Hebrews 2:16
For he did not assume a nature from angels, but he assumed a nature from the seed of Abraham.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
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 might release them, who, through fear of death, are all their lives subject to bondage.
Cross References
Matthew 1:1THE book of the nativity of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, son of Abraham.
Romans 4:16Wherefore, it is by the faith which is by grace, that we are justified: so that the promise may be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but also to that which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all:
Galatians 3:29And if ye are the Messiah's, then are ye the seed of Abraham, and heirs by the promise.
Hebrews 12:10For they chastened us for a short time, according to their pleasure; but God, for our advantage, that we may become partakers 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 →