Hebrews 2
2
Our Salvation Is Great
1So we must be more careful to follow what we were taught. Then we will not stray away from the truth. 2The teaching God spoke through angels was shown to be true, and anyone who did not follow it or obey it received the punishment that was earned. 3So surely we also will be punished if we ignore this great salvation. The Lord himself first told about this salvation, and those who heard him testified it was true. 4God also testified to the truth of the message by using wonders, great signs, many kinds of miracles, and by giving people gifts through the Holy Spirit, just as he wanted.
Christ Became like Humans
5God did not choose angels to be the rulers of the new world that was coming, which is what we have been talking about. 6It is written in the Scriptures,
“Why are people even important to you?
Why do you take care of human beings?
7You made them a little lower than the angels
and crowned them with glory and honor.
8You put all things under their control.”#Psalm 8:4–6
When God put everything under their control, there was nothing left that they did not rule. Still, we do not yet see them ruling over everything. 9But we see Jesus, who for a short time was made lower than the angels. And now he is wearing a crown of glory and honor because he suffered and died. And by God’s grace, he died for everyone.
10God is the One who made all things, and all things are for his glory. He wanted to have many children share his glory, so he made the One who leads people to salvation perfect through suffering.
11Jesus, who makes people holy, and those who are made holy are from the same family. So he is not ashamed to call them his brothers and sisters. 12He says,
“Then, I will tell my brothers and sisters about you;
I will praise you in the public meeting.”#Psalm 22:22
13He also says,
“I will trust in God.”#Isaiah 8:17
And he also says,
“I am here, and with me are the children God has given me.”#Isaiah 8:18
14Since these children are people with physical bodies, Jesus himself became like them. He did this so that, by dying, he could destroy the one who has the power of death—the devil—15and free those who were like slaves all their lives because of their fear of death. 16Clearly, it is not angels that Jesus helps, but the people who are from Abraham. 17For this reason Jesus had to be made like his brothers and sisters in every way so he could be their merciful and faithful high priest in service to God. Then Jesus could die in their place to take away their sins. 18And now he can help those who are tempted, because he himself suffered and was tempted.
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Hebrews 2
2
Warning against Neglect
1We must, therefore, pay even more attention to what we have heard, so that we will not drift away. # Jos 24:27; Mc 5:13; 1Co 9:27; 10:6; 11:34; Ti 3:14 2For if the message spoken through angels was legally binding # Or valid, or reliable # Dt 33:2; Ac 7:53; Heb 1:1 and every transgression and disobedience received a just punishment, # Nm 15:30; Heb 10:28 3how will we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? # Is 45:17 It was first spoken by the Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him. # Lk 1:2; Heb 1:2; 10:29 4At the same time, God also testified by signs and wonders, various miracles, and distributions of gifts from the Holy Spirit according to His will. # Jn 4:48; Ac 2:22,43; 5:12; 8:13; 14:3; 15:12; Rm 12:3-8; 15:19; 1Co 12:4; 2Co 12:12; Eph 1:5; 4:8
Jesus and Humanity
5For He has not subjected to angels the world to come that we are talking about. 6But one has somewhere testified:
What is man that You remember him,
or the son of man that You care for him?
7You made him lower than the angels
for a short time;
You crowned him with glory and honor # Other mss add and set him over the works of your hands
8and subjected everything under his feet. # Ps 8:5-7 LXX
For in subjecting everything to him, He left nothing that is not subject to him. As it is, we do not yet see everything subjected to him. # Jb 7:17; Ps 8:4-6; Mt 22:44; Ac 2:35; 1Co 15:25-27; Eph 1:22; Heb 10:13 9But we do see Jesus — made lower than the angels for a short time so that by God’s grace He might taste death # Jn 8:52; 1Co 15:54-56; Php 2:8; Col 1:22; Heb 9:15; 1Pt 3:18 for everyone — crowned with glory and honor # Ac 2:33; 3:13 because of His suffering in death. # Jn 3:16; 2Co 5:15; Php 2:9
10For in bringing many sons to glory, it was entirely appropriate that God — all things exist for Him and through Him — should make the source # Or pioneer, or leader of their salvation perfect through sufferings. # Lk 13:32; 24:26; Rm 11:36; Heb 7:28 11For the One who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one Father. # Or father, or origin, or all are of one That is why Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers, # Mt 28:10; Jn 20:17; Ac 17:28; Heb 10:10 12saying:
I will proclaim Your name to My brothers;
I will sing hymns to You in the congregation. # Ps 22:22; Heb 12:23 # Ps 22:22
13Again, I will trust in Him. # 2Sm 22:3 LXX; Is 8:17 LXX; 12:2 LXX And again, Here I am with the children God gave Me. # Ps 18:2; Is 8:17-18; 12:2; Jn 10:29; 17:6 # Is 8:18 LXX
14Now since the children have flesh and blood in common, Jesus also shared in these, so that through His death He might destroy the one holding the power of death — that is, the Devil # Jn 1:14; 1Co 15:54-56; Col 2:15; 2Tm 1:10; 1Jn 3:8 — 15and free those who were held in slavery all their lives by the fear of death. # Rm 8:15; 2Tm 1:7 16For it is clear that He does not reach out to help angels, but to help Abraham’s offspring. # Lk 19:9; Jn 8:39; Rm 4:16; Gl 3:7-9,29 17Therefore, He had to be like His brothers in every way, so that He could become a merciful and faithful high priest in service # Lit things to God, to make propitiation # 2Co 5:21 for the sins of the people. # Lk 18:13; Rm 3:25; Php 2:7; Heb 4:15; 5:1-2; 7:26-28; 1Jn 2:2; 4:10 18For since He Himself was tested and has suffered, He is able to help those who are tested.
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