 Having therefore a great high priest that hath passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God: let us hold fast our confession.

Hebrews 4:15 For we have not a high priest who cannot have compassion on our infirmities: but one tempted in all things like as we are, without sin.

Hebrews 4:16 Let us go therefore with confidence to the throne of grace: that we may obtain mercy and find grace in seasonable aid.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "infirmities", "high", "priest", "compassion", "tempted", "like", and "without". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "infirmities", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "Having therefore a great high priest that..." into verse 16's "Let us go therefore with confidence to...", so "all things" and "infirmities" belong inside that flow. In Hebrews context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "all things" and "infirmities" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.