Hebrews 2:7

Related Commentaries of Hebrews 2:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Thou madest him a little lower than the angels - Margin, “A little while inferior to.” The Greek may here mean a little inferior in rank, or infe...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

Thou (i) madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with (k) glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands: (i)...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Hebrews 1:5 to Hebrews 2:18 . The Son is Superior to the Angels. For this theme the way has been prepared in the closing words of Hebrews 1:14...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Resuming his argument, the writer deals with the objection that Christ cannot be ranked above the angels in view of His earthly humiliation. This obj...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

madest... lower . Greek. elattoo. Only here, Hebrews 2:9 , and John 3:30 (decrease). a little . for. little while. the . Omit. crownedst...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

7. Thou madest him, etc. A new difficulty now arises as to the explanation of the words. I have already shown that the passage is fitly a...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 2274 CHRIST’S SUPERIORITY TO ANGELS Hebrews 2:6-8 . One in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of h...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Thou 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: Thou madest...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

But one in a certain place, &c.— "Nor think it strange, that a man should be invested with such extraordinary power; for as the Psalmist says o...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Thou 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: A li...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jesus Exalted in Humiliation 1-4. The former dispensation, even though mediated by comparatively inferior beings such as the angels, was yet so sa...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

A little lower ] This is the meaning of the Heb, but the rendering 'for a little lower' (RM) seems to be required for the argument. Man's inferiorit...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(5-18) It was needful that Jesus, as Author of salvation to man, should in all points be made like to those whom He saves, and in their likeness suff...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER II THE SON AND THE ANGELS Hebrews 1:4 - Hebrews 2:18 The most dangerous and persistent error against which the theologians of the Ne...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

The Author of Our Salvation Hebrews 2:1-9 Drifting away , Hebrews 2:1-4 . The r.v. gives this solemn rendering. Unless we watch, the strong...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here we have the first of a series of warnings uttered in connection with the arguments. If the ministrations of angels had been of so steadfast a ch...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(5) For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak. (6) But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Thou madest him a little lower than the angels ,.... In the Hebrew text it is, "than Elohim", which some render, "than God"; but it is rightly rende...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Thou 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: Ver. 7....
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Thou madest him That Isaiah, 1 st, Man, when first created; a little lower than the angels So the LXX., and all the old Greek translations, as al...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The first four verses of this chapter now press upon us the appropriate conclusions that must be drawn from so transcendent a revelation of the glory...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Design of Christ's Sufferings. A. D. 62. 5...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

OLBGrk;OLBHeb; Thou madest him: Hlattwsav, so diminished, as it supposed the subject to be in a higher condition before: this no man ever was, but...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES Hebrews 2:5 . World to come. —The new dispensation. Rabbinical teaching was divided under two heads: (1) hâ‘ôlâ...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Hebrews 2:5-10 Consider: I. What it is that the Son of man, humbling Himself for us, hath endured. There are two expressions used to suffer death...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Hebrews 2:1 . Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip. We ha...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Hebrews 2:1 . Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip. That...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Hebrews 2:1 . Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip. It is...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Hebrews 2:1 . We ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard. The things relating to the glory of the person of Christ,...
The Biblical Illustrator

A little lower than the angels Humiliation the way to exaltation All the forementioned branches of Christ’s advancement, which are here and Is...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Hebrews 2:1-58 INTERPOSED EXHORTATION as explained above. Hebrews 2:1 On this account ( i.e. on account of what h...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A further argument for the superiority of Christ's word:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Thou madest Him a little lower than the angels; Thou crownedst Him with glory and honor, and didst set Him over the works of thy hands;
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Thou hast made him — Adam. A little lower than the angels — The Hebrew is, a little lower than (that is, next to) God. Such was man as he came out...

⁷ Thou madest him a little lowerc than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands:

Related Commentaries of Hebrews 2:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Hebrews 2:7