Hebrews 2:16
For indeed He taketh not hold of angels to save them, but of the seed of Abraham.
1770 John Worsley NT
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 deliver those who through fear of death were all their life-time subject to bondage.
Cross References
Matthew 1:1The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Romans 4:16And therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace, that so the promise might 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 be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
Hebrews 12:10For they indeed corrected us for a while, as seemed good to them; but He for our profit, that we may be 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 →