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Jesus like His Brothers

Hebrews 2:7

In 9 translations

BSB
You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honorOr a little while lower; also in verse 9WH and TR include and set him over the works of Your hands.
KJV
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:
WEB
You made him a little lower than the angels. You crowned him with glory and honor.TR adds “and set him over the works of your hands”
ASV
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:
LSV
You made him [a] little less than messengers, || You crowned him with glory and honor, || And set him over the works of Your hands,
YLT
Thou didst make him some little less than messengers, with glory and honour Thou didst crown him, and didst set him over the works of Thy hands,
DBY
Thou hast made him some little inferior to the angels; thou hast crowned him with glory and honour, [and hast set him over the works of thy hands;]
DRC
Thou hast made him a little lower than the angels: thou hast crowned him with glory and honour, and hast set him over the works of thy hands:
GNV
Thou madest him a litle inferiour to ye Angels: thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and hast set him aboue the workes of thine hands.

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Where the editions differ

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  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus include καὶ κατέστησας αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τὰ ἔργα τῶν χειρῶν σου (“and you appointed him upon the works the of hands of you”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Byzantine text do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: αὐτόν. Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read αὐτόν; Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles add καὶ κατέστησας αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τὰ ἔργα τῶν χειρῶν σου.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ἠλάττωσας αὐτὸν βραχύ τι παρʼ ἀγγέλους, δόξῃ καὶ τιμῇ ἐστεφάνωσας αὐτόν,
RP2018
Ἠλάττωσας αὐτὸν βραχύ τι παρ’ ἀγγέλους· δόξῃ καὶ τιμῇ ἐστεφάνωσας αὐτόν·
TR-Boyd
Ἠλάττωσας αὐτὸν βραχύ τι παρ᾿ ἀγγέλους· δόξῃ καὶ τιμῇ ἐστεφάνωσας αὐτόν, καὶ κατέστησας αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τὰ ἔργα τῶν χειρῶν σου·
SCR1894
ηλαττωσας αυτον βραχυ τι παρ αγγελους δοξη και τιμη εστεφανωσας αυτον και κατεστησας αυτον επι τα εργα των χειρων σου

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 8:5You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor.
  • Philippians 2:6–7Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness.

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