HEBREWS—NOTE ON Hebrews 2:10 he, for whom and by whom all things exist. God the Father. many sons. The followers of the one unique Son of God are adopted into the newly redeemed human family (see “brothers,” vv. Hebrews 2:11; and “children,” v. Hebrews 2:13; also Hebrews 12:5). founder. The Greek can designate either an originator or a leader (see Hebrews 12:2). The concept of making perfect applies in Hebrews 1:1 both to Jesus himself (Hebrews 5:9; Hebrews 7:28) and to his work in sanctifying his followers (Hebrews 10:14; Hebrews 12:23). The author is not suggesting that Jesus was sinful (compare Hebrews 4:15; Hebrews 7:26), but that as Jesus lived his life, his maturity and experience deepened, always with full obedience to the Father.

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