8Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him.
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Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;
For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.
Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:
Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.
And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 5-9)The apostle, having made this serious application of the doctrine of the personal excellency of Christ above the angels, now returns to that pleasant subject again, and pursues it further (Heb. 2:5): For to the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak . I. Here the apostle lays down a negative proposition, including a positive one—That the state of the gospel-church…
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