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**Therefore** = On account of (Greek. *dia* . App-104 .[Hebrews 2:2](../../../kjv/hebrews/2/2); [Hebrews 2:2](../../../kjv/hebrews/2/2) ) this.
**give, &c** . Literally give heed more abundantly.
**lest** . Greek. *me* . App-105 .
**lest . . . slip** = lest . . . we should let glide away. Greek. *pararreo.* Literally flow beside. Only here.
**at any time** = haply.

**word** . Greek. *logos.* App-121 .
**spoken** . Greek. *laleo* . App-121 .
**stedfast** . Greek. *bebaios.* See [Romans 4:16](../../../kjv/romans/4/16) . Compare [Hebrews 2:3](../../../kjv/hebrews/2/3) .
**transgression** . Greek. *parabasis.* See [Romans 2:23](../../../kjv/romans/2/23) . Compare App-128 .
**disobedience** . Greek. *parakoe.* App-128 . [Hebrews 2:2](../../../kjv/hebrews/2/2) .
**just** . Greek. *endikos.* See App-191 .
**recompence, &c** . Greek. *misthapodosia.* Only here, [Hebrews 10:35](../../../kjv/hebrews/10/35) ; [Hebrews 11:26](../../../kjv/hebrews/11/26) . Compare [Hebrews 11:6](../../../kjv/hebrews/11/6) .

**if we neglect** = neglecting. Greek. *ameleo.* See [1 Timothy 4:14](../../../kjv/1-timothy/4/14) .
**which, &c** . Literally receiving a beginning.
**Lord** . App-98 .
**and** . Omit.
**confirmed** . Greek. *bebaioo.* See [Romans 15:8](../../../kjv/romans/15/8) .
**unto** . Greek. *eis* . App-104 .
**by** . Greek. *hupo.* App-104 .

**God.** App-98 .
**bearing . . . witness** = bearing witness with. Greek. *sunepimartureo.* Only here.
**signs, wonders, miracles** . See App-176[Hebrews 3:2](../../../kjv/hebrews/3/2) , [Hebrews 3:1](../../../kjv/hebrews/3/1) .
**gifts** = distributions. Greek. *merismos.* Only here and [Hebrews 4:12](../../../kjv/hebrews/4/12) .
**Holy Ghost** . App-101 .
**according to** . Greek. *kata.* App-104 .
**will** . Greek. *thelesis.* Only here. Compare App-102 .

**For, &c** . Read, "For not ( App-105 ) to angels did He subject".
**unto** = to.
**world** . Greek. *oikoumene.* App-129 . Compare [Hebrews 1:6](../../../kjv/hebrews/1/6) .
**whereof** = concerning (Greek. *peri* App-104 ) which,

**one** App-123 .
**testified** . Greek. *diamarturomai* See [Acts 2:40](../../../kjv/acts/2/40) .
**man** . Greek. *anthropos.* App-123 .
**art mindful.** Greek. *mimneskomai.* Compare [Hebrews 13:3](../../../kjv/hebrews/13/3) .
**Son of Man** . See App-98 . No article.
**visitest** . Greek. *episkeptomai.* App-133 .

**madest . . . lower** . Greek. *elattoo.* Only here, [Hebrews 2:9](../../../kjv/hebrews/2/9) , and [John 3:30](../../../kjv/john/3/30) (decrease).
**a little** = for a little while.
**the** . Omit.
**crownedst** . Greek. *stephanoo.* See [2 Timothy 2:5](../../../kjv/2-timothy/2/5) .
**glory** . See p. 1511.

**nothing** . Greek. *oudeis.*
**not, &c** . Greek. *anupotaktos.* See [1 Timothy 1:9](../../../kjv/1-timothy/1/9) . This is said by Figure of speech *Prolepsis,* or Anticipation. App-6 .
**now** . Emph. see. Greek. *horao.* App-133 .:8.
**not yet** . Greek. *oupo* .
**put under** = subjected to.

