Babala sa mga Lumilihis ng Landas
1Kaya dapat nating panghawakang mabuti ang mga katotohanang narinig natin para hindi tayo maligaw. 2Isipin ninyo: Ang Kautusang ibinigay ng Dios sa pamamagitan ng mga anghel ay napatunayang totoo, at tumanggap ng kaukulang parusa ang bawat taong lumabag o sumuway dito. 3Kaya hindi tayo makakaligtas kung babalewalain natin ang dakilang kaligtasang ito. Ang Panginoon mismo ang unang nagpahayag ng kaligtasang ito, at pinatunayan sa atin ng mga nakarinig sa kanya. 4Pinatunayan din ito ng Dios sa pamamagitan ng mga himala at mga kamangha-manghang gawa, at ibaʼt ibang kakayahang kaloob ng Banal na Espiritu na ipinamahagi niya ayon sa kanyang kalooban.
Dumating ang Kaligtasan sa Pamamagitan ni Cristo
5Ngayon, tungkol sa mundong darating na sinasabi namin, hindi ito ipinamahala ng Dios sa mga anghel. 6Sapagkat ito ang sinasabi ng Kasulatan:
“O Dios, ano ba ang tao upang inyong alalahanin?
Sino nga ba siya upang inyong kalingain?
7Sa maikling panahon ginawa ninyong mas mababa ang kalagayan niya kaysa sa mga anghel.
Ngunit pinarangalan nʼyo siya bilang hari, 8at ipinasakop nʼyo sa kanyang kapangyarihan ang lahat ng bagay.”2:8 Salmo 8:4-6.
Ang sinasabi ng Kasulatan na ipinasakop ang lahat ng bagay sa tao ay nangangahulugang darating ang araw na walang anumang bagay na hindi maipapasakop sa tao. Pero ngayon, hindi pa natin nakikita na sakop ng tao ang lahat ng bagay. 9Ngunit kung tungkol kay Jesus, alam natin na sa maikling panahon naging mas mababa ang kalagayan niya kaysa sa mga anghel, para maranasan niyang mamatay para sa lahat sa pamamagitan ng biyaya ng Dios. At ngayon, binigyan siya ng karangalan at kadakilaan dahil tiniis niya ang kamatayan. 10Ginawa ng Dios ang lahat ng bagay, at ginawa niya ito para sa sarili niya. Kaya marapat lang na pumayag siyang maghirap si Jesus, para lubos na magampanan ni Jesus ang nararapat bilang pinagmumulan ng kaligtasan. Sa ganoon, maraming mga tao ang magiging kanyang mga anak na kanyang mapaparangalan. 11Si Jesus ang naglilinis ng ating mga kasalanan. At ang kanyang Ama ay siya rin nating Ama. Kaya hindi niya ikinakahiya na ituring tayong mga kapatid niya. 12Ito ang sinabi niya sa kanyang Ama:
“Ipapahayag ko sa aking mga kapatid ang mga ginawa mo, at aawit ako ng papuri sa iyo sa piling ng mga sumasamba sa iyo.”2:12 Salmo 22:22.
13Sinabi rin niya,
“Magtitiwala ako sa Dios.”2:13 Isa. 8:17.
At idinagdag pa niya,
“Narito ako, kasama ang mga anak ng Dios na kanyang ibinigay sa akin.”2:13 Isa. 8:18.
14At yamang ang mga anak ng Dios na binanggit niya ay mga taong may laman at dugo, naging tao rin si Jesus upang sa pamamagitan ng kanyang kamatayan ay malupig niya ang diyablo na siyang may kapangyarihan sa kamatayan. 15Sa ganitong paraan, pinalaya niya sila na naging alipin ng takot sa kamatayan sa buong buhay nila. 16Kaya malinaw na hindi ang mga anghel ang tinutulungan ni Jesus kundi ang lahi ni Abraham. 17Ito ang dahilan kung bakit kinailangang magkatawang-tao ni Jesus, upang maging katulad siya ng mga kapatid niya sa lahat ng bagay. Sa ganoon, siya ay magiging punong pari nila na maawain at tapat, na makapaghahandog sa Dios para sa kapatawaran ng mga kasalanan ng tao. 18At dahil siya mismo ay nakaranas ng paghihirap nang tinukso siya, matutulungan niya ang mga dumaranas ng tukso.
A Warning to Pay Attention
1So we must pay the most careful attention to what we have heard. Then we will not drift away from it. 2Even the message God spoke through angels had to be obeyed. Every time people broke the Law, they were punished. Every time they didn’t obey, they were punished. 3Then how will we escape if we don’t pay attention to God’s great salvation? The Lord first announced this salvation. Those who heard him gave us the message about it. 4God showed that this message is true by signs and wonders. He showed that it’s true by different kinds of miracles. God also showed that this message is true by the gifts of the Holy Spirit. God gave them out as it pleased him.
Jesus Was Made Fully Human
5God has not put angels in charge of the world that is going to come. We are talking about that world. 6There is a place where someone has spoken about this. He said,
“What are human beings that you think about them?
What is a son of man that you take care of him?
7You made them a little lower than the angels.
You placed on them a crown of glory and honor.
8You have put everything under their control.” (Psalm 8:4–6)
So God has put everything under his Son. Everything is under his control. We do not now see everything under his control. 9But we do see Jesus already given a crown of glory and honor. He was made lower than the angels for a little while. He suffered death. By the grace of God, he tasted death for everyone. That is why he was given his crown.
10God has made everything. He is now bringing his many sons and daughters to share in his glory. It is only right that Jesus is the one to lead them into their salvation. That’s because God made him perfect by his sufferings. 11And Jesus, who makes people holy, and the people he makes holy belong to the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them his brothers and sisters. 12He says,
“I will announce your name to my brothers and sisters.
I will sing your praises among those who worship you.” (Psalm 22:22)
13Again he says,
“I will put my trust in him.” (Isaiah 8:17)
And again he says,
“Here I am. Here are the children God has given me.” (Isaiah 8:18)
14Those children have bodies made out of flesh and blood. So Jesus became human like them in order to die for them. By doing this, he could break the power of the devil. The devil is the one who rules over the kingdom of death. 15Jesus could set people free who were afraid of death. All their lives they were held as slaves by that fear. 16It is certainly Abraham’s children that he helps. He doesn’t help angels. 17So he had to be made like people, fully human in every way. Then he could serve God as a kind and faithful high priest. And then he could pay for the sins of the people by dying for them. 18He himself suffered when he was tempted. Now he is able to help others who are being tempted.
