Hebrews 2:8 Cross References

Hebrews 2:8

8: You gave him authority over all things." Now when it says "all things," it means nothing is left out. But we have not yet seen all of this happen.

Jesus knew that the Father had given him authority over everything and that he had come from God and would return to God.

You put us in charge of everything you made, giving us authority over all things--

For the Scriptures say, "God has given him authority over all things." (Of course, when it says "authority over all things," it does not include God himself, who gave Christ his authority.)

He was given authority, honor, and royal power over all the nations of the world, so that people of every race and nation and language would obey him. His rule is eternal--it will never end. His kingdom will never be destroyed.

I am the living one who died. Look, I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and the grave.

Then I looked again, and I heard the singing of thousands and millions of angels around the throne and the living beings and the elders.
And they sang in a mighty chorus: "The Lamb is worthy--the Lamb who was killed. He is worthy to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing."
And then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea. They also sang: "Blessing and honor and glory and power belong to the one sitting on the throne and to the Lamb forever and ever."

Now Christ has gone to heaven. He is seated in the place of honor next to God, and all the angels and authorities and powers are bowing before him.

For the LORD declares, "I have placed my chosen king on the throne in Jerusalem, my holy city. "

Jesus came and told his disciples, "I have been given complete authority in heaven and on earth.

and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness to these things, the first to rise from the dead, and the commander of all the rulers of the world. All praise to him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by shedding his blood for us.

Because of this, God raised him up to the heights of heaven and gave him a name that is above every other name,
so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

After that the end will come, when he will turn the Kingdom over to God the Father, having put down all enemies of every kind.
For Christ must reign until he humbles all his enemies beneath his feet.

And furthermore, the future world we are talking about will not be controlled by angels.

And God never said to an angel, as he did to his Son, "Sit in honor at my right hand until I humble your enemies, making them a footstool under your feet."

Now he is far above any ruler or authority or power or leader or anything else in this world or in the world to come.
And God has put all things under the authority of Christ, and he gave him this authority for the benefit of the church.

"But now I am mocked by those who are younger than I, by young men whose fathers are not worthy to run with my sheepdogs.
A lot of good they are to me--those worn-out wretches!
They are gaunt with hunger and flee to the deserts and the wastelands, desolate and gloomy.
They eat coarse leaves, and they burn the roots of shrubs for heat.
They are driven from civilization, and people shout after them as if they were thieves.

"Can you catch a crocodile with a hook or put a noose around its jaw?
Can you tie it with a rope through the nose or pierce its jaw with a spike?
Will it beg you for mercy or implore you for pity?
Will it agree to work for you? Can you make it be your slave for life?
Can you make it a pet like a bird, or give it to your little girls to play with?

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