¹⁸ Then one of the servants answered and said, “Look, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing, a mighty man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a handsome person; and ^(A)the Lord is with him.”

⁶ who, ^(A)being in the form of God, did not consider it ^[a]robbery to be equal with God, ^7 (B)but ^[b]made Himself of no reputation, taking the form ^(C)of a bondservant, and ^(D)coming in the likeness of men. ⁸ And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and ^(E)became ^(F)obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. ^9 (G)Therefore God also ^(H)has highly exalted Him and ^(I)given Him the name which is above every name, ^10 (J)that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, ¹¹ and ^(K)that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

³⁴ However I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand, because I have made him ruler all the days of his life for the sake of My servant David, whom I chose because he kept My commandments and My statutes.

The Faithful Church

⁷ “And to the ^[a]angel of the church in Philadelphia write,

‘These things says ^(A)He who is holy, ^(B)He who is true, ^(C)“He who has the key of David, ^(D)He who opens and no one shuts, and ^(E)shuts and no one opens”:

² that you may be mindful of the words ^(A)which were spoken before by the holy prophets, ^(B)and of the commandment of ^[a]us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior,

²¹ for ^(A)prophecy never came by the will of man, ^(B)but ^[a]holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.

⁹ But we see Jesus, ^(A)who was made ^[a]a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death ^(B)crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste death ^(C)for everyone.

Bringing Many Sons to Glory

¹⁰ For it was fitting for Him, ^(D)for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation ^(E)perfect through sufferings. ¹¹ For ^(F)both He who ^[b]sanctifies and those who are being sanctified ^(G)are all of one, for which reason ^(H)He is not ashamed to call them brethren, ¹² saying:

¹³ And again:

And again:

¹⁴ Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He ^(L)Himself likewise shared in the same, ^(M)that through death He might destroy him who had the power of ^(N)death, that is, the devil, ¹⁵ and release those who ^(O)through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. ¹⁶ For indeed He does not ^[c]give aid to angels, but He does ^[d]give aid to the seed of Abraham. ¹⁷ Therefore, in all things He had ^(P)to be made like His brethren, that He might be ^(Q)a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.