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H EBREW S 2
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They will perish, but you remain forever.
They will wear out like old clothing.
You will fold them up like a cloak
and discard them like old clothing.
But you are always the same;
you will live forever.”*
13 And
God never said to any of the angels,
“Sit in the place of honor at my right hand
until I humble your enemies,
making them a footstool under
your feet.”*
14 Therefore,
angels are only servants—spirits
sent to care for people who will inherit salvation.
A Warning against Drifting Away
So we must listen very carefully to the truth
we have heard, or we may drift away from it.
2 For the message God delivered through angels
has always stood firm, and every violation of
the law and every act of disobedience was punished. 3 So what makes us think we can escape
if we ignore this great salvation that was first
announced by the Lord Jesus himself and then
delivered to us by those who heard him speak?
4 And God confirmed the message by giving
signs and wonders and various miracles and
gifts of the Holy Spirit whenever he chose.
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“I will proclaim your name to my brothers
and sisters.
I will praise you among your assembled
people.”*
13 He
“I will put my trust in him,”
that is, “I and the children God has
given me.”*
14 Because God’s children are human beings—
made of flesh and blood—the Son also became
flesh and blood. For only as a human being
could he die, and only by dying could he break
the power of the devil, who had* the power of
death. 15 Only in this way could he set free all
who have lived their lives as slaves to the fear
of dying.
16 We also know that the Son did not come to
help angels; he came to help the descendants of
Abraham. 17 Therefore, it was necessary for him
to be made in every respect like us, his brothers
and sisters,* so that he could be our merciful
and faithful High Priest before God. Then he
could offer a sacrifice that would take away the
sins of the people. 18 Since he himself has gone
through suffering and testing, he is able to help
us when we are being tested.
— promises —
from God
Jesus, the Man
5 And furthermore, it is not angels who will control the future world we are talking about. 6 For
in one place the Scriptures say,
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“What are mere mortals that you should
think about them,
or a son of man* that you should care
for him?
Yet for a little while you made them a little
lower than the angels
and crowned them with glory and
honor.*
You gave them authority over all things.”*
Now when it says “all things,” it means nothing
is left out. But we have not yet seen all things
put under their authority. 9 What we do see is
Jesus, who for a little while was given a position
“a little lower than the angels”; and because he
suffered death for us, he is now “crowned with
glory and honor.” Yes, by God’s grace, Jesus
tasted death for everyone. 10 God, for whom and
through whom everything was made, chose to
bring many children into glory. And it was only
right that he should make Jesus, through his
suffering, a perfect leader, fit to bring them into
their salvation.
11 So now Jesus and the ones he makes holy
have the same Father. That is why Jesus is not
ashamed to call them his brothers and sisters.*
12 For he said to God,
also said,
If we are faithful to the end,
trusting God just as firmly
as when we first believed,
we will share in all that
belongs to Christ.
H E B R E WS 3:14
Jesus Is Greater Than Moses
And so, dear brothers and sisters who belong to God and* are partners with those
called to heaven, think carefully about this Jesus
whom we declare to be God’s messenger* and
High Priest. 2 For he was faithful to God, who
appointed him, just as Moses served faithfully
when he was entrusted with God’s entire* house.
3 But Jesus deserves far more glory than
Moses, just as a person who builds a house deserves more praise than the house itself. 4 For
every house has a builder, but the one who built
everything is God.
3
1:10-12 Ps 102:25-27. 1:13 Ps 110:1. 2:6 Or the Son of Man.
2:7 Some manuscripts add You gave them charge of everything
you made. 2:6-8 Ps 8:4-6 (Greek version). 2:11 Greek
brothers; also in 2:12. 2:12 Ps 22:22. 2:13 Isa 8:17-18.
2:14 Or has. 2:17 Greek like the brothers. 3:1a Greek And
so, holy brothers who. 3:1b Greek God’s apostle. 3:2 Some
manuscripts do not include entire.