(Hebrews 2:9) And again: "Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise partook of the same".

(Hebrews 2:14) Furthermore, he was at one time rich in heavenly power and glory and became poor for the sake of mankind by taking upon himself the nature of man.

(2 Corinthians 8:9) He was made in the nature and likeness of man.

(Philippians 2:8) The Apostle, writing under inspiration, speaks of Jesus as the man: "For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead....

The first man is of the earth, earthy; the second man is the Lord from heaven."-- 1 Corinthians 15:21,47; see also 1 Timothy 2:5,6.
[175]Had Jesus been merely an incarnated being it would not have been necessary for him to be born as a babe and grow to manhood's estate.
While he was born of a woman, yet he was without sin, because from his Father, Jehovah; for he was "holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners" (Hebrews 7:26); "and he was manifested to take away our sins, and in him is no sin", (1 John 3:5) He was without spot or blemish; therefore perfect and holy .-- 1 Peter 1:19; Hebrews 9:14.
[176]God says to us: "Come now, and let us reason together, ...