E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hebrews 2:16
verily = certainly. Greek. depou. Only here. took, &c . = taketh not ( App-105 ) hold of angels. took . Greek. epilambanomai. First occurance: Matthew 14:31 . Compare Acts 9:27 . read more
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E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hebrews 2:17
in = according to, as in Hebrews 2:4 . be = become. faithful . Greek. pistos . App-150 . High Priest . Occurs very frequently in Gospels and Acts; seventeen times in Hebrews; and nowhere else after Acts. A significant silence. pertaining to . Greek. pr o s . App-104 . make reconciliation . Greek. hilaskomai. See Luke 18:13 and App-196 . sins . Greek. hamartia. App-128 . people . Greek. laos. See Acts 2:47 . read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hebrews 2:16
For verily not to angels doth he give help, but he giveth help to the seed of Abraham.It is hard to understand why the translators gave this rendition, since the margin gives the Greek text thus, "For verily not of angels doth he take hold, but he taketh hold of the seed of Abraham."The meaning of this verse is that Christ took upon himself the flesh of the seed of Abraham; and the expression "he took hold of" is very illuminating, for it shows that Christ had an existence before he decided to... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hebrews 2:17
Wherefore it behooved him in all things to be made like unto his brethren that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. For in that he himself hath suffered, being tempted, he is able to succor them that are tempted.Behooved carries with it the idea of indebtedness, as of money owed, and indicates that Christ, having decided to help people, incurred the frightful obligations inherent in such a decision.... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Hebrews 2:16
Hebrews 2:16. For verily he took not on him, &c.— The version of the margin is here to be preferred, wherewith the Vulgate agrees. The word επιλαμβανεται is used several times in the New Testament with a genitive case, as in this place, and always in the sense of taking hold. See ch. Hebrews 8:9. Matthew 14:31.Mark 8:23; Mark 8:23.Luke 9:47; Luke 9:47. 1Ti 6:12; 1 Timothy 6:19. The apostle's reasoning stands thus: "Christ took part in flesh and blood, because his design was to lay hold of,... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Hebrews 2:17
Hebrews 2:17. Wherefore in all things, &c.— In taking flesh and blood, in sufferings, in death; for the next clause, see Romans 8:3.Philippians 2:7; Philippians 2:7. The following words may be rendered, that he might be merciful, and a faithful High-priest; merciful, in that being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted; and a faithful High-priest in things relative to God;—in doing all such things as the Father had appointed him; particularly in doing the office of a priest,... read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Hebrews 2:16
16. For verily—Greek, "For as we all know"; "For as you will doubtless grant." Paul probably alludes to Isaiah 41:8; Jeremiah 31:32, Septuagint, from which all Jews would know well that the fact here stated as to Messiah was what the prophets had led them to expect. took not on him, c.—rather, "It is not angels that He is helping (the present tense implies duration) but it is the seed of Abraham that He is helping." The verb is literally, to help by taking one by the hand, as in Jeremiah 31:32-... read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Hebrews 2:17
17. Wherefore—Greek, "Whence." Found in Paul's speech, :-. in all things—which are incidental to manhood, the being born, nourished, growing up, suffering. Sin is not, in the original constitution of man, a necessary attendant of manhood, so He had no sin. it behooved him—by moral necessity, considering what the justice and love of God required of Him as Mediator (compare :-), the office which He had voluntarily undertaken in order to "help" man (Hebrews 2:16). his brethren— (Hebrews 2:16-... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hebrews 2:10-18
E. The Son’s Solidarity with Humanity 2:10-18The writer next emphasized the future glory that the Son will experience to heighten his readers’ appreciation for Him and for their own future with Him. He did this by reflecting on Psalms 8. He wanted his readers to appreciate these things so they would continue to live by faith rather than departing from God’s will (cf. James 1; 1 Peter 1). This section concludes the first major part of the writer’s address and prepares his audience for the next... read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Hebrews 2:5-18
Christ’s humanity and suffering (2:5-18)Jews considered that human beings were inferior to angels. They therefore wondered how Jesus Christ could be superior to angels when in fact he was a man.The writer points out that this human status of inferiority to angels is only temporary. God’s original purpose was that human beings should rule over all things, but because of sin they lost this authority and are themselves in need of salvation (5-8). Jesus Christ, in order to save them, took their... read more