Hebrews 5:9
And being consummated, he became, to all that obey him, the cause of eternal salvation.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- et consummatus, factus est omnibus obtemperantibus sibi, causa salutis æternæ,
- Greek New Testament (SBLGNT)
- καὶ τελειωθεὶς ἐγένετο πᾶσιν τοῖς ὑπακούουσιν αὐτῷ αἴτιος σωτηρίας αἰωνίου,
Haydock's commentary
And being consummated, or perfected as man in all kinds of virtues, and at the same time true God by his divine person, became the author of salvation to all those who both believe in him and obey him. (Witham)
From Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, 1859, in the transcription made by Todd Easton and kept online by John Paul Wohlschied at johnblood.gitlab.io/haydock.
The Fathers on this verse
Tertullian An Answer to the Jews, Conclusion. Clue to the Error of the Jews
Learn now (over and above the immediate question) the clue to your error. We affirm, two characters of the Christ demonstrated by the prophets, and as many advents of His forenoted: one, in humility (of course the first), when He has to be led “as a sheep for a victim; and, as a lamb voiceless before the shearer, so He opened not His mouth,” not even in His aspect comely. For “we have announced,” says the prophet , “concerning Him, (He is) as a little child, as a root in a thirsty land; and there was not in Him attractiveness or glory. …
St John Chrysostom Homilies on First Corinthians, Homily VIII
It may be observed, that he brings the same charge against the Hebrews, not however, with so much vehemence. For those, he saith, are such, partly because of tribulation: but these, because of some appetite for wickedness. Now the two things are not the same. He implies too, that in the one case he was intending rebuke, in the other rather stirring them up, when he spake these words of truth. For to these Corinthians he saith, “Neither yet now are ye able;” but unto the others ( Heb. vi. 1 .) “Wherefore let us cease to speak of the first principles of Christ, and press on unto perfection:” and again, ( Ib. v. 9 .) “we are persuaded better things concerning you, and things which accompany salvation, though we thus speak.”
St John Chrysostom The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Epistle to the Hebrews, Hebrews 5.1-3
“And was heard,” (he says), “in that He feared; though He were a Son , yet learned He obedience by the things which He suffered.” ( Ver. 9, 10 ), “And being made perfect He became the Author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey Him: called of God an High Priest after the order of Melchisedech.”