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15 and release these: all-who by the fear of death were subject-to[a] slavery through all their living. 16 For He surely does not take-hold-of [b] angels, but He takes hold of the seed of Abraham.

He Had To Become Like Us In All Things In Order To Become a Merciful High Priest

17 Hence, He had-to become-like His brothers in all things in order that He might become a merciful and faithful High Priest in the things pertaining to God, so as to make-an-offering-for-satisfaction[c] [of God’s wrath] as to the sins of the people.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 2:15 Or, held-in.
  2. Hebrews 2:16 That is, to help.
  3. Hebrews 2:17 Or, make-propitiation. That is, make a sacrificial offering to satisfy God’s wrath against sin and gain His mercy. Jesus offered Himself, 7:27; 9:26. Compare Rom 3:25.

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