“Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him.”
and put everything under their feet.' In putting everything under them, God left nothing that is not subject to them. Yet at present we do not see everything subject to them — the psalm's universal subjection awaits fulfillment; though Christ has been exalted and all things are destined to be under him, the present age does not yet show this fullness. The tension between the already and the not yet frames the readers' perseverance.
Church Fathers on Hebrews 2:8
Now although these things were spoken of human nature generally, they would nevertheless apply more properly to Christ according to the flesh. For this, “You have put all things in subjection under his feet,” belongs to Him rather than to us. For the Son of God visited us when we were nothing: and after having assumed our [nature], and united it to Himself, He became higher than all. “For,” he says, “in that He has put all things in subjection under Him, He left nothing not…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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