Hebrews 2:9–10

2:9 but we see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while,11 now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death,12 so that by God’s grace he would experience13 death on behalf of everyone. 2:10 For it was fitting for him, for whom and through whom all things exist,14 in bringing many sons to glory, to make the pioneer15 of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

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11	tn Or “who was made a little lower than the angels.”
12	tn Grk “because of the suffering of death.”
13	tn Grk “would taste.” Here the Greek verb does not mean “sample a small amount” (as a typical English reader might infer from the word “taste”), but “experience something cognitively or emotionally; come to know something” (cf. BDAG 195 s.v. γεύομαι 2).
14	tn Grk “for whom are all things and through whom are all things.”
15	sn The Greek word translated pioneer is used of a “prince” or leader, the representative head of a family. It also carries nuances of “trailblazer,” one who breaks through to new ground for those who follow him. It is used some thirty-five times in the Greek OT and four times in the NT, always of Christ (Acts 3:15; 5:31; Heb 2:10; 12:2).