Heb. 2:16 is one verse which has been uniformly rendered by all ancient and reformation versions, but which has been altered by all modern versions. See P. E. Hughes' commentary in loc. for further information. AV reads, "For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham." NKJV, "For indeed He does not give aid to angels, but He does give aid to the seed of Abraham." NASB, "For assuredly He does not give help to angels, but He gives help to the descendant of Abraham." NIV, "For surely it is not angels he helps, but Abraham's descendants." ESV, "For surely it is not angels that he helps, but he helps the offspring of Abraham."

The passage says nothing of Christ "helping," but speaks of His actual saving of His brethren by partaking of their nature and doing what they were unable to do for themselves.

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