Hebrews 2:5-7

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Christ Became Like People to Save Them

⁵God did not choose angels to be the rulers over the new world that was coming. That future world is the world we have been talking about. ⁶It is written some place in the Scriptures,

“Why are people so important to you?
    Why do you even think about them?
Why do you care about the son of man^[a]?
    Is he so important?
⁷For a short time you made him lower than the angels.
    You crowned him with glory and honor.

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Footnotes

Hebrews 2:6 son of man This can mean any human, but the name “Son of Man” (see “Son of Man” in the Word List) is often used to mean Jesus, who showed what God planned for all people to be.