Hebrews 2:8

Hebrews 2:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him.
• New International Version (NIV)and put everything under their feet.” In putting everything under them, God left nothing that is not subject to them. Yet at present we do not see everything subject to them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)putting everything in subjection under his feet." Now in putting everything in subjection to him, he left nothing outside his control. At present, we do not yet see everything in subjection to him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You have put all things in subjection under his feet.” For in that He put all in subjection under him, He left nothing that is not put under him. But now we do not yet see all things put under him.

Context of Hebrews 2:8

6Instead, someone has declared this somewhere in Scripture: “What is a mortal that you should remember him, or the Son of Man that you take care of him? 7You made him a little lower than the angels. You crowned him with glory and honor. You put everything under his control.” When God put everything under his Son’s control, nothing was left out. However, at the present time we still don’t see everything under his Son’s control. 9Jesus was made a little lower than the angels, but we see him crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death. Through God’s kindness he died on behalf of everyone. 10God is the one for whom and through whom everything exists. Therefore, while God was bringing many sons and daughters to glory, it was the right time to bring Jesus, the source of their salvation, to the end of his work through suffering.

Hebrews 2:8 word by word

πάντα ὑπέταξας ὑποκάτω τῶν ποδῶν αὐτοῦ. ἐν τῷ γὰρ ὑποτάξαι αὐτῷ τὰ πάντα οὐδὲν ἀφῆκεν αὐτῷ ἀνυπότακτον· νῦν δὲ οὔπω ὁρῶμεν αὐτῷ τὰ πάντα ὑποτεταγμένα.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou hast putὑποτάσσωhupotassō · to subjectG5293
• all thingsπᾶςpas · allG3956
• underὑποκάτωhupokatō · underG5270
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• feetὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• feetπούςpous · footG4228
• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• he leftἀφίημιaphiēmi · to release: leaveG863
• nothingοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• not put underἀνυπότακτοςanupotaktos · insubordinateG506
• Butδέde · thenG1161
• nowνῦνnun · nowG3568
• we seeὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• not yetοὔπωoupō · not yetG3768

Cross-references for Hebrews 2:8

• Hebrews 2:5He didn’t put the world that will come (about which we are talking) under the angels’ control.
• Hebrews 1:13But God never said to any of the angels, “Take the honored position—the one next to me on the heavenly throne until I put your enemies under your control.”
• Psalms 2:6“I have installed my own king on Zion, my holy mountain.”
• Daniel 7:14He was given power, honor, and a kingdom. People from every province, nation, and language were to serve him. His power is an eternal power that will not be taken away. His kingdom will never be destroyed.
• Matthew 28:18When Jesus came near, he spoke to them. He said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
• John 3:35The Father loves his Son and has put everything in his power.
• John 13:3The Father had put everything in Jesus’ control. Jesus knew that. He also knew that he had come from God and was going back to God.
• 1 Corinthians 15:27Clearly, God has put everything under Christ’s authority. When God says that everything has been put under Christ’s authority, this clearly excludes God, since God has put everything under Christ’s authority.
• Ephesians 1:21He is far above all rulers, authorities, powers, lords, and all other names that can be named, not only in this present world but also in the world to come.
• Philippians 2:9This is why God has given him an exceptional honor— the name honored above all other names—
• 1 Peter 3:22Now Christ has gone to heaven where he holds the honored position—the one next to God the Father on the throne. Angels, rulers, and powers have been placed under his authority.
• Revelation 1:5and from Jesus Christ, the witness, the trustworthy one, the first to come back to life, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. Glory and power forever and ever belong to the one who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood
• Revelation 5:11Then I heard the voices of many angels, the four living creatures, and the leaders surrounding the throne. They numbered ten thousand times ten thousand and thousands times thousands.
• Job 30:1“But now those who are younger than I am laugh at me. I didn’t think their fathers were fit to sit with the dogs of my flock.
• Job 41:1“Can you pull Leviathan out ⌞of the water⌟ with a fishhook or tie its tongue down with a rope?
• 1 Corinthians 15:24Then the end will come. Christ will hand over the kingdom to God the Father as he destroys every ruler, authority, and power.

Commentaries on Hebrews 2:8

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Thou hast put all things in subjection … - Psalm 8:6. That is, all things are put under the control of man, or thou hast given him dominion over all things. For in that he put all in subjection - The meaning of this is, that the “fair interpretation” of the passage in the Psalm is, that the dominion of “man,” or of human nature over the earth, was to be absolute and total. Nothing was to be excepted. But this is not now the fact in regard to man in…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-9Verses 5-9 Neither the state in which the church is at present, nor its more completely restored state, when the prince of this world shall be cast out, and the kingdoms of the earth become the kingdom of Christ, is left to the government of the angels: Christ will take to him his great power, and will reign. And what is the moving cause of all the kindness God shows to men in giving Christ for them and to them? it is the grace of God. As a reward of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8placed everything under his feet: See study note on 2:6–8. He left nothing outside of his control: All things are ultimately under the authority of Christ and the church. However, we have not yet seen this fully happen. Only at the end of the age (the final period of time when Jesus returns) will it be completed.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. (1Co 15:27.) For in that--that is, "For in that" God saith in the eighth Psalm, "He put the all things (so the Greek, the all things just mentioned) in subjection under him (man), He left nothing ... As no limitation occurs in the sacred writing, the "all things" must include heavenly, as well as earthly things (compare 1Co 3:21, 22). But now--As things now are, we see not yet the all things put under man.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Hebrews 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings