Open English Translation HEB Chapter 2

2 Because of that, it’s much more appropriate for us to listen carefully to the message so we don’t drift away. 2 Because if the message that was brought by the messengers is confirmed and so every transgression and act of disobedience received the appropriate penalty, 3 how will we escape punishment if we neglect such a great offer of salvation. This salvation was first heard when spoken about by the master and then others who heard confirmed it to us 4 and God testified it by means of sign and wonders and various miracles and by gifts of the holy spirit whenever he wanted.

5 It’s not his messengers that God put in charge of the future world that we’re talking about, 6 but someone testified somewhere saying:[ref]

‘What is humankind that you think about him,

or humanity’s son that you notice him?

7 You made him a little less than your messengers.

You crowned him with splendour and honour.

8 You put everything under his authority.’

By putting everything under his authority, nothing is left that he doesn’t control, although right now we don’t see everything being under his authority yet. 9 But although he was made a little lower than God’s messengers, we see Yeshua have suffered death, now crowned with splendour and honour, so that by God’s grace, he experienced death for everyone. 10 It was appropriate for him, the one who everything was made for and who made everything, having brought many children to be with God and being the originator of their salvation, to become perfect through what he suffered.

11 Both the person who is making people holy and the ones being made holy are part of one family because he’s not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters 12 saying:[ref]

‘I will announce your name to my brothers,

I will sing praise songs to you from the middle of the assembly.’

13 And also:[ref]

‘I will trust myself to him.’

And:[ref]

‘Look, it’s me with the little children that God gave me.’

14 So because the ‘little children’ are all made of flesh and blood, he also became a man to be just like them, so that through his death, he could nullify the power of death (which comes from the devil) 15 and set free all those who in a lifetime ‘slavery’ controlled by the fear of death. 16 You can be certain that it’s not God’s messengers that he’s helped, but rather Abraham’s descendants.[ref] 17 That’s why he had to be just like his brothers and sisters, so that he could become the merciful and faithful chief priest representing God, in order to pay the price for the people’s sins. 18 Because he also suffered when he was tempted to sin, he’s able to help others who’re tempted.