Hebrews 2
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Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away.
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For if the word a spoken through angels proved steadfast, and b every transgression and disobedience received a just reward,
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c how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, d which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was e confirmed to us by those who heard Him,
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f God also bearing witness g both with signs and wonders, with various miracles, and h gifts of the Holy Spirit, i according to His own will?
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For He has not put j the world to come, of which we speak, in subjection to angels.
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But one testified in a certain place, saying:
k "What is man that You are mindful of him,
Or the son of man that You take care of him?
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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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l 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 m we do not yet see all things put under him.
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But we see Jesus, n who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death o crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste death p for everyone.
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For it was fitting for Him, q for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation r perfect through sufferings.
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For s both He who sanctifies and those who are being sanctified t are all of one, for which reason u He is not ashamed to call them brethren,
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saying:
v "I will declare Your name to My brethren;
In the midst of the assembly I will sing praise to You."
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And again:
w "I will put My trust in Him."
And again:
x "Here am I and the children whom God has given Me."
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Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He y Himself likewise shared in the same, z that through death He might destroy him who had the power of a death, that is, the devil,
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and release those who b through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
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For indeed He does not give aid to angels, but He does give aid to the seed of Abraham.
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Therefore, in all things He had c to be made like His brethren, that He might be d a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.
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e For in that He Himself has suffered, being tempted, He is able to aid those who are tempted.
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Deuteronomy 33:2
And he said: "The LORD came from Sinai, And dawned on them from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran, And He came with ten thousands of saints; From His right hand Came a fiery law for them.
Acts 7:53
"who have received the law by the direction of angels and have not kept it."
Galatians 3:19
What purpose then does the law serve? It was added because of transgressions, till the Seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was appointed through angels by the hand of a mediator.
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Numbers 15:30
But the person who does anything presumptuously, whether he is native-born or a stranger, that one brings reproach on the LORD, and he shall be cut off from among his people.
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Hebrews 10:28
Anyone who has rejected Moses' law dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
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Matthew 4:17
From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
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Mark 16:20
And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen.
Luke 1:2
Just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word delivered them to us.
1 John 1:1
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life -
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Mark 16:20
And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen.
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Acts 2:22
Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs which God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also know -
Acts 2:43
Then fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.
2 Corinthians 12:2
I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago - whether in the body I do not know, or whether out of the body I do not know, God knows - such a one was caught up to the third heaven.
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1 Corinthians 12:4
There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
1 Corinthians 12:7
But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all:
1 Corinthians 12:11
But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills.
Ephesians 4:7
But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ's gift.
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Ephesians 1:5
Having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will.
Ephesians 1:9
Having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself.
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2 Peter 3:13
Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.
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Job 7:17
What is man, that You should exalt him, That You should set Your heart on him.
Psalms 8:4 - 6
What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him?
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Matthew 28:18
And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
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Psalms 8:6
You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet.
1 Corinthians 15:25
For He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet.
1 Corinthians 15:27
For "He has put all things under His feet." But when He says "all things are put under Him, " it is evident that He who put all things under Him is excepted.
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Philippians 2:7 - 9
But made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men.
Hebrews 1:9
You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You With the oil of gladness more than Your companions.
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Acts 2:33
Therefore being exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He poured out this which you now see and hear.
Acts 3:13
The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified His Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let Him go.
1 Peter 1:21
Who through Him believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
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Isaiah 53:12
Therefore I will divide Him a portion with the great, And He shall divide the spoil with the strong, Because He poured out His soul unto death, And He was numbered with the transgressors, And He bore the sin of many, And made intercession for the transgressors.
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
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Colossians 1:16
For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him.
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Hebrews 5:8
Though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered.
Hebrews 5:9
And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him.
Hebrews 7:28
For the law appoints as high priests men who have weakness, but the word of the oath, which came after the law, appoints the Son who has been perfected forever.
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Hebrews 10:10
By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
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Acts 17:26
And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings.
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Matthew 28:10
Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid. Go and tell My brethren to go to Galilee, and there they will see Me.
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Psalms 22:22
I will declare Your name to My brethren; In the midst of the assembly I will praise You.
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2 Samuel 22:3
The God of my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, My stronghold and my refuge; My Savior, You save me from violence.
Isaiah 8:17
And I will wait on the LORD, Who hides His face from the house of Jacob; And I will hope in Him.
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Isaiah 8:18
Here am I and the children whom the LORD has given me! We are for signs and wonders in Israel From the LORD of hosts, Who dwells in Mount Zion.
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John 1:14
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
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Colossians 2:15
Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.
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1 Corinthians 15:54 - 57
So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: "Death is swallowed up in victory.
2 Timothy 1:10
But has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.
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Psalms 68:18
You have ascended on high, You have led captivi...
Isaiah 42:7
To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from...
Isaiah 45:13
I have raised him up in righteousness, And I wi...
Isaiah 49:9
That You may say to the prisoners, 'Go forth,' ...
Isaiah 61:1
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me, Because ...
Luke 1:74
To grant us that we, Being delivered from the h...
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Philippians 2:7
But made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men.
Hebrews 2:14
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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Hebrews 4:15
For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.
Hebrews 5:1 - 10
For every high priest taken from among men is appointed for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.
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Hebrews 4:15
For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.
Hebrews 4:16
Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
New King James Version (NKJV) Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.