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Hebrews 2 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Hebrews 2, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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classic sermon excerpts
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preachers & commentators

Hebrews 2 in the Greek

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Greek Transliteration Strong's Count KJV renderings
θάνατος thánatos G2288 5 deadly, death
ὑποτάσσω hypotássō G5293 4 be under obedience, put under, subdue unto, subject
ἄγγελος ángelos G32 5 angel, messenger
στεφανόω stephanóō G4737 2 crown
ἐλαττόω elattóō G1642 2 decrease, make lower
βραχύς brachýs G1024 2 few words, little
δόξα dóxa G1391 3 dignity, glory, honour, praise

How preachers through history handled this text

24 public-domain excerpts on Hebrews 2, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Spurgeon 12 Matthew Henry 5 Calvin 4 Chrysostom 2 John Wesley 1

“The angels fell, and remained without hope or help. Christ never designed to be the Saviour of the fallen angels, therefore he did not take their nature; and the nature of angels could not be an atoning sacrifice for the sin of man. Here is a price paid, enough for all, and suitable to all, for it was in our nature. Here the wonderful love of God appeared, that, when Christ knew what he must suffer in our nature, and how he must die in it, yet he readily took it upon him. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Hebrews 2:14–30 (Public Domain)

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