Hebrews 2
2
Warning Against Neglecting Salvation
1 For this reason, it is all the more necessary for us to direct attention to the things we have heard, lest we drift away.* 2 For if the word spoken through angels was unalterable, and every transgression and disobedience received a just retribution, 3 how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation,* which was first spoken by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard. 4 God also bearing witness with them, both by signs and wonders, and by various miracles, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed* according to His will.
The Son Made Lower than Angels
5 For it was not to angels that He subjected the world to come, concerning which we are speaking. 6 But a certain one has testified somewhere, saying,
“What is man, that You remember him,
or the son of man, that You look after him?
7 You made him for a little while lower than the angels;*
You crowned him with glory and honour;*
8 You have put all things in subjection under his feet.”*
For in subjecting all things to him, He left nothing that was not subject to him. But, at present, we do not yet see all things subjected to him. 9 But we do see Jesus, who for a little while was made lower than the angels, crowned with glory and honour because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.
Bringing Many Sons to Glory
10 For it was fitting to Him, for whom are all things and through whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the Originator of their salvation perfect through sufferings. 11 For both the One who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are all from one origin; for which reason, He is not ashamed to call them brothers, 12 saying,
“I will announce Your name to My brothers;
in the midst of the congregation, I will sing praises to You.”*
13 And again,
“I will rely on Him.”*
And again,
“Behold, I and the children whom God has given Me.”*
14 Therefore, since the children have shared in blood and flesh, He also likewise partook of the same things, so that through death He might destroy the one who holds the power of death, that is, the devil, 15 and might set free those who through fear of death were all their lives subject to slavery. 16 For surely it is not angels that He helps, but He helps the descendants* of Abraham. 17 Therefore, He was under obligation to be made like His brothers in all things, so that He might become a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, in order to make propitiation* for the sins of the people. 18 For in that He Himself has suffered when He was tempted, He is able to help those who are being tempted.
Notes
1 Some ancient manuscripts omit the whole of verse 1
3 The expression This salvation is supplied to the text on contextual considerations for the sake of clarity
4 Greek by distributions of the Holy Spirit
7 Or You made him a little lower than the angels
7 Some ancient manuscripts insert the expression And you have appointed him over the works of your hands after the verse, possibly as an interpolation from Ps. 8:7
6-8 Quoted from Ps. 8:4-6
12 Quoted from Ps. 22:22
13 Quoted from Is. 8:17
13 Quoted from Is. 8:18
16 Greek seed
17 Or atonement
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Copyright © 2026 Michael Adeyemi Adegbola. This Scripture text is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0).
