Hebrews 2:16
For not from the angels he took, but from the seed of Abraham he took.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.
In Context
15and set loose them who in the fear of death had been all their lives subjected to servitude.
Cross References
Matthew 1:1THE RECORD of the generation of Jeshu the Meshicha, the son of David, son of Abraham.
Romans 4:16Therefore it is by faith, which is through grace, that we are justified, that the promise might be firm unto all his seed; not to that which is of the law only, but also to that which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all:
Galatians 3:29And if you are of the Meshiha, therefore are you the seed of Abraham, and heirs by the promise.
Hebrews 12:10For they, during a little time, as they willed, chastised us; but Aloha for our advantage, that we might partake of his holiness.
Matthew Henry on Hebrews 2:15-18
Christ's Incarnation. ( a. d. 62.) 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 power of death, that is, the devil; 15 And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. 16 For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham. 17 Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be… Read the whole commentary →