Messianic Jews (Heb) 2
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1Therefore, we must pay much more careful heed to the things we have heard, so that we will not drift away. 2For if the word God spoke through angels became binding, so that every violation and act of disobedience received its just deserts in full measure, 3then how will we escape if we ignore such a great deliverance? This deliverance, which was first declared by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him; 4while God also bore witness to it with various signs, wonders and miracles, and with gifts of the Ruach HaKodesh which he distributed as he chose.
5For it was not to angels that God subjected the ‘olam haba — which is what we are talking about. 6And there is a place where someone has given this solemn testimony:
“What is mere man, that you concern yourself with him?
or the son of man, that you watch over him with such care?
7You made him a little lower than the angels,
you crowned him with glory and honor,
8you put everything in subjection under his feet.”
In subjecting everything to him, he left nothing unsubjected to him. However, at present, we don’t see everything subjected to him — at least, not yet. 9But we do see Yeshua — who indeed was made for a little while lower than the angels — now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by God’s grace he might taste death for all humanity. 10For in bringing many sons to glory, it was only fitting that God, the Creator and Preserver of everything, should bring the Initiator of their deliverance to the goal through sufferings. 11For both Yeshua, who sets people apart for God, and the ones being set apart have a common origin — this is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers 12when he says,
“I will proclaim your name to my brothers;
in the midst of the congregation I will sing your praise.”
13Also,
“I will put my trust in him, . . .”
and then it goes on,
“Here I am, along with the children God has given me.”
14Therefore, since the children share a common physical nature as human beings, he became like them and shared that same human nature; so that by his death he might render ineffective the one who had power over death (that is, the Adversary) 15and thus set free those who had been in bondage all their lives because of their fear of death.
16Indeed, it is obvious that he does not take hold of angels to help them; on the contrary,
“He takes hold of the seed of Avraham.”
17This is why he had to become like his brothers in every respect — so that he might become a merciful and faithful cohen gadol in the service of God, making a kapparah for the sins of the people. 18For since he himself suffered death when he was put to the test, he is able to help those who are being tested now.
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Warning Not to Neglect Salvation
1 Because of this, it is all the more necessary that we pay attention to the things we have heard, lest we drift away. 2For if the word spoken through angels was binding and every transgression and act of disobedience received a just penalty, 3how will we escape if we#*Here “if” is supplied as a component of the participle (“neglect”) which is understood as conditional neglect so great a salvation which had its beginning when it#*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal infinitive (“was spoken”) was spoken through the Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard, 4while#*Here “while” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was testifying at the same time”) God was testifying at the same time by signs and wonders and various miracles and distributions of the Holy Spirit according to his will.
The Son’s Humiliation and Suffering
5For he did not subject to angels the world to come, about which we are speaking. 6But someone testified somewhere, saying,
“What is man, that you remember him,
or the son of man, that you care for him?
7You made him for a short time lower than the angels;
you crowned him with glory and honor;#Several important manuscripts add “and placed him over the works of your hands” to the end of v. 7
8you subjected all things under his feet.#A quotation from Ps 8:4–6
For in subjecting all things,#Some manuscripts have “subjecting all things to him” he left nothing that was not subject to him. But now we do not yet see all things subjected to him, 9but we see Jesus, for a short time made lower than the angels, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, so that apart from God#Some manuscripts have “so that by the grace of God” he might taste death on behalf of everyone. 10For it was fitting for him for whom are all things and through whom are all things in bringing many sons to glory to perfect the originator of their salvation through sufferings. 11For both the one who sanctifies and the ones who are sanctified are all from one, for which reason he is not ashamed to call them brothers, 12saying,
“I will proclaim your name to my brothers;
in the midst of the assembly I will sing in praise of you.”#A quotation from Ps 22:22
13And again,
“I will trust in him.”#A quotation from Isa 8:17
And again,
“Behold, I and the children God has given me.”#A quotation from Isa 8:18
14Therefore, since the children share in blood and flesh, he also in like manner shared in these same things, in order that through death he could destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, 15and could set free these who through fear of death were subject to slavery throughout all their lives. 16For surely he is not concerned with angels, but he is concerned with the descendants of Abraham. 17Therefore he was obligated to be made like his brothers in all respects, in order that he could become a merciful and faithful high priest in the things relating to God, in order to make atonement for the sins of the people. 18For in that which he himself suffered when he#*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was tempted”) which is understood as temporal was tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted.
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