| New International Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. | 1We must, therefore, pay even more attention to what we have heard, so that we will not drift away. |
| 2For since the message spoken through angels was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment, | 2For if the message spoken through angels was legally binding and every transgression and disobedience received a just punishment, |
| 3how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation? This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him. | 3how will we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was first spoken by the Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him. |
| 4God also testified to it by signs, wonders and various miracles, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will. | 4At the same time, God also testified by signs and wonders, various miracles, and distributions of gifts from the Holy Spirit according to His will. |
| 5It is not to angels that he has subjected the world to come, about which we are speaking. | 5For He has not subjected to angels the world to come that we are talking about. |
| 6But there is a place where someone has testified: "What is mankind that you are mindful of them, a son of man that you care for him? | 6But one has somewhere testified: What is man that You remember him, or the son of man that You care for him? |
| 7You made them a little lower than the angels; you crowned them with glory and honor | 7You made him lower than the angels for a short time; You crowned him with glory and honor |
| 8and put everything under their feet." In putting everything under them, God left nothing that is not subject to them. Yet at present we do not see everything subject to them. | 8and subjected everything under his feet. For in subjecting everything to him, He left nothing that is not subject to him. As it is, we do not yet see everything subjected to him. |
| 9But 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. | 9But we do see Jesus--made lower than the angels for a short time so that by God's grace He might taste death for everyone--crowned with glory and honor because of His suffering in death. |
| 10In bringing many sons and daughters to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through what he suffered. | 10For in bringing many sons to glory, it was entirely appropriate that God--all things exist for Him and through Him--should make the source of their salvation perfect through sufferings. |
| 11Both the one who makes people holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters. | 11For the One who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one Father. That is why Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers, |
| 12He says, "I will declare your name to my brothers and sisters; in the assembly I will sing your praises." | 12saying: I will proclaim Your name to My brothers; I will sing hymns to You in the congregation. |
| 13And again, "I will put my trust in him." And again he says, "Here am I, and the children God has given me." | 13Again, I will trust in Him. And again, Here I am with the children God gave Me. |
| 14Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death--that is, the devil-- | 14Now since the children have flesh and blood in common, Jesus also shared in these, so that through His death He might destroy the one holding the power of death--that is, the Devil-- |
| 15and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death. | 15and free those who were held in slavery all their lives by the fear of death. |
| 16For surely it is not angels he helps, but Abraham's descendants. | 16For it is clear that He does not reach out to help angels, but to help Abraham's offspring. |
| 17For this reason he had to be made like them, fully human in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement for the sins of the people. | 17Therefore, He had to be like His brothers in every way, so that He could become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. |
| 18Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted. | 18For since He Himself was tested and has suffered, He is able to help those who are tested. |
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