1 ¶ Therefore, it is necessary that we with more diligence keep the things which we have heard, so that we do not fall.

Since all this is true, we ought to pay much closer attention than ever to the truths that we have heard, lest in any way we drift past and slip away.

2 F or if the word spoken by the ministry of angels was steadfast and every rebellion and disobedience received a just recompense of reward,

For if the message given through angels was authentic and proved sure, and every violation and disobedience received an appropriate (just and adequate) penalty,

3 h ow shall we escape, if we belittle such great saving health? Which, having begun to be published by the Lord, has been confirmed unto us by those that heard him,

How shall we escape if we neglect and refuse to pay attention to such a great salvation ? For it was declared at first by the Lord, and it was confirmed to us and proved to be real and genuine by those who personally heard.

4 G od also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders and with diverse miracles and gifts of the Holy Spirit, distributing them according to his own will?

it was also established and plainly endorsed by God, Who showed His approval of it by signs and wonders and various miraculous manifestations of power and by imparting the gifts of the Holy Spirit according to His own will.

5 ¶ For unto the angels he has not subjected the world to come, of which we speak.

For it was not to angels that God subjected the habitable world of the future, of which we are speaking.

6 B ut one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou dost visit him?

It has been solemnly and earnestly said in a certain place, What is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You graciously and helpfully care for and visit and look after him?

7 T hou didst make him a little lower than the angels; thou didst crown him with glory and honour and didst set him over the works of thy hands.

For some little time You have ranked him lower than and inferior to the angels; You have crowned him with glory and honor and set him over the works of Your hands,

8 T hou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we do not see yet that all things are put under him.

For You have put everything in subjection under his feet. Now in putting everything in subjection to man, He left nothing outside control. But at present we do not yet see all things subjected to him.

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

But we are able to see Jesus, Who was ranked lower than the angels for a little while, crowned with glory and honor because of His having suffered death, in order that by the grace (unmerited favor) of God He might experience death for every individual person.

10 ¶ For it was expedient that he, for whom are all things and by whom are all things, preparing to bring forth many sons in his glory, should perfect the author of their saving health through sufferings.

For it was an act worthy and fitting that He, for Whose sake and by Whom all things have their existence, in bringing many sons into glory, should make the Pioneer of their salvation perfect through suffering.

11 F or both he that sanctifies and those who are sanctified are all of one, for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,

For both He Who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one. For this reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren;

12 s aying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren; in the midst of the congregation I will praise thee.

For He says, I will declare Your name to My brethren; in the midst of the congregation I will sing hymns of praise to You.

13 A nd again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God has given me.

And again He says, My trust and assured reliance and confident hope shall be fixed in Him. And yet again, Here I am, I and the children whom God has given Me.

14 ¶ Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same, that through death he might destroy him that had the empire of death, that is, the devil,

Since, therefore, children share in flesh and blood, He in a similar manner partook of the same, that by death He might bring to nought and make of no effect him who had the power of death—that is, the devil—

15 a nd deliver those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to slavery.

And also that He might deliver and completely set free all those who through the fear of death were held in bondage throughout the whole course of their lives.

16 F or verily he did not take the angels, but he took the seed of Abraham.

For, as we all know, He did not take hold of angels '> the fallen angels, to give them a helping and delivering hand], but He did take hold of '> the fallen] descendants of Abraham.

17 T herefore in all things he should be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make atonement for the sins of the people.

So it is evident that it was essential that He be made like His brethren in every respect, in order that He might become a merciful (sympathetic) and faithful High Priest in the things related to God, to make atonement and propitiation for the people’s sins.

18 F or in that he himself has suffered and was tempted, he is also powerful to help those that are tempted.

For because He Himself has suffered in being tempted (tested and tried), He is able to run to the cry of (assist, relieve) those who are being tempted and tested and tried.