Hebrews 2 (ASV Interlinear Bible)

1Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things that were heard, lest haply we drift away from them.

2For if the word spoken through angels proved stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward;

3how shall we escape, if we neglect so great a salvation? which having at the first been spoken through the Lord, was confirmed unto us by them that heard;

4God also bearing witness with them, both by signs and wonders, and by manifold powers, and by

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Greek distributions.

gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to his own will.

5For not unto angels did he subject

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Greek the inhabited earth.

the world to come, whereof we speak.

6But one hath somewhere testified, saying,

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Ps. 8:4ff.

What is man, that thou art mindful of him?

Or the son of man, that thou visitest him?

7Thou madest him

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Or, for a little while lower

a little lower than the angels;

Thou crownedst him with glory and honor,

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Many authorities omit And didst . . . hands

And didst set him over the works of thy hands:

8Thou didst put all things in subjection under his feet.

For in that he subjected all things unto him, he left nothing that is not subject to him. But now we see not yet all things subjected to him.

9But we behold him who hath been made

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Or, for a little while lower

a little lower than the angels, even Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that by the grace of God he should taste of death for every man.

10For it became him, for whom are all things, and through whom are all things,

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Or, having brought

in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the

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Or, captain

author of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

11For both he that sanctifieth and they that are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,

12saying,

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Ps. 22:22.

I will declare thy name unto my brethren,

In the midst of the

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Or, church

congregation will I sing thy praise.

13And again, I will put my trust in him. And again,

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Isa. 8:17f.

Behold, I and the children whom God hath given me.

14Since then the children are sharers in

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Greek blood and flesh. Eph. 6:12.

flesh and blood, he also himself in like manner partook of the same; that through death he

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Or, may

might bring to nought him that

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Or, hath

had the power of death, that is, the devil;

15and

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Or, may

might deliver all them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.

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Greek For verily not of angels doth he take hold, but he taketh hold of etc. Compare Isa. 41:9; Ecclus. 4:11; 8:9 (in the Greek).

For verily not to angels doth he give help, but he giveth help to the seed of Abraham.

17Wherefore it behooved him in all things to be made like unto his brethren, that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.

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Or, For having been himself tempted in that wherein he hath suffered

For

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Or, wherein

in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succor them that are tempted.

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