Hebrews 2:15

Hebrews 2:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
• New International Version (NIV)and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and release those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.

Context of Hebrews 2:15

13He also said, “I will put my trust in him,” that is, “I and the children God has given me.” 14Because God’s children are human beings—made of flesh and blood—the Son also became flesh and blood. For only as a human being could he die, and only by dying could he break the power of the devil, who had the power of death. Only in this way could he set free all who have lived their lives as slaves to the fear of dying. 16We also know that the Son did not come to help angels; he came to help the descendants of Abraham. 17Therefore, it was necessary for him to be made in every respect like us, his brothers and sisters, so that he could be our merciful and faithful High Priest before God. Then he could offer a sacrifice that would take away the sins of the people.

Hebrews 2:15 word by word

καὶ ἀπαλλάξῃ τούτους ὅσοι φόβῳ θανάτου διὰ παντὸς τοῦ ζῆν ἔνοχοι ἦσαν δουλείας.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• deliverἀπαλλάσσωapallassō · to releaseG525
• themοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• whoὅσοςhosos · just as/how muchG3745
• through fearφόβοςphobos · fearG5401
• of deathθάνατοςthanatos · deathG2288
• wereεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• ·διάdia · through/because ofG1223
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• theirὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• lifetimeζάωzaō · to liveG2198
• subjectἔνοχοςenochos · liable forG1777
• to bondageδουλείαdouleia · slaveryG1397

Cross-references for Hebrews 2:15

• Job 33:21Their flesh wastes away, and their bones stick out.
• Psalms 33:19He rescues them from death and keeps them alive in times of famine.
• Psalms 56:13For you have rescued me from death; you have kept my feet from slipping. So now I can walk in your presence, O God, in your life-giving light.
• Psalms 89:48No one can live forever; all will die. No one can escape the power of the grave. Interlude
• Luke 1:74We have been rescued from our enemies so we can serve God without fear,
• 2 Corinthians 1:10And he did rescue us from mortal danger, and he will rescue us again. We have placed our confidence in him, and he will continue to rescue us.
• Job 18:11“Terrors surround the wicked and trouble them at every step.
• Job 24:17The black night is their morning. They ally themselves with the terrors of the darkness.
• Psalms 55:4My heart pounds in my chest. The terror of death assaults me.
• Psalms 73:19In an instant they are destroyed, completely swept away by terrors.
• 1 Corinthians 15:50What I am saying, dear brothers and sisters, is that our physical bodies cannot inherit the Kingdom of God. These dying bodies cannot inherit what will last forever.
• Romans 8:15So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, “Abba, Father.”
• Galatians 4:21Tell me, you who want to live under the law, do you know what the law actually says?
• 2 Timothy 1:7For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.

Commentaries on Hebrews 2:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15And deliver them who through fear of death - It is very likely that the apostle has the Gentiles here principally in view. As they had no revelation, and no certainty of immortality, they were continually in bondage to the fear of death. They preferred life in any state, with the most grievous evils, to death, because they had no hope beyond the grave. But it is also true that all men naturally fear death; even those that have the fullest persuasion and…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15And deliver them - Not all of them “in fact,” though the way is open for all. This deliverance relates: (1) to the dread of death. He came to free them from that. (2) from death itself - that is, ultimately to bring them to a world where death shall be unknown. The dread of death may be removed by the work of Christ, and they who had been subject to constant alarms on account of it may be brought to look on it with calmness and peace; and ultimately they…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-18Verses 14-18 The angels fell, and remained without hope or help. Christ never designed to be the Saviour of the fallen angels, therefore he did not take their nature; and the nature of angels could not be an atoning sacrifice for the sin of man. Here is a price paid, enough for all, and suitable to all, for it was in our nature. Here the wonderful love of God appeared, that, when Christ knew what he must suffer in our nature, and how he must die in it…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-15The death of the Son of God as a sacrifice for sin weakened the devil's power. It made the devil's power over death ineffective (1 Corinthians 15:56). Philo, a first-century Jewish philosopher, wrote that "nothing enslaves the mind like fearing death" (Philo, That Every Good Person Is Free 3.22). Through his sacrificial death, Christ freed those who were slaves to the fear of dying.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. fear of death--even before they had experienced its actual power. all their lifetime--Such a life can hardly be called life. subject to bondage--literally, "subjects of bondage"; not merely liable to it, but enthralled in it (compare Ro 8:15; Ga 5:1). Contrast with this bondage, the glory of the "sons" (He 2:10). "Bondage" is defined by Aristotle, "The living not as one chooses"; "liberty," "the living as one chooses." Christ by delivering us from the…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 2:15

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Death
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Righteous
• Salvation
• War

In the dictionaries

• Adoption
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• Heed
• Neglect
• Recompense
• Reconciliation
• Taste
• Congregation
• Death
• Ebionism; Ebionites

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