• Hebrews 2:10
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 10 Ἔπρεπεν It was fitting γὰρ for αὐτῷ, to him, δι’ through ὃν whom τὰ the πάντα all (things) καὶ and δι’ through οὗ whom τὰ the πάντα, all (things), πολλοὺς many υἱοὺς sons εἰς into δόξαν glory ἀγαγόντα having led τὸν the ἀρχηγὸν Chief Leader τῆς of the σωτηρίας salvation αὐτῶν of them διὰ through παθημάτων sufferings τελειῶσαι. to perfect.

  • Hebrews 2:10
    The Bible in Living English

    • 10 For it befitted him for whom everything exists and through whom everything exists that in bringing many sons to glory he should perfect through suffering their leader in salvation.

  • Hebrews 2:10
    American Standard Version

    • 10 For it became him, for whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the author of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

  • Hebrews 2:10
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 10 For it was becoming in him—For the sake of whom are the all things And by means of whom are the all things,—When many sons unto glory he would lead, The Princely Leader of their salvation through sufferings to make perfect.

  • Hebrews 2:10
    King James Version

    • 10 For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

  • Hebrews Study Notes—Chapter 2
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 2:10

      For it was fitting: Jehovah saw it as fitting, or appropriate, for Jesus to suffer in order for him to become perfect in a special sense. The sufferings that he endured trained him further for the assignments that lay ahead of him. He thus became perfectly suited to serve as a sympathetic heavenly High Priest and the Messianic King. (Heb 2:17; 4:15; 5:8, 9; 7:1, 17, 25) So there is no contradiction in saying that a sinless man could still be made perfect.​—1Pe 2:22.

      the one for whom and through whom all things exist: This phrase must refer to Jehovah because He is the one who made Jesus “perfect through sufferings,” as this verse says. Jehovah alone is the Creator of the universe. (Compare Ro 11:36; Re 4:11.) Of course, expressions similar to this one are also applied to Jesus, who is “the image of the invisible God.” (Col 1:15; see also Joh 1:3, 10; Heb 1:2.) In his prehuman existence, the Son assisted Jehovah in all His creative works.​—See study note on Col 1:16.

      in bringing many sons to glory: At the time of Jesus’ baptism, Jehovah used holy spirit, or active force, to beget Jesus as His spirit-anointed Son. As a result, Jesus was “born again” with the hope of returning to life in heaven. (Joh 3:3; 17:5) He became the first of “many sons” to be brought to heavenly glory. Later, at Pentecost 33 C.E., God began bringing more of these “sons to glory” when through Jesus he anointed a group of disciples with holy spirit. They thus became sons of God, like Jesus. (Ac 2:1-4) From then on, Jehovah would continue to select and anoint individual humans. His purpose is to appoint 144,000 such Christians to rule with Jesus in heaven. (2Ti 2:12; 4:18; Re 5:10; 14:1, 3; 20:4, 6) Anointed Christians are brought to glory in the fullest sense when, after proving faithful under test, they receive their heavenly reward. (2Ti 4:8) So the “many sons” brought “to glory” in heaven will total 144,001​—Jesus and his spiritual brothers.

      the Chief Agent of . . . salvation: That is, Jesus Christ, who opened the way to salvation and led others to it.​—See Glossary, “Chief Agent,” and study notes on Ac 3:15; 5:31; Heb 12:2.