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But a certain writer has given his witness, saying, What is man, that you keep him in mind? what is the son of man, that you take him into account?
Hebrews 2:6 · Bible in Basic English
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But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him?
But somewhere it is testified in these words: “What is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?
But one has somewhere testified, saying, “What is man, that you think of him? Or the son of man, that you care for him?
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3 What will come on us, if we do not give our minds to such a great salvation? a salvation of which our fathers first had knowledge through the words of the Lord, and which was made certain to us by those to whom his words came;
4 And God was a witness with them, by signs and wonders, and by more than natural powers, and by his distribution of the Holy Spirit at his pleasure.
5 For he did not make the angels rulers over the world to come, of which I am writing.
6 But a certain writer has given his witness, saying, What is man, that you keep him in mind? what is the son of man, that you take him into account?
7 You made him a little lower than the angels; you gave him a crown of glory and honour, and made him ruler over all the works of your hands:
8 You put all things under his feet. For in making man the ruler over all things, God did not put anything outside his authority; though we do not see everything under him now.
9 But we see him who was made a little lower than the angels, even Jesus, crowned with glory and honour, because he let himself be put to death so that by the grace of God he might undergo death for all men.
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