Hebrews 2

1 Because of this it is more abundantly necessary to take heed to the things heard, lest we may drift away,

For this reason we must pay the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, for fear we should drift away.

2 for if the word being spoken through messengers became steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just repayment,

For if the word uttered through angels stood firm, so that every transgression and act of disobedience met with its just retribution, how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation?

3 how will we escape, having neglected such great salvation? Which having received [that] spoken through the LORD [from] the beginning, was confirmed to us by those having heard,

Which having begun to be spoken by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him;

4 God also bearing joint-witness both with signs and wonders, and manifold powers, and distributions of the Holy Spirit, according to His will.

God himself corroborating their testimony by signs and wonders and a variety of miraculous powers, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit imparted in accordance with his own will.

5 For He did not subject the coming world to messengers, concerning which we speak,

It is not to angels that God subjected the age to be, of which we are speaking.

6 and one in a certain place testified fully, saying, “What is man, that You are mindful of him, Or a son of man, that You look after him?

But some one, somewhere, testified, saying. What is Man, that thou art mindful of him? Or any man, that thou carest for him?

7 You made him [a] little less than messengers, You crowned him with glory and honor, And set him over the works of Your hands,

Thou hast made him only a little lower that the angels; With glory and honor hast thou crowned him; And hast set him to govern the works of thy hands;

8 You put all things in subjection under his feet,” for in the subjecting to Him all things, He left nothing to Him unsubjected, but now we do not yet see all things subjected to Him,

Thou hast put all things under his feet. For this putting all things under man means leaving nothing not subject to him. But we do not yet see all things subject to him.

9 and we see Him who was made [a] little less than messengers—Jesus—because of the suffering of death, having been crowned with glory and honor, that by the grace of God He might taste of death for everyone.

What we do see is Jesus, who was made for a time a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor, because of the suffering of death, in order that through God’s grace he might taste death for every man.

10 For it was fitting to Him, because of whom [are] all things, and through whom [are] all things, bringing many sons to glory, to make the author of their salvation perfect through sufferings,

For it befitted him, for whom and through whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the Pioneer of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

11 for both He who is sanctifying and those sanctified [are] all of one, for which cause He is not ashamed to call them brothers,

For both he who sanctifies and those whom he is sanctifying are all from One; for which reason he is not ashamed to call them brothers, saying.

12 saying, “I will declare Your Name to My brothers, In the midst of an assembly I will sing praise to You”; and again, “I will be trusting on Him”;

I will proclaim thy name to my brothers; In the midst of the Church I will hymn thy praises.

13 and again, “Behold, I and the children that God gave to Me.”

And again, I myself will put my trust in God. And again, Lo, I and the children God has given me.

14 Seeing, then, the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself also took part of the same in like manner, that through death He might destroy him having the power of death—that is, the Devil—

Therefore, since the children are sharers in flesh and blood, he also similarly partook of the same, in order that through death he might render powerless him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;

15 and might deliver those, whoever, with fear of death, throughout all their life, were subjects of bondage,

And might deliver those who through fear of death had been subject to life-long bondage.

16 for doubtless, He does not lay hold of messengers, but He lays hold of [the] seed of Abraham,

For assuredly it is not angels, nay, it is the offspring of Abraham, whom he is ever taking by the hand.

17 for this reason it seemed necessary to Him to be made like the brothers in all things, that He might become a kind and faithful Chief Priest in the things related to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people,

And so it was necessary that he should in all points be made like his brothers, so that he might become a compassionate and faithful high priest, in all that relates to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.

18 for in that He suffered, Himself being tempted, He is able to help those who are tempted.

For inasmuch as he himself has suffered, being tempted, he is also able instantly to succor those who are tempted, he is also able instantly to succor those who are tempted.