But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
But - `But rather, Him who was made for a little lower than the angels (cf. Luke 22:43) we behold (by faith: a different verb from "we see" visibly, Hebrews 2:8 х horoomen (G3708)], which expresses the impression our eyes passively receive from objects; whereas х blepomen (G991)] "we behold," "look," implies direction and intention, as of one deliberately regarding something, and mentally perceiving: so Hebrews 3:19; Hebrews 10:25, Greek) - namely, Jesus, on account of His suffering death, crowned,' etc. He is already so crowned to the eye of faith; hereafter all things shall be subjected to Him visibly. The ground of His exaltation is 'on account of His having suffered death' (Philippians 2:8-9; 5:10).
That he by the grace of God (Titus 2:11; Titus 3:4). The reading of Origen, 'That He without ( chooris (G5565) for chariti (G5485)) God' (laying aside His divinity: or, for every being except God; or perhaps 'apart from God,' forsaken, as the sin-bearer, by the Father on the cross), is not supported by manuscripts. The "that," etc. is connected with "crowned with glory," etc. His exaltation after sufferings is the perfecting of His work (Hebrews 2:10) for us: from it flows the result that His tasting of death is available in behalf of every man. He is crowned as the Head of our common humanity, presenting His blood as the all-prevailing plea for us. This coronation above makes His death applicable for every individual man (singular: not merely 'for all men') (Hebrews 4:14; Hebrews 9:24; 1 John 2:2). "Taste death" implies personal experimental undergoing it: death of body, and death (spiritually) of soul, in His being forsaken of the Father. 'As a physician first tastes his medicines to encourage his patient to take them, so Christ, when all men feared death, to persuade them to be bold in meeting it, tasted it Himself, though He had no need' (Chrysostom) (Hebrews 2:14-15).