Hebrews 2:16 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769 For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham. More versionsAmplified Bible - Classic Edition For, as we all know, He [Christ] did not take hold of angels [the fallen angels, to give them a helping and delivering hand], but He did take hold of [the fallen] descendants of Abraham [to reach out to them a helping and delivering hand]. [Isa. 41:8, 9.] American Standard Version (1901) For verily not to angels doth he give help, but he giveth help to the seed of Abraham. Common English Bible Of course, he isn’t trying to help angels, but rather he’s helping Abraham’s descendants. Catholic Public Domain Version For at no time did he take hold of the Angels, but instead he took hold of the offspring of Abraham. |