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6 But one testified in a certain place, saying: "What is man that You are mindful of him, Or the son of man that You take care of him?
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But there is a place where someone has testified: “What is mankind that you are mindful of them, a son of man that you care for him?
7 You have made him a little lower than the angels; You have crowned him with glory and honor, And set him over the works of Your hands.
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You made them a little lower than the angels; you crowned them with glory and honor
8 You have put all things in subjection under his feet." For in that He put all in subjection under him, He left nothing that is not put under him. But now we do not yet see all things put under him.
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and put everything under their feet.”In putting everything under them, God left nothing that is not subject to them. Yet at present we do not see everything subject to them.
9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone.
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But we do see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.
10 For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
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In bringing many sons and daughters to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through what he suffered.
11 For both He who sanctifies and those who are being sanctified are all of one, for which reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren,
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Both the one who makes people holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters.
12 saying: "I will declare Your name to My brethren; In the midst of the assembly I will sing praise to You."
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He says, “I will declare your name to my brothers and sisters; in the assembly I will sing your praises.”
13 And again: "I will put My trust in Him." And again: "Here am I and the children whom God has given Me."
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And again, “I will put my trust in him.”And again he says, “Here am I, and the children God has given me.”
14 Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil,
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Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil—
15 and release those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
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and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.
16 For indeed He does not give aid to angels, but He does give aid to the seed of Abraham.
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For surely it is not angels he helps, but Abraham’s descendants.
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