Warning to Pay Attention

1 For this reason we must pay much closer attention to the things we have heard, lest we drift away.
2 For if the word spoken through angels became firm, and every transgression and disobedience received a just repayment,
3 how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which, having begun to be spoken through the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard,
4 God bearing witness with them, both by signs and wonders and various powers, and distributions of the Holy Spirit according to His will?

The World to Come Subjected to the Son

5 For it is not to angels that He subjected the world to come, about which we are speaking.
6 But someone somewhere testified, saying, “What is man that You remember him, or the son of man that You look upon him?
7 You made him for a little while lower than angels; You crowned him with glory and honour;
8 You subjected all things under his feet.” For in subjecting all things to him, He left nothing un-subjected to him. But as it is, we do not yet see all things subjected to him.
9 But we do see Jesus, who for a little while was made lower than angels, because of the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour, so that by the grace of God He might taste death on behalf of everyone.

Jesus the Pioneer of Salvation

10 For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and through whom are all things, in bringing many sons into glory, to perfect the pioneer of their salvation through sufferings.
11 For both the One who sanctifies and those who are being sanctified are all from One; for this reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren,
12 saying, “I will declare Your name to My brethren; in the midst of the assembly I will sing praise to You.”
13 And again, “I will have confidence in Him.” And again, “Behold, I and the children whom God has given to Me.”

Christ Shares Our Humanity

14 Therefore, since the children have shared in blood and flesh, He likewise shared in the same things, so that through death He might bring to nothing the one having the power of death, that is, the devil,
15 and might set free those who, through fear of death, were subject to slavery all their lives.
16 For surely it is not angels He is taking hold of, but He is taking hold of the seed of Abraham.
17 Therefore He was obligated to be made like His brethren in all things, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.
18 For in that He Himself suffered when being tested, He is able to help those who are being tested.