Focused Passage

Hebrews 2:10-18

Do Not Drift from the Son Who Became Our Brother and High Priest

Because the Son's revelation is greater than angel-mediated messages, believers must not drift, but must behold the incarnate, suffering, victorious Son who became their brother and merciful high priest.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

10 In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting for God, for whom and through whom all things exist, to make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering.

11 For both the One who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers.

12 He says: “I will proclaim Your name to My brothers; I will sing Your praises in the assembly.”

13 And again: “I will put My trust in Him.” And once again: “Here am I, and the children God has given Me.”

14 Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil,

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

16 For surely it is not the angels He helps, but the descendants of Abraham.

17 For this reason He had to be made like His brothers in every way, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, in order to make atonement for the sins of the people.

18 Because He Himself suffered when He was tempted, He is able to help those who are being tempted.

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References and Original Words

Verse 10

Original words

- γὰρ G1063 Conjunction In bringing ἀγαγόντα G71 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular many πολλοὺς G4183 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural sons υἱοὺς G5207 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural to εἰς G1519 Preposition glory δόξαν G1391 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular it was fitting Ἔπρεπεν G4241 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular for [God] αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular for δι’ G1223 Preposition whom ὃν G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular - τὰ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Plural - πάντα G3956 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction through δι’ G1223 Preposition whom οὗ G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular - τὰ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Plural all things [exist] πάντα G3956 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural to make τελειῶσαι G5048 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular author ἀρχηγὸν G747 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular of τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular their αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural salvation {perfect} σωτηρίας G4991 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular through διὰ G1223 Preposition suffering παθημάτων G3804 Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural

BSB notes

  • Or pioneer or founder
Verse 11

Original words

For γὰρ G1063 Conjunction both τε G5037 Conjunction the [One who] G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular sanctifies ἁγιάζων G37 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction those who οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural are sanctified ἁγιαζόμενοι G37 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural [are] πάντες G3956 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural of ἐξ G1537 Preposition the same [family] ἑνὸς G1520 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular So δι’ G1223 Preposition . . . ἣν G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular . . . αἰτίαν G156 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular vvv οὐκ G3756 Adverb [Jesus] is not ashamed ἐπαισχύνεται G1870 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular to call καλεῖν G2564 Verb - Present Infinitive Active them αὐτοὺς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural brothers ἀδελφοὺς G80 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Verse 12

Original words

He says λέγων G3004 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular I will proclaim Ἀπαγγελῶ G518 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Your σου G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular - τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular name ὄνομά G3686 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular to τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Plural My μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular brothers ἀδελφοῖς G80 Noun - Dative Masculine Plural I will sing Your praises ὑμνήσω G5214 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular . . . σε G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition . . . μέσῳ G3319 Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular [the] assembly ἐκκλησίας G1577 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular

BSB notes

  • Psalm 22:22 (see also LXX)
Verse 13

Original words

And Καὶ G2532 Conjunction again πάλιν G3825 Adverb I Ἐγὼ G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular will ἔσομαι G1510 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular put [My] trust πεποιθὼς G3982 Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular in ἐπ’ G1909 Preposition Him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular And Καὶ G2532 Conjunction [once] again πάλιν G3825 Adverb Here Ἰδοὺ G2400 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular [am] I ἐγὼ G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction the τὰ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Plural children παιδία G3813 Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural - G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular God Θεός G2316 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular has given ἔδωκεν G1325 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Me μοι G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular

BSB notes

  • Isaiah 8:17
  • Isaiah 8:18
Verse 14

Original words

Now οὖν G3767 Conjunction since Ἐπεὶ G1893 Conjunction the τὰ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Plural children παιδία G3813 Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural have κεκοινώνηκεν G2841 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular flesh σαρκός G4561 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction blood αἵματος G129 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular He αὐτὸς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular too καὶ G2532 Conjunction . . . παραπλησίως G3898 Adverb shared in μετέσχεν G3348 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular [their] τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Plural [humanity] αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Plural so that ἵνα G2443 Conjunction by διὰ G1223 Preposition [His] τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular death θανάτου G2288 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular He might destroy καταργήσῃ G2673 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular him who τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular holds ἔχοντα G2192 Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular the τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular power κράτος G2904 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of death θανάτου G2288 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular that τοῦτ’ G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular is ἔστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular devil διάβολον G1228 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 15

Original words

and καὶ G2532 Conjunction free ἀπαλλάξῃ G525 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular those τούτους G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural who ὅσοι G3745 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural all παντὸς G3956 Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular [their] τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular lives ζῆν G2198 Verb - Present Infinitive Active were ἦσαν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural held ἔνοχοι G1777 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural in slavery δουλείας G1397 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular by διὰ G1223 Preposition [their] fear φόβῳ G5401 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular of death θανάτου G2288 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 16

Original words

For γὰρ G1063 Conjunction surely δή‿ G1211 Particle . . . που G4226 Adverb [it is] not Οὐ G3756 Adverb [the] angels ἀγγέλων G32 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural He helps ἐπιλαμβάνεται G1949 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular but ἀλλὰ G235 Conjunction - ἐπιλαμβάνεται G1949 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular [the] descendants σπέρματος G4690 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular of Abraham Ἀβραὰμ G11 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 17

Original words

For this reason ὅθεν G3606 Conjunction He had ὤφειλεν G3784 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to be made like ὁμοιωθῆναι G3666 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive [His] τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Plural brothers ἀδελφοῖς G80 Noun - Dative Masculine Plural in κατὰ G2596 Preposition every way πάντα G3956 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural so that ἵνα G2443 Conjunction He might become γένηται G1096 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular a merciful ἐλεήμων G1655 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction faithful πιστὸς G4103 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular high priest ἀρχιερεὺς G749 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular - τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural [in service] πρὸς G4314 Preposition - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular to God Θεόν G2316 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular in order to εἰς G1519 Preposition - τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular make atonement ἱλάσκεσθαι G2433 Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive for the τὰς G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Plural sins ἁμαρτίας G266 Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural of the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular people λαοῦ G2992 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Or to make propitiation
Verse 18

Original words

Because γὰρ G1063 Conjunction . . . ἐν G1722 Preposition . . . G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular He Himself αὐτὸς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular suffered πέπονθεν G3958 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular when He was tempted πειρασθείς G3985 Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular He is able δύναται G1410 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular to help βοηθῆσαι G997 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active those who are τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Plural being tempted πειραζομένοις G3985 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine Plural

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