Hebrews 2 — Legacy Standard Bible

Warning Against Neglecting Salvation

2For this reason we must pay much closer attention to ¹what we have heard, lest ^awe drift away. ²For if the word ^aspoken through ^bangels proved ¹unalterable, and ^cevery trespass and disobedience received a just ²^,^dpenalty, ³^ahow will we escape if we neglect so great a ^bsalvation? That salvation, first ^cspoken by the Lord, was ^dconfirmed to us by those who heard, ⁴God also testifying with them, both by ^asigns and wonders and by ^bvarious ¹miracles and by ²^,^cgifts of the Holy Spirit ^daccording to His own will.

Jesus, the Author of Salvation

⁵For He did not subject to angels ¹^,^athe world to come, concerning which we are speaking. ⁶But one has testified ^asomewhere, saying, “^bWhat is man, that You remember him?Or the son of man, that You are concerned about him?

⁷“^aYou have made ¹him for a little while lower than the angels;You have crowned him with glory and honor,²And have appointed him over the works of Your hands;⁸^aYou have put all things in subjection under his feet.” For in subjecting all things to him, He left nothing that is not subject to him. But now ^bwe do not yet see all things subjected to him.

⁹But we do see Him who was ^amade ¹for a little while lower than the angels—Jesus, ^bbecause of the suffering of death ^ccrowned with glory and honor, so that ^dby the grace of God He might ^etaste death ^ffor everyone.

¹⁰For ^ait was fitting for Him, ^bfor whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to ^cperfect the ¹^,^dauthor of their salvation through sufferings. ¹¹For both He who ^asanctifies and those who ^bare being sanctified are all ^cof One; for which reason He is not ashamed to call them ^dbrothers, ¹²saying, “^aI will recount Your name to My brothers,In the midst of the assembly I will sing Your praise.”

¹³And again, “^aI will put My trust in Him.” And again,“^bBehold, I and the children whom God has given Me.”

¹⁴Therefore, since the children share in ¹^,^aflesh and blood, ^bHe Himself likewise also partook of the same, that ^cthrough death He might render powerless ^dhim who had the ²power of death, that is, the devil, ¹⁵and might free those who through ^afear of death were subject to slavery all their lives. ¹⁶For assuredly He does not ¹give help to angels, but He gives help to the seed of Abraham. ¹⁷Therefore, He ¹had ^ato be made like His brothers in all things, so that He might ^bbecome a merciful and faithful ^chigh priest in ^dthings pertaining to God, to ^emake propitiation for the sins of the people. ¹⁸For since He Himself was ^atempted in that which He has suffered, He is able to come to help those who are tempted.