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.

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10In 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.

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

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

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

14Now 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,

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

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

17For 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.

18Because 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

-γὰρG1063ConjunctionIn bringingἀγαγόνταG71Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Accusative Masculine SingularmanyπολλοὺςG4183Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralsonsυἱοὺςG5207Noun - Accusative Masculine PluraltoεἰςG1519PrepositiongloryδόξανG1391Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularit was fittingἜπρεπενG4241Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularfor [God]αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singularforδι’G1223PrepositionwhomὃνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular-τὰG3588Article - Nominative Neuter Plural-πάνταG3956Adjective - Nominative Neuter PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctionthroughδι’G1223PrepositionwhomοὗG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular-τὰG3588Article - Nominative Neuter Pluralall things [exist]πάνταG3956Adjective - Nominative Neuter Pluralto makeτελειῶσαιG5048Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivetheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularauthorἀρχηγὸνG747Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularofτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingulartheirαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Pluralsalvation {perfect}σωτηρίαςG4991Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularthroughδιὰG1223PrepositionsufferingπαθημάτωνG3804Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural

BSB notes

  • Or pioneer or founder
Verse 11

Original words

ForγὰρG1063ConjunctionbothτεG5037Conjunctionthe [One who]G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularsanctifiesἁγιάζωνG37Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionthose whoοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Pluralare sanctifiedἁγιαζόμενοιG37Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural[are]πάντεςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralofἐξG1537Prepositionthe same [family]ἑνὸςG1520Adjective - Genitive Masculine SingularSoδι’G1223Preposition. . .ἣνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular. . .αἰτίανG156Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularvvvοὐκG3756Adverb[Jesus] is not ashamedἐπαισχύνεταιG1870Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singularto callκαλεῖνG2564Verb - Present Infinitive ActivethemαὐτοὺςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person PluralbrothersἀδελφοὺςG80Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Verse 12

Original words

He saysλέγωνG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularI will proclaimἈπαγγελῶG518Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularYourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularnameὄνομάG3686Noun - Accusative Neuter SingulartoτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularbrothersἀδελφοῖςG80Noun - Dative Masculine PluralI will sing Your praisesὑμνήσωG5214Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular. . .σεG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person SingularinἐνG1722Preposition. . .μέσῳG3319Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular[the] assemblyἐκκλησίαςG1577Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular

BSB notes

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

Original words

AndΚαὶG2532ConjunctionagainπάλινG3825AdverbIἘγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularwillἔσομαιG1510Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singularput [My] trustπεποιθὼςG3982Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularinἐπ’G1909PrepositionHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularAndΚαὶG2532Conjunction[once] againπάλινG3825AdverbHereἸδοὺG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular[am] IἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheτὰG3588Article - Nominative Neuter PluralchildrenπαιδίαG3813Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural-G3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεόςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularhas givenἔδωκενG1325Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularMeμοιG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular

BSB notes

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

Original words

NowοὖνG3767ConjunctionsinceἘπεὶG1893ConjunctiontheτὰG3588Article - Nominative Neuter PluralchildrenπαιδίαG3813Noun - Nominative Neuter PluralhaveκεκοινώνηκενG2841Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularfleshσαρκόςG4561Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionbloodαἵματοςG129Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularHeαὐτὸςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person SingulartooκαὶG2532Conjunction. . .παραπλησίωςG3898Adverbshared inμετέσχενG3348Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[their]τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter Plural[humanity]αὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Pluralso thatἵναG2443ConjunctionbyδιὰG1223Preposition[His]τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingulardeathθανάτουG2288Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularHe might destroyκαταργήσῃG2673Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singularhim whoτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularholdsἔχονταG2192Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine SingulartheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularpowerκράτοςG2904Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof deathθανάτουG2288Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularthatτοῦτ’G3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter SingularisἔστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingulardevilδιάβολονG1228Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 15

Original words

andκαὶG2532ConjunctionfreeἀπαλλάξῃG525Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularthoseτούτουςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine PluralwhoὅσοιG3745Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine PluralallπαντὸςG3956Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular[their]τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularlivesζῆνG2198Verb - Present Infinitive ActivewereἦσανG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralheldἔνοχοιG1777Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralin slaveryδουλείαςG1397Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularbyδιὰG1223Preposition[their] fearφόβῳG5401Noun - Dative Masculine Singularof deathθανάτουG2288Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 16

Original words

ForγὰρG1063Conjunctionsurelyδή‿G1211Particle. . .πουG4226Adverb[it is] notΟὐG3756Adverb[the] angelsἀγγέλωνG32Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralHe helpsἐπιλαμβάνεταιG1949Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularbutἀλλὰG235Conjunction-ἐπιλαμβάνεταιG1949Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular[the] descendantsσπέρματοςG4690Noun - Genitive Neuter Singularof AbrahamἈβραὰμG11Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 17

Original words

For this reasonὅθενG3606ConjunctionHe hadὤφειλενG3784Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto be made likeὁμοιωθῆναιG3666Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive[His]τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralbrothersἀδελφοῖςG80Noun - Dative Masculine PluralinκατὰG2596Prepositionevery wayπάνταG3956Adjective - Accusative Neuter Pluralso thatἵναG2443ConjunctionHe might becomeγένηταιG1096Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singulara mercifulἐλεήμωνG1655Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionfaithfulπιστὸςG4103Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularhigh priestἀρχιερεὺςG749Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Plural[in service]πρὸςG4314Preposition-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singularto GodΘεόνG2316Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularin order toεἰςG1519Preposition-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singularmake atonementἱλάσκεσθαιG2433Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passivefor theτὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluralsinsἁμαρτίαςG266Noun - Accusative Feminine Pluralof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularpeopleλαοῦG2992Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Or to make propitiation
Verse 18

Original words

BecauseγὰρG1063Conjunction. . .ἐνG1722Preposition. . .G3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Neuter SingularHe HimselfαὐτὸςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person SingularsufferedπέπονθενG3958Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularwhen He was temptedπειρασθείςG3985Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularHe is ableδύναταιG1410Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singularto helpβοηθῆσαιG997Verb - Aorist Infinitive Activethose who areτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine Pluralbeing temptedπειραζομένοιςG3985Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine Plural

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