Hebrews 4:15 (GNV)

Passage

For we haue not an hie Priest, which can not be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, but was in all things tempted in like sort, yet without sinne.

Nearby Context

Hebrews 4:13 Neither is there any creature, which is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and open vnto his eyes, with whome we haue to doe.

Hebrews 4:14 Seeing then that wee haue a great hie Priest, which is entred into heauen, euen Iesus the Sonne of God, let vs holde fast our profession.

Hebrews 4:15 For we haue not an hie Priest, which can not be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, but was in all things tempted in like sort, yet without sinne.

Hebrews 4:16 Let vs therefore goe boldly vnto ye throne of grace, that we may receiue mercy, and finde grace to helpe in time of neede.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "infirmities", "haue", "priest", "touched", "feeling", "tempted", and "like". 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 "Seeing then that wee haue a great..." into verse 16's "Let vs therefore goe boldly vnto ye...", 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.