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14 Since these children are people with physical bodies, Jesus himself became like them. He did this so that, by dying, he could destroy the one who has the power of death—the devil— 15 and free those who were like slaves all their lives because of their fear of death. 16 Clearly, it is not angels that Jesus helps, but the people who are from Abraham.[a]

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  1. 2:16 Abraham Most respected ancestor of the Jews. Every Jew hoped to see Abraham.

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