Hebrews 2 - Amplified Bible(AMP)

Give Heed

1 For this reason we must pay much closer attention than ever to the things that we have heard, so that we do not drift away from truth.

2For if the message given through angels was authentic and unalterable, and every violation and disobedient act received an appropriate penalty,

3how will we escape if we ignore such a great salvation? For it was spoken at first by the Lord, and it was confirmed to us and proved authentic by those who personally heard,

4[and besides this evidence] God also testifying with them, both by signs and wonders and by various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit according to His own will.

Earth Subject to Man

5It was not to angels that God subjected the world of the future, about which we are speaking.

6But one has testified somewhere, saying,

“What is man, that You are mindful of him,

Or the son of man, that You graciously care for him?

7“You have made him for a little while lower than the angels;

You have crowned him with glory and honor,

And set him over the works of Your hands;

8You have put all things in subjection under his feet.”

Now in putting all things in subjection to man, He left nothing outside his control. But at present we do not yet see all things subjected to him.

Jesus Briefly Humbled

9But we do see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while, crowned with glory and honor because of His suffering of death, so that by the grace of God He might experience death for everyone.

10For it was fitting for God that He, for whose sake are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the author and founder of their salvation perfect through suffering.

11Both Jesus who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are all from one Father; for this reason He is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters,

12saying,

“I will declare Your (the Father’s) name to My brethren (believers),

In the midst of the congregation I will sing Your praise.”

13And again,

“My trust and confident hope will be placed in Him.”

And again,

“Here I am, I and the children whom God has given Me.”

14Therefore, since children share in flesh and blood, He Himself in a similar manner also shared in the same, so that through death He might make powerless (ineffective, impotent) him who had the power of death—that is, the devil—

15and might free all those who through fear of death were held in slavery throughout their lives.

16For, as we all know, He (Christ) does not take hold of angels, but He does take hold of descendants of Abraham.

17Therefore, it was essential that He had to be made like His brothers (mankind) in every respect, so that He might become a merciful and faithful High Priest in things related to God, to make atonement (propitiation) for the people’s sins.

18Because He Himself has suffered in being tempted, He is able to help and provide immediate assistance to those who are being tempted and exposed to suffering.