Became us (ημιν επρεπεν). Imperfect active indicative of πρεπω as in 2:10, only there it was applied to God while here to us. "Suc…

For such a High Priest became us. Was fitted to our condition. That is, there was that in our character and circumstances which demanded t…

For such a high priest.—It is better to say, For such a one also became us as (our) High Priest. Such a priest as has bee…

There is our joy.

This verse (beginning in Greek with the word “for”) gives the basis for the preceding verse. Because Christ is what he is, he intercedes as he does…

For such an high priest, etc. He reasons from what is necessarily connected with the subject. These conditions, or qualifications, as they…

For such an high priest became us
Is suitable to us, answers to our cases and necessities, is every way such an one …

Observe the description of the personal holiness of Christ. He is free from all habits or principles of sin, not having the least disposition to it…

Having proved by the authority of the Psalmist that the priesthood of Christ is superior to the Levitical and replaces it, the Apostle now proves t…