Hebrews 2
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Our Salvation Is Great
2 ·So [For this reason] we must ·be more careful to follow [pay even closer attention to] what we ·were taught [have heard]. Then we will not ·stray [drift] away from the truth. 2 ·The teaching [L If/Since the message/word…] God spoke through angels [Acts 7:53] was shown to be ·true [firm; reliable], and ·anyone who did not follow it or obey it [every violation/transgression and disobedience] received the punishment that ·was earned [it deserved; was just]. 3 ·So surely we also will be punished [L How will we escape…?] if we ignore ·this [such a] great salvation. The Lord himself first ·told about [announced] this salvation, and those who heard him ·testified [confirmed to us] it was true. 4 God also ·testified to the truth of the message [joined in/confirmed their testimony] by using great signs, wonders, many kinds of ·miracles [acts of power], and by ·giving people [L the distribution/apportioning of] gifts through the Holy Spirit, ·just as he wanted [or however he desired].
Christ Became like Us
5 [L For] God did not ·choose angels to be the rulers of the new world that was coming [L subject the world to come to angels], which is what we have been talking about. 6 ·It is written in the Scriptures [L Someone has testified somewhere],
“·Why are people even important to you [L What is man/humanity that you remember/think about him/them]?
·Why do you take care of human beings [L Or the son of man/children of Adam that you care for/about them]?
7 You made ·them [or him] ·a little [or for a little while] lower than the angels
and crowned ·them [or him] with glory and honor.[a]
8 You ·put all things under their control [L subjected everything under his feet; Ps. 8:4–6].”
[L For] When God ·put everything under their control [L subjected everything to him], there was nothing left ·that they did not rule [uncontrolled; not subjected]. Still, [L now; at the present time] we do not yet see ·them [or him; C referring to humanity] ruling over everything. 9 But we see Jesus, who for a short time was made lower than the angels. This was so that, by God’s grace, he could ·die [L taste death] for everyone. And now, because he suffered and died, he is ·wearing a crown of [L crowned with] glory and honor. [C Jesus fulfills humanity’s destiny: to be crowned with glory and honor; Ps. 8 (cited above).]
10 God is the One ·who made all things, and all things are for his glory [L through whom and for whom all things exist]. He wanted to ·have many children share his [lead/bring many children/sons to] glory, so [L it was fitting/appropriate that] he made the ·One who leads people to [Leader/Pioneer/Source of their] salvation perfect through suffering.
11 [L For indeed] ·Jesus, [L the one] who makes people holy, and those who are made holy ·are from the same family [or have the same Father; or have one origin; L are all from one]. ·So [For this reason] he is not ashamed to call them his brothers and sisters. 12 He says,
“Then, I will ·tell my brothers and sisters about you [L proclaim your name to my brothers (and sisters)];
I will ·praise [sing hymns/praise songs to] you in the ·public meeting [midst of the assembly; Ps. 22:22].”
13 He also says,
“I will ·trust [put my confidence] in ·God [L him; Is. 8:17].”
And he also says,
“I am here, and with me are the children God has given me [Is. 8:18].”
14 [L Therefore] Since these children ·are people with physical bodies [have in common their flesh and blood], Jesus himself ·became like them [shared their humanity; L likewise shared the same things]. He did this so that, by dying, he could destroy the one who has the power of death—the devil— 15 and free those who were ·like slaves [held in slavery] all their lives because of their fear of death. 16 [L For] Clearly, it is not angels that Jesus helps, but the ·people who are from [seed/descendants of] Abraham [C the father of the Jewish nation; Gen. 12—25]. 17 For this reason Jesus had to be made like his brothers and sisters in every way so he could ·be their [L become a] merciful and faithful high priest in ·service [L the things pertaining] to God. Then Jesus could ·die in their place to take away [make atonement for; be the sacrifice that pays for; be the sacrifice that appeases God’s wrath against] ·their sins [L the sins of the people]. 18 And now he can help those who are ·tempted [or tested], because he himself suffered and ·was tempted [or was tested; or passed the test].
Footnotes
- Hebrews 2:7 You … honor. Some Greek copies continue, “You put them in charge of everything you made.” See Psalm 8:6.
