Hebrews 2:11-15

2:11 For indeed he who makes holy and those being made holy all have the same origin,¹ and so² he is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters,³ 2:12 saying, “I will proclaim your name to my brothers;⁴ in the midst of the assembly I will praise you.”⁵ 2:13 Again he says,⁶ “I will be confident in him,” and again, “Here I am,⁷ with⁸ the children God has given me.”⁹ 2:14 Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, he likewise shared in¹⁰ their humanity,¹¹ so that through death he could destroy¹² the one who holds the power of death (that is, the devil), 2:15 and set free those who were held in slavery all their lives by their fear of death.

¹tn Grk “are all from one.”

²tn Grk “for which reason.”

³tn Grk “brothers,” but the Greek word may be used for “brothers and sisters” as here (cf. BDAG 18 s.v. ἀδελφός 1, where considerable nonbiblical evidence for the plural ἀδελφοί [adelfoi] meaning “brothers and sisters” is cited). The context here also indicates both men and women are in view; note especially the collective τὰ παιδία (ta paidia) in v. 14.

⁴tn Here, because of its occurrence in an OT quotation, τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς (tois adelfois) has been translated simply as “brothers” rather than “brothers and sisters” (see the note on the latter phrase in the previous verse).

⁵sn A quotation from Ps 22:22.

⁶tn Grk “and again,” as a continuation of the preceding.

⁷tn Grk “behold, I,” but this construction often means “here is/there is” (cf. BDAG 468 s.v. ἰδού 2).

⁸tn Grk “and.”

⁹sn A quotation from Isa 8:17-18.

¹⁰tn Or “partook of” (this is a different word than the one in v. 14a).

¹¹tn Grk “the same.”

¹²tn Or “break the power of,” “reduce to nothing.”