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Preto musíme dávať tým väčší pozor na to, čo sme počuli o Kristovi, aby nás prúd nestrhol mimo.

Lebo ak už slovo zákona, ktoré vyslovili anjeli, bolo pevné a každý, kto ho prestúpil a neposlúchol, bol spravodlivo potrestaný,

ako by sme unikli trestu my, ak odmietneme takú veľkú ponuku záchrany? Prvý nám ju oznamoval sám Pán a svedčili o nej aj tí, ktorí ju počuli na vlastné uši.

Boh sám potvrdzoval ich svedectvo znameniami, zázrakmi a darmi Svätého Ducha, ktoré udeľoval podľa svojej vôle.

Kristus nás vykúpil, nie anjeli

Budúci svet, o ktorom hovoríme, nepodriadil Boh anjelom, ale Kristovi.

Na jednom mieste Písmo o ňom hovorí: Čo je človek, že naňho pamätáš, a Syn človeka, že sa oňho takto staráš?

Len na krátky čas si ho postavil nižšie ako anjelov, ale potom si ho ovenčil slávou a cťou

a všetko si položil pod jeho nohy."

Keď mu teda podriadil všetko, tak to platí o všetkom bez výnimky. Zatiaľ ešte nevidíme, že by sa tak naozaj stalo.

Ale vidíme, že Boh svojho Syna Ježiša Krista, ktorého na krátky čas postavil nižšie ako anjelov, ovenčil slávou a cťou. To bola odmena za jeho smrť na kríži. Lebo Boh vo svojej veľkej láske rozhodol, aby Kristus za nás všetkých okúsil smrť.

10 Preto nie je protirečením, že Boh, pre ktorého a prostredníctvom ktorého je všetko stvorené, urobil svojho Syna utrpením na kríži dokonalým, a tak Kristus mnohých priviedol do nebeskej slávy.

11 A tí, ktorých Ježiš posvätil, majú toho istého Otca ako on. Preto sa ich nehanbí nazývať svojimi bratmi, keď hovorí:

12 Tvoje meno budem zvestovať svojim bratom, uprostred zhromaždenia ťa budem velebiť."

13 A na inom mieste hovorí: Ja budem v neho dúfať." A ďalej: Hľa, ja a deti, ktoré mi dal Boh."

14 Pretože súrodencov spája telo a krv, aj Ježiš sa stal človekom, aby svojou smrťou zlomil moc diabla, ktorý smrťou vládne,

15 a aby tak vyslobodil tých, ktorí sú celý život zotročení strachom zo smrti.

16 Neprišiel predsa pre anjelov, ale pre ľudí, potomkov Abrahámových.

17 Preto sa nám musel vo všetkom pripodobniť, aby sa stal milosrdným a verným veľkňazom pred Bohom, a mohol tak zmieriť hriechy ľudu.

18 A pretože sám prešiel skúškou utrpenia, môže pomáhať tým, ktorí prechádzajú skúškami.

Warning to Pay Attention

We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.(A) For since the message spoken(B) through angels(C) was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment,(D) how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation?(E) This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord,(F) was confirmed to us by those who heard him.(G) God also testified to it by signs, wonders and various miracles,(H) and by gifts of the Holy Spirit(I) distributed according to his will.(J)

Jesus Made Fully Human

It is not to angels that he has subjected the world to come, about which we are speaking. But there is a place where someone(K) has testified:

“What is mankind that you are mindful of them,
    a son of man that you care for him?(L)
You made them a little[a] lower than the angels;
    you crowned them with glory and honor
    and put everything under their feet.”[b][c](M)

In putting everything under them,[d] God left nothing that is not subject to them.[e] Yet at present we do not see everything subject to them.[f] But we do see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while, now crowned with glory and honor(N) because he suffered death,(O) so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.(P)

10 In bringing many sons and daughters to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists,(Q) should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through what he suffered.(R) 11 Both the one who makes people holy(S) and those who are made holy(T) are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters.[g](U) 12 He says,

“I will declare your name to my brothers and sisters;
    in the assembly I will sing your praises.”[h](V)

13 And again,

“I will put my trust in him.”[i](W)

And again he says,

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

14 Since the children have flesh and blood,(Y) he too shared in their humanity(Z) so that by his death he might break the power(AA) of him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil(AB) 15 and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear(AC) of death. 16 For surely it is not angels he helps, but Abraham’s descendants.(AD) 17 For this reason he had to be made like them,[k](AE) fully human in every way, in order that he might become a merciful(AF) and faithful high priest(AG) in service to God,(AH) and that he might make atonement for the sins of the people.(AI) 18 Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.(AJ)

Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 2:7 Or them for a little while
  2. Hebrews 2:8 Psalm 8:4-6
  3. Hebrews 2:8 Or You made him a little lower than the angels;/ you crowned him with glory and honor/ and put everything under his feet.”
  4. Hebrews 2:8 Or him
  5. Hebrews 2:8 Or him
  6. Hebrews 2:8 Or him
  7. Hebrews 2:11 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in verse 12; and in 3:1, 12; 10:19; 13:22.
  8. Hebrews 2:12 Psalm 22:22
  9. Hebrews 2:13 Isaiah 8:17
  10. Hebrews 2:13 Isaiah 8:18
  11. Hebrews 2:17 Or like his brothers