Hebrews 2

1 Because of this it behoveth [us] more abundantly to take heed to the things heard, lest we may glide aside,

Therefore we must give far more attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it.

2 for if the word being spoken through messengers did become stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience did receive a just recompense,

For if the message that was spoken through the angels proved to be so reliable, and every trespass and disobedience receives just punishment,

3 how shall we escape, having neglected so great salvation? which a beginning receiving — to be spoken through the Lord — by those having heard was confirmed to us,

how then can we escape if we ignore so great a salvation? This is salvation that was first announced by the Lord and confirmed to us by those who heard it.

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

At the same time God testified to it by signs, wonders, and various powerful deeds, and by distributing the gifts of the Holy Spirit according to his will.

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

For it was not to the angels that God subjected the world to come, about which we are speaking.

6 and one in a certain place did testify fully, saying, 'What is man, that Thou art mindful of him, or a son of man, that Thou dost look after him?

Instead, someone has somewhere testified, saying, “What is man, that you are mindful of him? Or a son of man, that you care for him?

7 Thou didst make him some little less than messengers, with glory and honour Thou didst crown him, and didst set him over the works of Thy hands,

You made man a little lower than the angels; you crowned him with glory and honor.

8 all things Thou didst put in subjection under his feet,' for in the subjecting to him the all things, nothing did He leave to him unsubjected, and now not yet do we see the all things subjected to him,

You put everything in subjection under his feet.” For it was to him that God has subjected all things. He did not leave anything not subjected to him. But now we do not yet see everything subjected to him.

9 and him who was made some little less than messengers we see — Jesus — because of the suffering of the death, with glory and honour having been crowned, that by the grace of God for every one he might taste of death.

But we see him who was made lower than the angels for a little while, Jesus, crowned with glory and honor because of his suffering and death, so that by God's grace he might taste death for everyone.

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

For it was proper for God, because everything exists for him and through him, to bring many sons to glory. It was proper for him to make the leader of their salvation complete through his 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 brethren,

For both the one who sanctifies and those who are sanctified have one source. So he is not ashamed to call them brothers.

12 saying, 'I will declare Thy name to my brethren, in the midst of an assembly I will sing praise to Thee;' and again, 'I will be trusting on Him;'

He says, “I will proclaim your name to my brothers, I will sing about you from inside the assembly.”

13 and again, 'Behold I and the children that God did give to me.'

And again, “I will trust in him.” And again, “See, here am I and the children whom God has given me.”

14 Seeing, then, the children have partaken of flesh and blood, he himself also in like manner did take part of the same, that through death he might destroy him having the power of death — that is, the devil —

Therefore, since the children of God share flesh and blood, Jesus also shared the same things with them, so that through death he would do away with the one who 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,

This was so that he would free all those who through fear of death lived all their lives in slavery.

16 for, doubtless, of messengers it doth not lay hold, but of seed of Abraham it layeth hold,

For of course it is not with angels that he is concerned; instead, it is with the seed of Abraham that he is concerned.

17 wherefore it did behove him in all things to be made like to the brethren, that he might become a kind and stedfast chief-priest in the things with God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people,

So it was necessary for him to become like his brothers in all ways, so that he would be a merciful and faithful high priest in relation to the things of God, and so that he would bring about the pardon of the people's sins.

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

Because Jesus himself has suffered and was tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted.