"But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou vi…" — Hebrews 2:6

Hebrews 2:6 · KJV

“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?”

— Hebrews 2:6

Verse 5

For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak.

Verse 7

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: {lower...: or, while inferior to}

Hebrews 2 — Context

God also bearing {them} witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will? {gifts: or, distributions}

For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak.

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?

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: {lower...: or, while inferior to}

Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing {that is} not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him.

Cross References

Psalms 8:4-8

What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?

Psalms 144:3

LORD, what {is} man, that thou takest knowledge of him! {or} the son of man, that thou makest account of him!

Job 7:17-18

What {is} man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?

Isaiah 51:12

I, {even} I, {am} he that comforteth you: who {art} thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man {that} shall die, and of the son of man {which} shall be made {as} grass;

Job 25:6

How much less man, {that is} a worm? and the son of man, {which is} a worm?

Job 15:14

What {is} man, that he should be clean? and {he which is} born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

Hebrews 4:4

For he spake in a certain place of the seventh {day} on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.

Genesis 50:24

And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die: and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.