Hebrews 2:6

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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WEBBE

But one has somewhere testified, saying, “What is man, that you think of him? Or the son of man, that you care for him?

BSB

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?

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?

ASV

But one hath somewhere testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? Or the son of man, that thou visitest him?

BBE

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?

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διεμαρτύρατο diemarturato Has testified G1263 δέ de however G1161 πού pou somewhere G4225 τις tis someone G5100 λέγων legōn saying G3004 τί ti What G5101 ἐστιν estin is G1510 ἄνθρωπος anthrōpos man G444 ὅτι hoti that G3754 μιμνῄσκῃ mimnēskē You are mindful G3403 αὐτοῦ autou of him G846 ἢ ē or G2228 υἱὸς huios [the] son G5207 ἀνθρώπου anthrōpou of man G444 ὅτι hoti that G3754 ἐπισκέπτῃ episkeptē You care for G1980 αὐτόν; auton him G846

The early church

Then he brings forward another testimony also and says, "but one in a certain place testified, saying." Wherefore did he not mention the name of the prophet, but hid it? Yea, and in other testimonies also he doth this: as when he saith, "but when He bringeth in again the First-Begotten into the world, He saith, And let all the Angels of God worship Him. And again, I will be to Him a Father. And of the Angels He saith, Who maketh His angels spirits. And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundations of the earth": so also here he saith, "but one in a certain place testified, saying." And this very thing (I conceive) is the act of one that conceals himself, and shows that they were well skilled in the Scriptures; his not setting down him who uttered the testimony, but introducing it as familiar and obvious.
John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on Hebrews

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 5–9

Neither the state in which the church is at present, nor its more completely restored state, when the prince of this world shall be cast out, and the kingdoms of the earth become the kingdom of Christ, is left to the government of the angels: Christ will take to him his great power, and will reign. And what is the moving cause of all the kindness God shows to men in giving Christ for them and to them? it is the grace of God. As a reward of Christ's humiliation in suffering death, he has unlimited dominion over all things; thus this ancient scripture was fulfilled in him. Thus God has done wonderful things for us in creation and providence, but for these we have made the basest returns.

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