A moment in scripture
Hebrews 2:17
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Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.
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The surrounding passage
- Hebrews 2:15
And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
- Hebrews 2:16
For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.
- Hebrews 2:18
For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.