Hebrews 2:9

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

But we do see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor, so that by the grace of God, He might taste death for everyone.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    But{G1161} we behold{G991} him who{G2424} hath been made{G1642} a little{G1024} {G5100} lower{G1642} than{G3844} the angels,{G32} [even] Jesus, because{G1223} of the suffering{G3804} of death{G2288} crowned{G4737} with glory{G1391} and{G2532} honor,{G5092} that{G3704} by the grace{G5485} of God{G2316} he{G1089} should taste{G1089} of death{G2288} for{G5228} every [man].{G3956}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    But{G1161} we see{G991}{(G5719)} Jesus{G2424}, who{G3588} was made{G1642} a little{G1024}{G5100} lower{G1642}{(G5772)} than{G3844} the angels{G32} for{G1223} the suffering{G3804} of death{G2288}, crowned{G4737}{(G5772)} with glory{G1391} and{G2532} honour{G5092}; that{G3704} he{G1089} by the grace{G5485} of God{G2316} should taste{G1089}{(G5667)} death{G2288} for{G5228} every man{G3956}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Neverthelesse we yet se not all thynges subdued but him yt was made lesse the ye angelles: we se that it was Iesus which is crouned with glory and honour for the sofferinge of death: that he by the grace of god shulde tast of deeth for all men.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Neuertheles now se we not all thinges yet subdued vnto him. But him, which for a litle season was made lesse then the angels, we se that it is Iesus: which is crowned with honoure and glory for the sufferynge of death, that he by the grace of God, shulde taist of death for all men.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    But we see Iesus crowned with glory and honour, which was made litle inferiour to the Angels, through the suffering of death, that by Gods grace he might taste death for all men.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    But hym that for a whyle was made lesse then the Angels, we see that it was Iesus, who through the sufferyng of death, was crowned with glorie and honour, that he by the grace of God, shoulde taste of death for all.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    But we see him who has been made a little lower than the angels, Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that by the grace of God he should taste of death for everyone.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and him who was made some little less than messengers we see -- Jesus -- because of the suffering of the death, with glory and honour having been crowned, that by the grace of God for every one he might taste of death.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    But we behold him who hath been made a little lower than the angels, `even' Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that by the grace of God he should taste of death for every `man'.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    But we behold him who hath been made a little lower than the angels, [even] Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that by the grace of God he should taste of death for every [man] .

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    But we see him who was made a little lower than the angels, even Jesus, crowned with glory and honour, because he let himself be put to death so that by the grace of God he might undergo death for all men.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    But we see him who has been made a little lower than the angels, Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that by the grace of God he should taste of death for everyone.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    but we see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by God’s grace he would experience death on behalf of everyone.

Referenced Verses

  • Acts 2:33 : 33 Exalted to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.
  • John 3:16 : 16 For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.
  • Phil 2:7-9 : 7 but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of humanity. And being found in appearance as a man, 8 He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death—even death on a cross. 9 Therefore God highly exalted Him and gave Him the name that is above every name,
  • John 12:32 : 32 And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to Myself."
  • John 8:52 : 52 Then the Jews said, "Now we know you have a demon. Abraham died, and so did the prophets. Yet you say, 'If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death.'
  • Rom 8:3 : 3 For what the law could not do, weakened as it was by the flesh, God did. By sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as a sin offering, He condemned sin in the flesh.
  • Acts 3:13 : 13 The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus, whom you handed over and denied before Pilate, though he had decided to release Him.
  • Matt 16:28 : 28 Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.
  • Gal 4:4 : 4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
  • 2 Cor 5:15 : 15 And he died for all, so that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for the one who died for them and was raised.
  • Heb 2:7 : 7 You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor,
  • 1 John 2:2 : 2 He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
  • 1 John 4:9-9 : 9 By this, the love of God was revealed among us: that God sent His only Son into the world so that we might live through Him. 10 In this is love: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
  • Rev 5:9 : 9 And they sang a new song, saying: "You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals because you were slain, and with your blood, you purchased for God people from every tribe, language, people, and nation."
  • Rev 19:12 : 12 His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. He had a name written that no one knows except Himself.
  • 1 Tim 2:6 : 6 who gave himself as a ransom for all, the testimony given at the proper time.
  • Heb 7:25 : 25 Therefore, he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
  • Heb 8:3 : 3 Every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices, and so it was necessary for this one also to have something to offer.
  • Heb 10:5 : 5 Therefore, when He comes into the world, He says, "Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but You prepared a body for Me.
  • 1 Pet 1:21 : 21 Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
  • 2 Cor 5:21-6:1 : 21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. 1 As workers together with Him, we also urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.
  • Mark 9:1 : 1 And he said to them, 'Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God come in power.'
  • Luke 9:27 : 27 Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.
  • John 1:29 : 29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, 'Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!'
  • Gen 3:15 : 15 'And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.'
  • Ps 21:3-5 : 3 You have given him the desire of his heart, and You have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah. 4 For You meet him with blessings of good things; You place a crown of pure gold upon his head. 5 He asked You for life, and You gave it to him—length of days, forever and ever.
  • Isa 7:14 : 14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.
  • Isa 11:1 : 1 A shoot will come forth from the trunk of Jesse, and a branch from his roots will bear fruit.
  • Isa 53:2-9 : 2 He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no form or majesty to attract us to him, and no appearance that we should desire him. 3 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. Like one from whom people hide their faces, he was despised, and we did not esteem him. 4 Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted. 5 But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds, we are healed. 6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray; each of us has turned to our own way, and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. 7 He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth. 8 By oppression and judgment, he was taken away. Yet who of his generation protested? For he was cut off from the land of the living; for the transgression of my people, he was punished. 9 He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth. 10 Yet it was the Lord's will to crush him and cause him to suffer. When you make his life an offering for sin, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand.
  • Matt 6:28 : 28 Why do you worry about clothing? Observe the lilies of the field and how they grow. They do not toil or spin.
  • Rom 5:8 : 8 But God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
  • Rom 5:18 : 18 So then, just as through one trespass condemnation came to all people, so also through one act of righteousness justification that brings life came to all people.
  • Rom 8:32 : 32 He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all—how will He not also, along with Him, graciously give us all things?
  • John 10:17 : 17 The Father loves me because I lay down my life so that I may take it up again.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    5 For it was not to angels that He subjected the world to come, about which we are speaking.

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    10 For it was fitting for Him—for whom and through whom everything exists—to bring many sons to glory by making the pioneer of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

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    5 what is humanity that You remember them, and the son of man that You care for him?

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    7 but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of humanity. And being found in appearance as a man,

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    9 Therefore God highly exalted Him and gave Him the name that is above every name,

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    16 For surely it is not angels He helps, but He helps the offspring of Abraham.

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    4 So He became as much superior to the angels as the name He has inherited is more excellent than theirs.

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    14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens—Jesus, the Son of God—let us hold firmly to the faith we profess.

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    18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh but made alive in the Spirit.

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    11 For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal bodies.

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    21 To this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example to follow in His footsteps.

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    24 But God raised Him from the dead, freeing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on Him.

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    24 He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness. By His wounds, you have been healed.

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    22 And He put all things under His feet and made Him head over all things for the church,

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    15 Therefore, Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance—now that He has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant.