Hebrews 2:9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor… He "endured the Cross," it is written, "despising the shame"; and can we do less? Nay, can we complain in the midst of our troubles? When Guatimozin, the Mexican emperor, was tortured by the Spaniards, he bore the torment with more than human fortitude. One of his fellow-sufferers of weaker constitution turned his eyes upon the prince and uttered a cry of anguish. "Thinkest thou," said Guatimozin, "that I am laid upon a bed of roses?" "Silenced by this reproof," says the historian, "the sufferer stifled his complaints, and expired in an act of obedience to his sovereign." Parallel Verses KJV: But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man. |
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