**see** . Greek. *blepo.* App-133 . Read, "see Him Who was made . . . angels, even Jesus".
**Jesus** . App-98 .
**for . . . honour** . Parenthesis ( App-6 ) inserted. Omit the comma after "death".
**for** = because of. Greek. *dia* . App-104 .[Hebrews 2:2](../../../kjv/hebrews/2/2) .

**all things** . Compare [Romans 11:36](../../../kjv/romans/11/36) . [Ephesians 3:9](../../../kjv/ephesians/3/9) . Co [Hebrews 1:1](../../../kjv/hebrews/1/1) , Heb 1:17 .
**make . . . perfect** . Greek. *teleioo.* App-125 .
**Captain** . Greek. *archegos* . See [Acts 3:15](../../../kjv/acts/3/15)

**One.** i.e. God.
**brethren** . The Lord's condescension does not justify the irreverence of calling Him our "elder Brother".

**declare** . Greek. *apangello.* See [Acts 4:23](../../../kjv/acts/4/23) .
**church** . Greek. *ekklesia* . App-186 .
**sing praise unto** . Greek. *humneo.* See [Acts 16:25](../../../kjv/acts/16/25) . Cited from [Psalms 22:22](../../../kjv/psalms/22/22) .

**put my trust** . Greek. *peitho.* App-150 .
**in** = upon. Greek. *epi* . App-104 . Cited from [2 Samuel 22:3](../../../kjv/2-samuel/22/3) .
**children** . Greek. *paidion.* App-108 .
**hath given** = gave. Cited from [Isaiah 8:18](../../../kjv/isaiah/8/18) .

**flesh and blood.** The texts read "blood and flesh". In *Hebrews* flesh is never used in the moral sense of [Romans 7:18](../../../kjv/romans/7/18) , but always of natural body.
**He, &c** . = Himself also.
**likewise** . Greek. *paraplesios.* Only here. Compare [Philippians 1:2](../../../kjv/philippians/1/2) , [Philippians 1:27](../../../kjv/philippians/1/27) .
**took part** . Greek. *metecho.* See [1 Corinthians 9:10](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/9/10) .
**the same** . The same (things), i.e. flesh and blood, not the same flesh and blood, which had become corrupted by Adam's sin. "This same Jesus" was a direct creation of God. Compare [Luke 1:35](../../../kjv/luke/1/35) .
**that** = in order that Greek. *hina.*
**destroy** . Greek. *katargeo.* See [Luke 13:7](../../../kjv/luke/13/7) .
**that had** = holding.
**power** . Greek. *kratos.* App-172 .

**deliver** . Greek. *apallasso.* See [Acts 19:12](../../../kjv/acts/19/12) .
**through** . No preposition. Dative case.
**all** = through (Greek. *dia)* all.
**subject to** . Greek. *enochos.* See [Matthew 26:66](../../../kjv/matthew/26/66) .
**bondage** . Greek. *douleia.* App-190 .

**verily** = certainly. Greek. *depou.* Only here.
**took, &c** . = taketh not ( App-105 ) hold of angels.
**took** . Greek. *epilambanomai.* First occurance: [Matthew 14:31](../../../kjv/matthew/14/31) . Compare [Acts 9:27](../../../kjv/acts/9/27) .

**in** = according to, as in [Hebrews 2:4](../../../kjv/hebrews/2/4) .
**be** = become.
**faithful** . Greek. *pistos* . App-150 .
**High Priest** . Occurs very frequently in Gospels and Acts; seventeen times in Hebrews; and nowhere else after Acts. A significant silence.
**pertaining to** . Greek. *pr* o *s* . App-104 .
**make reconciliation** . Greek. *hilaskomai.* See [Luke 18:13](../../../kjv/luke/18/13) and App-196 .
**sins** . Greek. *hamartia.* App-128 .
**people** . Greek. *laos.* See [Acts 2:47](../../../kjv/acts/2/47) .

**in that** = wherein.
**tempted** = tried or tested. Compare [Matthew 4:1](../../../kjv/matthew/4/1) and [Luke 22:23](../../../kjv/luke/22/23) .
**succour** . Compare [2 Corinthians 6:2](../../../kjv/2-corinthians/6/2) .

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