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13 And again,

“I will put my trust in him.”

And again,

“Here I am,
    together with the children God has given me.”

14 Therefore, since the children are all made of flesh and blood,[a] Jesus likewise shared in the same flesh and blood, so that by his death he might destroy the one who has the power of death—that is, the devil— 15 and set free those who throughout their lives had been held in slavery by the fear of death.

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  1. Hebrews 2:14 Flesh and blood: i.e., the human condition.

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