Hebrews 4 Footnotes
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4:15 The issue of whether Jesus would not sin or was unable to do so is difficult. Suffice it to say that the NT plainly teaches that Jesus never sinned (see 2Co 5:21; Heb 4:15)— though he was truly tempted (see Mt 4:1-11; Mk 1:12-13; Lk 4:1-13). Moreover, it also affirms, “God is not tempted by evil” (see Jms 1:13). Since Jesus is fully God and fully man, it follows that he could not be tempted by evil. Further, Jesus “has been tempted in every way as we are, yet without sin.” This phrase does not imply that Christ underwent every single human temptation that is possible to experience in our day; rather, he experienced in every way the full force of temptation without yielding to it. Jesus is indeed a worthy high priest who is superior to the OT priests and able to sympathize with our weaknesses.