Hebrews 2

₁We must give our full attention to what we were told, so that we won't drift away. ₂The message spoken by angels proved to be true, and all who disobeyed or rejected it were punished as they deserved. ₃So if we refuse this great way of being saved, how can we hope to escape? The Lord himself was the first to tell about it, and people who heard the message proved to us that it was true. ₄God himself showed that his message was true by performing all kinds of powerful miracles and wonders. He also gave his Holy Spirit to anyone he chose to.

₅We know that God did not put the future world under the power of angels. ₆Somewhere in the Scriptures someone says to God,

God has put everything under our power and has not left anything out of our power. But we still don't see it all under our power. ₉What we do see is Jesus, who for a little while was made lower than the angels. Because of God's wonderful kindness, Jesus died for everyone. And now that Jesus has suffered and died, he is crowned with glory and honour!

₁₀Everything belongs to God, and all things were created by his power. So God did the right thing when he made Jesus perfect by suffering, as Jesus led many of God's children to be saved and to share in his glory. ₁₁Jesus and the people he makes holy all belong to the same family. That is why he isn't ashamed to call them his brothers and sisters. ₁₂He even said to God,

₁₃He also said,

Then he said,

₁₄We are people of flesh and blood. That is why Jesus became one of us. He died to destroy the devil, who had power over death. ₁₅But he also died to rescue all of us who live each day in fear of dying. ₁₆Jesus clearly did not come to help angels, but he did come to help Abraham's descendants. ₁₇He had to be one of us, so that he could serve God as our merciful and faithful high priest and sacrifice himself for the forgiveness of our sins. ₁₈And now that Jesus has suffered and was tempted, he can help anyone else who is tempted.