Hebrews 2:7

Thou hast made him a little less than (the) angels; thou hast crowned him with glory and honour; and thou hast ordained him on (or over) the works of thine hands.

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In The King James Version

Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands:

In Context

6But some man witnessed in a place, and said, What thing is man, that thou art mindful of him, or man’s son, for thou visitest him? (But someone testified, in some place, and said, What is a man, that thou rememberest him, or a man’s son, that thou visitest him?)

8Thou hast made all things subject under his feet. And in that that he subjected all things to him, he left nothing unsubject to him. But now we see not yet all things subject to him;

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Cross References

Psalms 8:5Thou hast made him a little less than (the) angels; (but) thou hast crowned him with glory and honour,

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 2:6-10

Design of Christ's Sufferings. ( a. d. 62.) 5 For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak. 6 But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him? 7 Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands: 8 Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left… Read the whole commentary →

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