Hebrews 2:5
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For God hath not subjected unto angels the world to come, whereof we speak.

the world.

Hebrews 6:5 Have moreover tasted the good word of God and the powers of the world to come,

2 Peter 3:13 But we look for new heavens and a new earth according to his promises, in which justice dwelleth.

Revelation 11:15 And the seventh angel sounded the trumpet: and there were great voices in heaven, saying: The kingdom of this world is become our Lord's and his Christ's, and he shall reign for ever and ever. Amen.

Context
Jesus Like His Brothers
4God also bearing them witness by signs and wonders and divers miracles and distributions of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will. 5For God hath not subjected unto angels the world to come, whereof we speak. 6But one in a certain place hath testified, saying: What is man, that thou art mindful of him? Or the son of man, that thou visitest him?…
Cross References
Matthew 24:14
And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world, for a testimony to all nations: and then shall the consummation come.

Hebrews 6:5
Have moreover tasted the good word of God and the powers of the world to come,

Hebrews 13:14
For, we have not here a lasting city: but we seek one that is to come.

Lexicon
For
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

[it is] not
Οὐ (Ou)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.

to angels
ἀγγέλοις (angelois)
Noun - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 32: From aggello; a messenger; especially an 'angel'; by implication, a pastor.

that He has subjected
ὑπέταξεν (hypetaxen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 5293: From hupo and tasso; to subordinate; reflexively, to obey.

the
τὴν (tēn)
Article - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

world
οἰκουμένην (oikoumenēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3625: Feminine participle present passive of oikeo; land, i.e. The globe; specially, the Roman empire.

to come,
μέλλουσαν (mellousan)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3195: A strengthened form of melo; to intend, i.e. Be about to be, do, or suffer something.

about
περὶ (peri)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 4012: From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.

which
ἧς (hēs)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

we are speaking.
λαλοῦμεν (laloumen)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2980: A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.


Additional Translations
For it is not to angels that He has subjected the world to come, about which we are speaking.

For not to angels did He subject the world that is coming, of which we are speaking,

For to the angels has he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak.

For not unto angels did he subject the world to come, whereof we speak.

For he has not subjected to angels the habitable world which is to come, of which we speak;

For not unto angels did he subject the world to come, whereof we speak.

For to the angels he hath not put in subjection the world to come, concerning which we speak.

It is not to angels that God has assigned the sovereignty of that coming world, of which we speak.

For he didn't subject the world to come, of which we speak, to angels.

For not to messengers did He subject the coming world, concerning which we speak,
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