Hebrews 2:6

Hebrews 2:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him?
• New International Version (NIV)But there is a place where someone has testified: “What is mankind that you are mindful of them, a son of man that you care for him?
• English Standard Version (ESV)It has been testified somewhere, "What is man, that you are mindful of him, or the son of man, that you care for him?
• New King James Version (NKJV)But one testified in a certain place, saying: “What is man that You are mindful of him, Or the son of man that You take care of him?

Context of Hebrews 2:6

4God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will? 5For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak. But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him? 7Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands: 8Thou 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.

Hebrews 2:6 word by word

διεμαρτύρατο δέ πού τις λέγων· τί ἐστιν ἄνθρωπος ὅτι μιμνῄσκῃ αὐτοῦ ἢ υἱὸς ἀνθρώπου ὅτι ἐπισκέπτῃ αὐτόν;Read the interlinear

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• oneτιςtis · oneG5100
• in a certain placeπούpou · somewhereG4225
• testifiedδιαμαρτύρομαιdiamarturomai · to testify solemnlyG1263
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• thou art mindfulμιμνήσκωmimnēskō · to rememberG3403
• of himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• orἤē · orG2228
• the sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• thou visitestἐπισκέπτομαιepiskeptomai · to visit/care forG1980

Cross-references for Hebrews 2:6

• Hebrews 4:4For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.
• Hebrews 5:6As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
• 1 Peter 1:11Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.
• Job 7:17What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?
• Job 15:14What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
• Psalms 8:4What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
• Psalms 144:3Yhwh, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!
• Isaiah 40:17All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.
• Job 25:6How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?
• Psalms 146:3Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
• Isaiah 51:12I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass;
• Genesis 50:24And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die: and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.
• Luke 1:68Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
• Luke 7:16And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his people.

Commentaries on Hebrews 2:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6But one in a certain place - This one is David; and the certain place, Psalm 8:4, Psalm 8:5, Psalm 8:6. But why does the apostle use this indeterminate mode of quotation? Because it was common thus to express the testimony of any of the inspired writers; ההוא אמר amar hahu kethab, thus saith a certain scripture. So Philo, De Plant. Noe: , he saith somewhere; , a certain person saith. Thus even the heathens were accustomed to quote high authorities; so…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6But one in a certain place testified - The apostle was writing to those who were supposed to be familiar with the Hebrew Scriptures, and where it would be necessary only to make a reference in general without mentioning the name. The place which is quoted here is Psalm 8:4-6. The “argument” of the apostle is this, that there stood in the sacred Scriptures a declaration that “all things were placed under the control and jurisdiction of man,” but that that…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. 6What is man: These lines of the psalm highlight God's special care for humans. the son of Man: The term son of man refers to human life and is similar to man in the previous line. In the Gospels, Jesus often used this phrase to describe himself.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. But--It is not to angels the Gospel kingdom is subject, BUT ... one ... testified--the usual way of quoting Scripture to readers familiar with it. Psa 8:5-7 praises Jehovah for exalting MAN, so as to subject all the works of God on earth to him: this dignity having been lost by the first Adam, is realized only in Christ the Son of man, the Representative Man and Head of our redeemed race. Thus Paul proves that it is to MAN, not to angels, that God has…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 2:6

• Prophecy
• Quotations and Allusions

In the dictionaries

• Son of man
• Bondage
• Heed
• Neglect
• Recompense
• Reconciliation
• Taste
• Congregation
• Ebionism; Ebionites
• Faithful; Faithfulness

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