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 honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
Cross-references
Hebrews 2:7 quotes Psalm 8 about man being crowned — Hebrews 2:9 applies it to Jesus, identifying Him as the fulfillment.
Hebrews 1:2 shows Christ's divine glory as Creator and heir — contrasting with His being made lower for suffering in Hebrews 2:9.
Hebrews 1:4 declares Christ's superiority to angels after exaltation — contrasting with His temporary lower status in Hebrews 2:9.
In Hebrews 3:3, Christ's glory is compared to Moses' honor — reinforcing the theme of Jesus crowned with glory and honor from 2:9.
Hebrews 10:5 quotes Christ's words about a body prepared—this body is the means of the death mentioned in Hebrews 2:9, linking incarnation to atonement.
Hebrews 8:3 presents Jesus as high priest who must offer sacrifice—this connects to his death in Hebrews 2:9 as the offering he makes.
Acts 2:33 describes Jesus exalted at God's right hand, pouring out the Spirit — the same crowning with glory after suffering.
1 Timothy 2:6 states Christ gave Himself as a ransom for all — the same universal scope of His death mentioned here.
Philippians 2:7-9 shows Christ's self-emptying and obedient death leading to exaltation — the same pattern as being made lower then crowned.
Galatians 4:4 describes God sending His Son, born of woman, under law — the same incarnation as 'made lower than angels'.
2 Corinthians 5:21 expands on the substitution: Christ became sin for us so we might become righteous—the same atoning death described here.
2 Corinthians 5:15 echoes the same 'died for all' purpose — Christ's death is substitutionary and demands a new life.
Romans 8:3 echoes the incarnation: God sending His Son in human likeness to condemn sin, paralleling Jesus being made lower to taste death.
Romans 5:18 explains Christ's one righteous act brings justification for all, corresponding to His tasting death for everyone.
Romans 5:8 highlights Christ dying for us while sinners, demonstrating God's love — the same grace by which He tasted death for all.
John 12:32 says being lifted up draws all people—parallel to Christ tasting death for everyone in Heb 2:9, universal scope.
1 John 2:2 expands on Christ's death being for the whole world — the propitiation for sins of all.
1 John 4:9 reveals God's love in sending his Son so we might live—the purpose behind Christ's tasting death for everyone.
John 3:16 reveals God's love in giving His Son so believers have eternal life — the same grace behind Christ tasting death for all.
John 1:29 identifies Jesus as the Lamb of God who takes away sin—the same atoning work as Christ tasting death for everyone.
1 John 4:10 specifies Christ's death as propitiation for sins, deepening the atonement meaning of tasting death for all.
Isaiah 53:2 describes the servant's humble appearance—this parallels Jesus being 'made lower than angels' in Hebrews 2:9, emphasizing his lowly state.
Revelation 5:9 celebrates Christ's death ransoming people from every tribe — the universal reach of His sacrifice.
Genesis 3:15 prophesies the offspring crushing the serpent—fulfilled in Christ's death (Hebrews 2:9) which defeats the devil, as later in Hebrews 2:14.
Psalm 8:5 is the OT text directly quoted here — 'a little lower than angels, crowned with glory' — applied to Jesus.
In 1 Peter 1:21, God raises Jesus and gives him glory — echoing the same pattern of suffering then glorification as in Hebrews 2:9.
Titus 2:11 develops the 'grace of God' that appears to all — the same grace enabling Christ to taste death for everyone in Hebrews 2:9.
1 Timothy 3:16 summarizes the same trajectory from incarnation to exaltation, paralleling Hebrews 2:9's sequence.
Philippians 2:9 echoes the exaltation after suffering — God highly exalting Jesus, matching the crowning in Hebrews 2:9.
Ephesians 4:9 parallels the descent (being made lower) and ascent — the same humiliation-exaltation pattern as Hebrews 2:9.
Ephesians 1:20 elaborates on Christ being crowned with glory and honor — describing His resurrection and session at God's right hand.
2 Corinthians 5:14 develops the 'for everyone' aspect of Christ's death, showing it causes all to die with Him.
Acts 3:13 describes God glorifying his servant Jesus after rejection, mirroring the crown of glory after suffering in Hebrews 2:9.
John 17:2 gives Jesus authority to give eternal life, aligning with him tasting death for everyone in Hebrews 2:9.
John 12:24 uses the grain of wheat dying to bear fruit, paralleling Jesus' death bringing salvation for many in Hebrews 2:9.
John 10:18 emphasizes Jesus' authority to lay down his life, reinforcing the voluntary nature of his death in Hebrews 2:9.
In John 10:17, Jesus states the Father loves him because he lays down his life willingly—echoing the voluntary sacrifice in Hebrews 2:9.
Psalm 21:3-5 depicts a king crowned with glory and given long life — a typological picture of Christ's exaltation after suffering.
John 14:28 speaks of Jesus going to the Father, connecting to his being crowned with glory after death in Hebrews 2:9.
Matthew 16:28 uses the same phrase 'taste death' — Jesus here speaks of some not dying before seeing the kingdom, while Hebrews says Jesus tasted death for all.
Revelation 19:12 shows Christ wearing many crowns as King of Kings, a fuller expression of the glory and honor He receives.