Hebrews 2:6
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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?”
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“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?”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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?”
King James Version · Public Domain“But one hath somewhere testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? Or the son of man, that thou visitest him?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and one in a certain place did testify fully, saying, `What is man, that Thou art mindful of him, or a son of man, that Thou dost look after him?”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Hebrews 2:6 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 50:24Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land He promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
- Job 7:17What is man that You should exalt him, that You should set Your heart upon him,
- Job 15:14What is man, that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?
- Job 25:6how much less man, who is but a maggot, and the son of man, who is but a worm!”
- Psalms 8:4what is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?
- Psalms 144:3O LORD, what is man, that You regard him, the son of man that You think of him?
- Psalms 146:3Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save.
- Isaiah 40:17All the nations are as nothing before Him; He regards them as nothingness and emptiness.
- Isaiah 51:12“I, even I, am He who comforts you. Why should you be afraid of mortal man, of a son of man who withers like grass?
- Luke 1:68“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
- Luke 1:78because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
- Luke 7:16A sense of awe swept over all of them, and they glorified God. “A great prophet has appeared among us!” they said. “God has visited His people!”
- Hebrews 4:4For somewhere He has spoken about the seventh day in this manner: “And on the seventh day God rested from all His works.”
- Hebrews 5:6And in another passage God says: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
- 1 Peter 1:11trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.
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