Hebrews 1:5-2:18

New American Standard Bible

⁵For to which of the angels did He ever say,

“^(A)You are My Son,
Today I have fathered You”?

And again,

“^(B)I will be a Father to Him
And He will be a Son to Me”?

⁶And ^[a]when He again ^(C)brings the firstborn into ^[b]^(D)the world, He says,

“^(E)And let all the angels of God worship Him.”

⁷And regarding the angels He says,

“^(F)He makes His angels winds,
And His ministers a flame of fire.”

⁸But regarding the Son He says,

“^(G)Your throne, God, is forever and ever,
And the scepter of righteousness is the scepter of ^[c]His kingdom.
⁹^(H)You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness;
^(I)Therefore God, Your God, has ^(J)anointed You
With the oil of joy above Your companions.”

¹⁰And,

“^(K)You, Lord, in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth,
And the heavens are the works of Your hands;
¹¹^(L)They will perish, but You remain;
^(M)And they all will ^[d]wear out like a garment,
¹²^(N)And like a robe You will roll them up;
Like a garment they will also be changed.
But You are ^(O)the same,
And Your years will not come to an end.”

¹³But to which of the angels has He ever said,

“^(P)Sit at My right hand,
^(Q)Until I make Your enemies
A footstool for Your feet”?

¹⁴Are they not all ^(R)ministering spirits, sent out to provide service for the sake of those who will ^(S)inherit ^(T)salvation?

Pay Attention

2 For this reason we must pay much closer attention to ^[e]what we have heard, so that ^(U)we do not drift away from it. ²For if the word ^(V)spoken through ^(W)angels proved ^[f]unalterable, and ^(X)every violation and act of disobedience received a just ^[g]^(Y)punishment, ³^(Z)how will we escape if we neglect so great a ^(AA)salvation? ^[h]After it was at first ^(AB)spoken through the Lord, it was ^(AC)confirmed to us by those who heard, ⁴God also testifying with them, both by ^(AD)signs and wonders, and by ^(AE)various ^[i]miracles and by ^[j]^(AF)gifts of the Holy Spirit ^(AG)according to His own will.

Earth Subject to Man

⁵For He did not subject to angels ^[k]^(AH)the world to come, about which we are speaking. ⁶But someone has testified ^(AI)somewhere, saying,

“^(AJ)What is man, that You think of him?
Or a son of man, that You are concerned about him?
⁷^(AK)You have made him ^[l]for a little while lower than angels;
You have crowned him with glory and honor^[m];
⁸^(AL)You have put everything in subjection under his feet.”

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

Jesus Briefly Humbled

⁹But we do see Him who was ^(AN)made ^[n]for a little while lower than the angels, namely, Jesus, ^(AO)because of His suffering death ^(AP)crowned with glory and honor, so that ^(AQ)by the grace of God He might ^(AR)taste death ^(AS)for everyone.

¹⁰For ^(AT)it was fitting for Him, ^(AU)for whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to ^(AV)perfect the ^[o]^(AW)originator of their salvation through sufferings. ¹¹For both He who ^(AX)sanctifies and those who ^(AY)are ^[p]sanctified are all ^(AZ)from one Father; for this reason He is not ashamed to call them ^(BA)brothers and sisters, ¹²saying,

“^(BB)I will proclaim Your name to My brothers,
In the midst of the assembly I will sing Your praise.”

¹³And again,

“^(BC)I will put My trust in Him.”

And again,

“^(BD)Behold, I and the children whom God has given Me.”

¹⁴Therefore, since the children share in ^[q]^(BE)flesh and blood, ^(BF)He Himself likewise also partook of the same, so that ^(BG)through death He might destroy ^(BH)the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, ¹⁵and free those who through ^(BI)fear of death were subject to slavery all their lives. ¹⁶For clearly He does not ^[r]give help to angels, but He gives help to the ^[s]descendants of Abraham. ¹⁷Therefore, in all things He ^[t]had ^(BJ)to be made like His brothers so that He might ^(BK)become a merciful and faithful ^(BL)high priest in ^(BM)things pertaining to God, to ^(BN)make ^[u]propitiation for the sins of the people. ¹⁸For since He Himself was ^[v]^(BO)tempted in that which He has suffered, He is able to come to the aid of those who are ^[w]tempted.

Footnotes

Hebrews 1:6 Or again when He brings
Hebrews 1:6 Lit the inhabited earth
Hebrews 1:8 Late mss Your
Hebrews 1:11 Or become old
Hebrews 2:1 Lit the things that have been heard
Hebrews 2:2 Or steadfast
Hebrews 2:2 Lit retribution
Hebrews 2:3 Lit Which was
Hebrews 2:4 Or works of power
Hebrews 2:4 Lit distributions
Hebrews 2:5 Lit the inhabited earth
Hebrews 2:7 Or ...him a little lower than...
Hebrews 2:7 One early ms continues, and have appointed him over the works of Your hands
Hebrews 2:9 Or a little lower
Hebrews 2:10 Or leader
Hebrews 2:11 Or being sanctified
Hebrews 2:14 Lit blood and flesh
Hebrews 2:16 Lit take hold of angels, but He takes hold of
Hebrews 2:16 Lit seed
Hebrews 2:17 Lit was obligated to be
Hebrews 2:17 I.e., reconciliation with God by atoning for the sins
Hebrews 2:18 Or tested
Hebrews 2:18 Or tested