惟獨見那成為比天使小一點的耶穌（或譯：惟獨見耶穌暫時比天使小）；因為受死的苦，就得了尊貴榮耀為冠冕，叫他因着　神的恩，為人人嘗了死味。

……兒女既同有血肉之體，他也照樣親自成了血肉之體，特要藉着死敗壞那掌死權的，就是魔鬼，並要釋放那些一生因怕死而為奴僕的人。

他並不救拔天使，乃是救拔亞伯拉罕的後裔。所以，他凡事該與他的弟兄相同，為要在　神的事上成為慈悲忠信的大祭司，為百姓的罪獻上挽回祭。 (希伯來書 2:9,14-17 和合本)

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.

2:14 Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might destroy him who holds the power of death--that is, the devil--

2:15 and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.

2:16 For surely it is not angels he helps, but Abraham's descendants.