Hebrews 2

Chapter 2

Give Heed

¹For this reason we must pay much closer attention to ¹what we have heard, so that ^awe do not drift away from it.

²For if the word ^aspoken through ^bangels proved ¹unalterable, and ^cevery transgression and disobedience received a just ^2dpenalty,

^3ahow will we escape if we neglect so great a ^bsalvation? ¹After it was at the first ^cspoken through the Lord, it was ^dconfirmed to us by those who heard,

⁴God also testifying with them, both by ^asigns and wonders and by ^bvarious ¹miracles and by ^2cgifts of the Holy Spirit ^daccording to His own will.

Earth Subject to Man

⁵For He did not subject to angels ^1athe world to come, concerning which we are speaking.

⁶But one has testified ^asomewhere, saying,

“^bWhat is man, that You remember him?

Or the son of man, that You are concerned about him?

⁷“^aYou have made him ¹for a little while lower than the angels;

You have crowned him with glory and honor,

²And have appointed him over the works of Your hands;

^8aYou have put all things in subjection under his feet.”

For in subjecting all things to him, He left nothing that is not subject to him. But now ^bwe do not yet see all things subjected to him.

Jesus Briefly Humbled

⁹But we do see Him who was ^amade ¹for a little while lower than the angels, namely, Jesus, ^bbecause of the suffering of death ^ccrowned with glory and honor, so that ^dby the grace of God He might ^etaste death ^ffor everyone.

¹⁰For ^ait was fitting for Him, ^bfor whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to ^cperfect the ^1dauthor of their salvation through sufferings.

¹¹For both He who ^asanctifies and those who ^bare ¹sanctified are all ^cfrom one Father; for which reason He is not ashamed to call them ^dbrethren,

¹²saying,

“^aI will proclaim Your name to My brethren,

In the midst of the congregation I will sing Your praise.”

¹³And again,

“^aI will put My trust in Him.”

And again,

“^bBehold, I and the children whom God has given Me.”

¹⁴Therefore, since the children share in ^1aflesh and blood, ^bHe Himself likewise also partook of the same, that ^cthrough death He might render powerless ^dhim who had the power of death, that is, the devil,

¹⁵and might free those who through ^afear of death were subject to slavery all their lives.

¹⁶For assuredly He does not ¹give help to angels, but He gives help to the ²descendant of Abraham.

¹⁷Therefore, He ¹had ^ato be made like His brethren in all things, so that He might ^bbecome a merciful and faithful ^chigh priest in ^dthings pertaining to God, to ^emake propitiation for the sins of the people.

¹⁸For since He Himself was ^atempted in that which He has suffered, He is able to come to the aid of those who are tempted.