Discovery BoxHebrews 2:11 
Context2:11 For indeed he who makes holy and those being made holy all have the same origin, 1 and so 2 he is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters, 3
Hebrews 2:14
Context2:14 Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, he likewise shared in 4 their humanity, 5 so that through death he could destroy 6 the one who holds the power of death (that is, the devil),
1 tn Grk “are all from one.”
2 tn Grk “for which reason.”
3 tn 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.
4 tn Or “partook of” (this is a different word than the one in v. 14a).
5 tn Grk “the same.”
6 tn Or “break the power of,” “reduce to nothing.”
