You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor.
Parallel translations
- WEB For you have made him a little lower than God, and crowned him with glory and honor.
- KJV For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.
- NKJV For You have made him a little lower than the angels, And You have crowned him with glory and honor.
- NASB Yet You have made him a little lower than God, And You crown him with glory and majesty!
- NLT Yet you made them only a little lower than God and crowned them with glory and honor.
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Quick answer
God made man a little lower than the heavenly beings, crowned with glory and honor. Humanity holds a dignified place in the created order.
Overview
Despite human frailty, God has invested mankind with remarkable status, only slightly below God or the angels, and crowned with glory. Hebrews 2:7-9 sees this perfectly realized in Jesus, who was made lower than the angels and then crowned with glory through His suffering and exaltation. Human dignity flows from being made in God's image and is restored in Christ.
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- Heb 2:7You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor
- Heb 2:9But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.
- Gen 1:26–27Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.”
- Phil 2:7–11but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness.
- Heb 2:16For surely it is not the angels He helps, but the descendants of Abraham.
- Ps 21:3–5For You welcomed him with rich blessings; You placed on his head a crown of pure gold.
- Eph 1:21far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.
- Ps 103:4who redeems your life from the Pit and crowns you with loving devotion and compassion,
- 1 Pet 1:20–21He was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake.
- Gen 2:7Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.
- John 13:31–32When Judas had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in Him.
- Ps 45:1–3For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies.” A Maskil of the sons of Korah. A love song. My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
- Ps 103:20Bless the LORD, all His angels mighty in strength who carry out His word, who hearken to the voice of His command.
- Ps 45:6Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
- Job 4:18–20If God puts no trust in His servants, and He charges His angels with error,
- 2 Sam 14:29Then he sent for Joab to send him to the king, but Joab refused to come to him. So Absalom sent a second time, but Joab still would not come.
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