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Berean Standard Bible

“But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.”

Hebrews 2:9

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Study note

The author has been showing that Jesus is greater than the angels, then turns to a puzzle from Psalm 8: humanity was made to rule creation, yet we clearly do not. The answer is Jesus.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.

World English Bible (WEB)

But we see him who has been made a little lower than the angels, Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that by the grace of God he should taste of death for everyone.

King James Version (KJV)

But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.

American Standard Version (ASV)

But we behold him who hath been made a little lower than the angels, [even] Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that by the grace of God he should taste of death for every [man].

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

But we see him who was made a little lower than the angels, even Jesus, crowned with glory and honour, because he let himself be put to death so that by the grace of God he might undergo death for all men.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and him who was made some little less than messengers we see -- Jesus -- because of the suffering of the death, with glory and honour having been crowned, that by the grace of God for every one he might taste of death.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Empero vemos coronado de gloria y de honra, por el padecimiento de muerte, á aquel Jesús que es hecho un poco menor que los ángeles, para que por gracia de Dios gustase la muerte por todos.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Sin embargo, vemos a Jesús, que fue hecho un poco inferior a los ángeles, y lo vemos coronado de gloria y honra por haber padecido la muerte por nosotros. De esta forma, por la gracia de Dios, la muerte de Jesús fue de beneficio para todos.

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