Hebrews 2
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament
2 Therefore dia houtos we hēmeis must dei pay much closer perissoterōs attention prosechō to what ho we have heard akouō, lest mēpote we drift away from pararreō it. 2 For gar if ei the ho message logos spoken laleō through dia angels angelos became ginomai firmly established bebaios and kai every pas transgression parabasis and kai disobedience parakoē received lambanō a just endikos penalty misthapodosia, 3 how pōs will we hēmeis escape ekpheugō if we neglect ameleō such a great tēlikoutos salvation sōtēria? Which hostis at first archē was declared lambanō by dia the ho Lord kyrios, and it was attested bebaioō to eis us hēmeis by hypo those ho who heard akouō, 4 while God theos supported their testimony synepimartyreō · ho by signs sēmeion and kai wonders teras and kai various poikilos miracles dynamis, and kai by gifts of the Holy hagios Spirit pneuma distributed merismos according to kata · ho his autos will thelēsis.
5 Now gar it was not ou to angels angelos that God subjected hypotassō the ho world oikoumenē · ho to come mellō, about peri which hos we are speaking laleō. 6 But de someone tis has testified diamartyromai somewhere pou, “ What tis is eimi man anthrōpos that hoti you take thought mimnēskomai for him autos, or ē the son hyios of man anthrōpos, that hoti you care for episkeptomai him autos? 7 You made elattoō him autos for a tis little while brachus lower than para the angels angelos; you crowned stephanoō him autos with glory doxa and kai honor timē, 8 You put everything pas in subjection hypotassō under hypokatō · ho his autos feet pous.” Now gar in en putting everything pas in subjection hypotassō to him autos, · ho he left aphiēmi nothing oudeis outside his autos control anypotaktos. But de in fact nyn we do not yet oupō see horaō everything pas under his autos · ho control hypotassō. 9 But de we do see blepō Jesus Iēsous, who ho for a tis little while brachus was made lower elattoō than para the angels angelos, so that hopōs by charis the grace charis of God theos he might taste geuomai death thanatos for hyper everyone pas, because dia of the ho suffering pathēma of ho death thanatos crowned stephanoō with glory doxa and kai honor timē.
10 For gar it was appropriate prepō that God autos, for dia whom hos · ho and kai through dia whom hos · ho all pas things exist, in bringing agō many polys sons hyios to eis glory doxa, should make teleioō the ho champion archēgos of ho their autos salvation sōtēria perfect teleioō through dia suffering pathēma. 11 For gar the ho one who sanctifies hagiazō and kai those ho who are sanctified hagiazō are all pas of ek one heis origin. That is why dia Jesus is not ou ashamed epaischunomai to call kaleō them autos brothers adelphos, 12 when he says legō, “ I will proclaim apangellō · ho your sy name onoma to ho my egō brothers adelphos; in en the midst mesos of the congregation ekklēsia I will sing hymneō your sy praise .” 13 And kai again palin, “ I egō will eimi put my trust peithō in epi him autos.” And kai again palin, “ Here idou I egō am and kai the ho children paidion whom hos God theos has given didōmi me egō.” · ho
14 Therefore oun since epei the ho children paidion share koinōneō in blood haima and kai flesh sarx, he himself autos also kai, in the same way paraplēsiōs, shared metechō the ho same autos things so that hina by dia his ho death thanatos he might destroy katargeō the ho one who holds echō the ho power kratos of ho death thanatos ( that houtos is eimi, the ho devil diabolos), 15 and kai liberate apallassō those houtos who hosos through dia all pas their ho life zaō were eimi held enochos in slavery douleia by their fear phobos of death thanatos. 16 For gar surely dēpou he does epilambanomai not ou reach out to help epilambanomai angels angelos, but alla he reaches out to help epilambanomai the seed sperma of Abraham Abraam. 17 Therefore hothen he was obligated opheilō to become like homoioō his ho brothers adelphos in kata every pas respect , so that hina he could become ginomai a merciful eleēmōn and kai faithful pistos high priest archiereus · ho in the service pros of · ho God theos, to eis make propitiation hilaskomai for the ho sins hamartia of the ho people laos. 18 For gar because en hos he himself autos suffered paschō when tempted peirazō, he is able dynamai to come to the aid of boētheō those ho who are being tempted peirazō.
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