'Therefore12we6must3pay5much closer4attention5to what7[we] have heard,8lest9we drift away10from it. For2since1the3message7declared6by4angels5proved to be8reliable,9and10every11transgression12or13disobedience14received15a just16retribution,17 how1shall3we2escape3if weneglect5such a great4salvation?6It7was declared10at first8by11the12Lord,13andit was attested19to17us18by14those15who heard,16 while1God3alsobore witness1by signs4and6wonders7and8various9miracles10and11by gifts14of the12Holy13Spirit12distributed14according to15his17will.18 For2it wasnot1to angels3that[God] subjected4the5world6to come,8of9which10we are speaking.11 It4has been testified1somewhere,3What6is7man,8that9you are mindful10of him,11or12the son13of man,14that15you care for16him?17 You made1him2for a little [while]3lower1than5the angels;6you have crowned10him11with glory7and8honor,9 putting2everything1in subjection2under3his6feet.5[Now]9in putting10everything1213in subjection10to him,11he left15nothing14outside17his16control.17At present,18we do21not yet20see21everything2324in subjection25to him.22 But2we see8him1who7for a little while34was made lower7than5the angels,6namelyJesus,9crowned18with glory15and16honor17because of10the11suffering12of death,14so that19by the grace20of God21he might taste24death25for22everyone.23 For2it was fitting1thathe,3for whom45and8by whom910all things67exist,in bringing17many13sons14to15glory,16should make25the18founder19of21their22salvation21perfect25through23suffering.24 For3he1who sanctifies4and5those6who are sanctified7all10have one source.89That12iswhy1113he is15not14ashamed15to call18them17brothers,16 saying,1I will tell of2your5name4to7my8brothers;7in9the midst of10the congregation11I will sing12your13praise.12 And1again,2I3will4put [my] trust5in6him.7And8again,9Behold,10I11and12the13children14God19has given17me.16 Since1therefore2the3children4share in5flesh8and7blood,6he12himself10likewise11partook of12the13same things,14that15through16death18he might destroy19the one20who has23the21power22of death,25that26is,27the28devil,29 and1deliver2allthose3who4through fear5of death6were12subject11to7lifelong10slavery.13 For2surely3it isnot1angels4thathe helps,5but6he helps9the offspring of7Abraham.8 Therefore1he had2to be made like7hisbrothers6in3every [respect],4so that8he might become10a merciful9and11faithful12high priest13in the [service] of1415God,17to make propitiation20for the21sins22of the23people.24 For3because12he4himself5has suffered4when tempted,6he is able7to help10those8who are being tempted.9