Hebrews 2:5

Exposition of Psalm 8: Jesus and the Destiny of Humanity

2:5 For he did not put the world to come, ¹  about which we are speaking, ²  under the control of angels.

Hebrews 7:6

7:6 But Melchizedek ³  who does not share their ancestry ⁴  collected a tithe ⁵  from Abraham and blessed ⁶  the one who possessed the promise.

¹ sn The phrase the world to come means “the coming inhabited earth,” using the Greek term which describes the world of people and their civilizations.

² sn See the previous reference to the world in Heb 1:6.

³ tn Grk “the one”; in the translation the referent (Melchizedek) has been specified for clarity.

⁴ tn Grk “is not descended from them.”

⁵ tn Or “a tenth part.”

⁶ sn The verbs “collected…and blessed” emphasize the continuing effect of the past actions, i.e., Melchizedek’s importance.