Hebrews 2:7
Modern Translations
New International Version
You made them a little lower than the angels; you crowned them with glory and honor

New Living Translation
Yet for a little while you made them a little lower than the angels and crowned them with glory and honor.

English Standard Version
You made him for a little while lower than the angels; you have crowned him with glory and honor,

Berean Study Bible
You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor

New American Standard Bible
“YOU HAVE MADE HIM FOR A LITTLE WHILE LOWER THAN ANGELS; YOU HAVE CROWNED HIM WITH GLORY AND HONOR;

NASB 1995
"YOU HAVE MADE HIM FOR A LITTLE WHILE LOWER THAN THE ANGELS; YOU HAVE CROWNED HIM WITH GLORY AND HONOR, AND HAVE APPOINTED HIM OVER THE WORKS OF YOUR HANDS;

NASB 1977
“THOU HAST MADE HIM FOR A LITTLE WHILE LOWER THAN THE ANGELS; THOU HAST CROWNED HIM WITH GLORY AND HONOR, AND HAST APPOINTED HIM OVER THE WORKS OF THY HANDS;

Amplified Bible
“YOU HAVE MADE HIM FOR A LITTLE WHILE LOWER [in status] THAN THE ANGELS; YOU HAVE CROWNED HIM WITH GLORY AND HONOR, AND SET HIM OVER THE WORKS OF YOUR HANDS;

Christian Standard Bible
You made him lower than the angels for a short time; you crowned him with glory and honor

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You made him lower than the angels for a short time; You crowned him with glory and honor

Contemporary English Version
You made us lower than the angels for a while. Yet you have crowned us with glory and honor.

Good News Translation
You made them for a little while lower than the angels; you crowned them with glory and honor,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You made him a little lower than the angels. You crowned him with glory and honor.

International Standard Version
You made him a little lower than the angels, yet you crowned him with glory and honor

NET Bible
You made him lower than the angels for a little while. You crowned him with glory and honor.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands:

New King James Version
You have made him a little lower than the angels; You have crowned him with glory and honor, And set him over the works of Your hands.

King James 2000 Bible
You made him a little lower than the angels; you crowned him with glory and honor, and did set him over the works of your hands:

New Heart English Bible
You made him a little lower than the angels. You crowned him with glory and honor.

World English Bible
You made him a little lower than the angels. You crowned him with glory and honor.

American King James Version
You made him a little lower than the angels; you crowned him with glory and honor, and did set him over the works of your hands:

American Standard Version
Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; Thou crownedst him with glory and honor, And didst set him over the works of thy hands:

A Faithful Version
You did make him a little lower than the angels; You did crown him with glory and honor, and You did set him over the works of Your hands;

Darby Bible Translation
Thou hast made him some little inferior to the angels; thou hast crowned him with glory and honour, [and hast set him over the works of thy hands;]

English Revised Version
Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; Thou crownedst him with glory and honour, And didst set him over the works of thy hands:

Webster's Bible Translation
Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honor, and didst set him over the works of thy hands:

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Thou madest him a litle inferiour to ye Angels: thou crownedst him with glory & honour, and hast set him aboue the workes of thine hands.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Thou madest hym for a litle whyle lower then the Angels, thou hast crowned him with glorie and honour, and hast set hym aboue the workes of thy handes.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
After thou haddest for a litle season made him lower the ye angels, thou crownedst him with honoure and glory, and hast set him aboue the workes of thy handes.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
After thou haddest for a season made him lower then the angels: thou crounedst him with honour and glory and hast set him above the workes of thy hondes.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
You made him [a] little less than messengers, "" You crowned him with glory and honor, "" And set him over the works of Your hands,

Berean Literal Bible
You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor;

Young's Literal Translation
Thou didst make him some little less than messengers, with glory and honour Thou didst crown him, and didst set him over the works of Thy hands,

Smith's Literal Translation
Thou didst render him some little while less than angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst place him over the work of thine hands:

Literal Emphasis Translation
For a little while You made Him One lower than the angels; You crowned Him with glory and value, and have appointed Him upon the works of Your hands;

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou hast made him a little lower than the angels: thou hast crowned him with glory and honour, and hast set him over the works of thy hands:

Catholic Public Domain Version
You have reduced him to a little less than the Angels. You have crowned him with glory and honor, and you have set him over the works of your hands.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“You have brought him a little lower than The Angels. You have placed glory and honor on his head and you have authorized him over the works of your hands.”

Lamsa Bible
For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels: and have crowned him with glory and honor, and have set him ruler over the works of thy hands:

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Thou hast made him a little lower than the angels; thou hast crowned him with glory and honor;

Godbey New Testament
Thou didst humiliate him somewhat comparatively with the angels; thou didst crown him with glory and honor;

Haweis New Testament
?Thou hast made him for a little while lower than angels, thou hast crowned him with glory and honour, and hast placed him over the works of thy hands:

Mace New Testament
thou hast made him for a while lower than the angels; thou hast crown'd him with glory and honour, and hast set him over the works of thy hands:

Weymouth New Testament
Thou hast made him only a little inferior to the angels; with glory and honour Thou hast crowned him, and hast set him to govern the works of Thy hands.

Worrell New Testament
Thou madest him a little less than angels; Thou crownedst him with glory and honor; and didst set him over the works of Thy hands;

Worsley New Testament
Thou madest Him for a little while inferior to the angels; with glory and honor hast thou crowned Him, and hast set Him over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet,"
















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