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Scriptural Text [& Editorial]
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Commentary & Explanation
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Footnotes ~ References ~ JST
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CHAPTER 2
Jesus came to suffer death and save men—He came to make reconciliation
for the sins of the people.
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1 THEREFORE we ought to
give the more aearnest bheed to the
things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them
slip.
2 For if the word spoken by angels was
stedfast, and every transgression and adisobedience
received a bjust recompence of reward;
3 How shall we aescape, if we
neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the
Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;
4 God also bearing them witness, both
with asigns and bwonders, and with divers
miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own
cwill?
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5 For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak.
6 But one in a certain place testified, saying,
What is aman, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of
man, that thou visitest him?
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7 Thou madest him a little lower than the
aangelsa; thou
crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy
hands:
8 Thou hast put all things in subjection under
his afeet. For in that he put all in subjection under him,
he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all
things put under him.
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7a a little lower than the
angels In what is man lower than angels. Do not angels enjoy the
presence of God? There is a veil of forgetfulness over the earth which
inhibits man from even a remembrance of God. Yet God in his wisdow does
endow man to be ceceptiable to the influence of the Spirit of God, even the
Spirit of Christ. And in such man may come to once again enjoy a presence of
God within himself and as a source of enlightenment to his mind. And though
not in the physical presence of God, as are the angels, man may be in the
spiritual presence of God, which presence can be even of greater enfluence
upon a man than just a physical presence. Through the spirit man may
internalize his relationship to God and even become one with him in such things
that matter to the soul and mind of a man, marrying them to that of the mind
and soul of God.
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9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little
alower than the bangels
cfor the suffering of ddeath,
ecrowned with glory and honour; that he by the
fgrace of God should taste gdeath for
every man.
10 For ait became him, for
whom are all things, and by whom are all
bthings, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the
ccaptain of their salvation dperfect
through sufferings.
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11 For both he that sanctifieth and they who
are asanctified are all of bone:
for which cause he is not ashamed to call them cbrethren,
12 Saying, I will declare thy
aname unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I
sing praise unto thee.
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13 And again, I will put my
atrust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which
God hath given me.
14 aForasmuch then as the
children are partakers of bflesh and blood, he also himself
likewise took part of the same; that through death he might
cdestroy him that had the power of ddeath,
that is, the edevil;
15 And deliver them who through fear of death
were all their lifetime subject to abondage.
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16 For verily he took not on him the nature
of aangels; but he took on him the
bseed of Abraham.
17 Wherefore in all things it behoved him to
be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and
faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make
areconciliation for the sins of the people.
18 For in that he himself hath suffered being
atempted, he is able to bsuccour them
that are tempted.
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