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13 Also,

“I will put my trust in him, . . .”[a]

and then it goes on,

“Here I am, along with the children God has given me.”[b]

14 Therefore, since the children share a common physical nature as human beings, he became like them and shared that same human nature; so that by his death he might render ineffective the one who had power over death (that is, the Adversary) 15 and thus set free those who had been in bondage all their lives because of their fear of death.

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  1. Hebrews 2:13 Isaiah 8:17
  2. Hebrews 2:13 Isaiah 8:18 (Septuagint)

13 And again,

“I will put my trust in him.”[a](A)

And again he says,

“Here am I, and the children God has given me.”[b](B)

14 Since the children have flesh and blood,(C) he too shared in their humanity(D) so that by his death he might break the power(E) of him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil(F) 15 and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear(G) of death.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 2:13 Isaiah 8:17
  2. Hebrews 2:13 Isaiah 8:18