⁵He didn’t put the world that will come (about which we are talking) under the angels’ control. ⁶Instead, someone has declared this somewhere in Scripture:

“What is a mortal that you should remember him,

or the Son of Man^athat you take care of him?

⁷You made him a little lower than the angels.

You crowned him with glory and honor.

⁸You put everything under his control.”

When God put everything under his Son’s control, nothing was left out.

However, at the present time we still don’t see everything under his Son’s control. ⁹Jesus was made a little lower than the angels, but we see him crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death. Through God’s kindness^bhe died on behalf of everyone. ¹⁰God is the one for whom and through whom everything exists. Therefore, while God was bringing many sons and daughters to glory, it was the right time to bring Jesus, the source of their salvation, to the end of his work through suffering.

Jesus Became One of Us to Help Us

¹¹Jesus, who makes people holy, and all those who are made holy have the same Father. That is why Jesus isn’t ashamed to call them brothers and sisters. ¹²He says,

“I will tell my people about your name.

I will praise you within the congregation.”

¹³In addition, Jesus says,

“I will trust him.”

And Jesus says,

“I am here with the sons and daughters God has given me.”

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Footnotes

a 2:6 “Son of Man” is a name for Jesus. It shows that he was not only God’s Son but also human. Some believe “son of man” here refers to humans in general.
b 2:9 Or “grace.”