Hebrews 2:16 Cross References - Mace

¹⁶ for he is not the deliverer of angels; but the deliverer of Abraham's posterity.

¹ The History of the life of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. ² Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judas and his brethren. ³ And Judas the father of Phares and Zara by Thamar, and Phares the father of Esrom, Esrom the father of Aram. ⁴ Aram the father of Aminadab, Aminadab the father of Naasson, Naasson the father of Salmon. ⁵ Salmon the father of Booz by Rachab, and Booz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse. ⁶ And Jesse the father of David the king, and David had Solomon by her that had been the wife of Urias. ⁷ Solomon was the father of Roboam, Roboam the father of Abia, Abia the father of Asa. ⁸ Asa the father of Josaphat, Josaphat the father of Joram, Joram the father of Ozias. ⁹ Ozias the father of Joatham, Joatham the father of Achaz, Achaz the father of Ezekias. ¹⁰ Ezekias the father of Manasses, Manasses the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josias. ¹¹ Josias the father of Jechonias and his brethren, about the time when the Jews were carried away to Babylon. ¹² and after their transmigration to Babylon, Jechonias was father of Salathiel, Salathiel father of Zorobabel. ¹³ Zorobabel father of Abiud, Abiud father of Eliakim, Eliakim father of Azor. ¹⁴ And Azor father of Sadoc, Sadoc father of Achim, Achim father of Eliud. ¹⁵ Eliud father of Eleazar, Eleazar father of Matthan, Matthan father of Jacob. ¹⁶ Jacob father of Joseph the husband of Mary of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. ¹⁷ So all the generations from Abraham to David, are fourteen generations: and from David to the Babylonian transmigration, are fourteen generations: and from the Babylonian transmigration unto Christ, are fourteen generations.

²⁵ Circumcision indeed is an advantage, if you keep the law: but if you violate the law, your being a Jew makes you no better than a heathen.

¹⁶ therefore the inheritance is of faith, that it might be meerly of favour, to the end the promise might be assured to all his posterity, not to that part only who have the law, but to that also who have the faith of Abraham, the father of us all, as it is written, ¹⁷ " I have made thee a father of many nations," then existing in the sight of God, whom he believed, who gives life to the dead, and calls forth things that are not, as if they were: ¹⁸ he it was who against hope believed in hope, that he should become the father of many nations, according to what was told him, "so shall thy posterity be:" ¹⁹ far from being weak in faith, unconcern'd at his own bodily decay, being then about an hundred years old, and at Sarah's incapacity of child-bearing, ²⁰ he was not incredulously diffident of the divine promise; but was strong in faith, and did honour to God, ²¹ by the full persuasion he had, that what he had promised, he was able also to perform. ²² and therefore it was accounted to him for righteousness. ²³ now this saying, "that it was accounted to him," was not written for his sake alone, ²⁴ but for us also, to whom it shall be accounted, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead, ²⁵ who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.

¹⁶ now to Abraham and his offspring were the promises made. he does not say, "to offsprings," as if he spoke of many; but as speaking of one, "and to thy offspring," which means Christ.

²⁹ and if you belong to Christ, you are Abraham's offspring, and his heirs by virtue of the promise.

¹⁶ for when men swear by a superior, the ratifying what they say with an oath, puts an end to all further debate.

¹⁰ their discipline was temporary, and the effect of humour; whereas God chastises us for our advantage, to make us partakers of his holiness.

²⁰ who was destin'd before the creation of the world, tho' 'tis of late only that he has appear'd, upon your account: