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Ordinary Time · Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year B

Hebrews 2:9-11

Jesus Made Like His Brothers

October 3, 2027

Christ Pantocrator (Deesis mosaic), Unknown Byzantine mosaicist
Christ Pantocrator (Deesis mosaic), Unknown Byzantine mosaicist, c. 1261Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
In the south gallery of Hagia Sophia, made after the Byzantines retook Constantinople in 1261, and the finest surviving Byzantine mosaic face. Much of the lower half is lost.Hebrews says he is the reflection of God's glory and the exact imprint of his being, and this is the image that phrase was made into.Unknown Byzantine mosaicistUnnamed, as Byzantine craftsmen generally were. The work is signed by its quality rather than by a hand.Hagia Sophia, IstanbulJustinian's sixth-century church, then a mosque, then a museum, now a mosque again, and for a thousand years the largest enclosed space in the world.Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
Roman Lectionary
GospelMark 10:2-16Mk 10:2-16 orMark 10:2-12Mk 10:2-12
Second ReadingHeb. 2:9-11Heb 2:9-11
First ReadingGen. 2:18-24Gn 2:18-24
Responsorial PsalmPs. 128:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6 (cf. 5)Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6 (cf. 5)

Overview & Insights

“He had to be made like his brothers in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest.” (Hebrews 2:17)

Without question the greatest obstacle to the author’s argument about the superiority of the Son is the authentic humanity of the Son, which involved him in both suffering and death. For the first time our author uses the name of the man from Nazareth, Jesus (v. 9). The humanity, the suffering, and the death of Jesus all seem to point with unmistakable clarity to his inferiority in comparison with the angels. The matter obviously demands attention, if the author’s argument is to stand; and rather than shrinking from the problem, he effectively turns it to his advantage.

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Commentary

Commentary on Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12Commentary on Heb 1:1-4; 2:5-12 Working Preacher

Luther Seminary exegesis that covers Hebrews 2:9-11 on Jesus crowned with glory through his suffering and death.

Hebrews 2: The Author of Salvation Made PerfectHeb 2: The Author of Salvation Made Perfect Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's verse by verse evangelical commentary on the whole chapter.

Hebrews 2:8-10 CommentaryHeb 2:8-10 Commentary Precept Austin

A deep verse by verse gathering of word studies and cross references on Jesus tasting death for everyone.

Hebrews 2:9 CommentariesHeb 2:9 Commentaries BibleHub

Aggregates classic commentaries on Jesus crowned with glory in one place.

Hebrews 2, Expository NotesHeb 2, Expository Notes StudyLight

Thomas Constable's expository notes on the pioneer of salvation made perfect through suffering.

Background & Word Study

Book of Hebrews OverviewBook of Heb Overview BibleProject

An animated overview of Hebrews and its argument that Jesus is greater than the angels.

Hebrews 2:9 Greek InterlinearHeb 2:9 Greek Interlinear BibleHub

Greek word by word with parsing for the verse on Jesus crowned with glory.

The Church Fathers

Catena on Hebrews 2Catena on Heb 2 Catena

Patristic comments verse by verse on Christ tasting death for all and calling us brothers and sisters.

Questions preachers ask

Why did the Son share our flesh and blood?

By taking our nature and death, Christ destroyed the one who held the power of death and freed those enslaved by fear, becoming a merciful high priest able to help the tempted.

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