Hebrews 1
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The Nature of the Son
1Long ago God spoke#Jn 9:29; Heb 2:2–3 to our ancestors by the prophets#2Kg 17:13; 21:10; 24:2; Jr 7:25; 26:5; 29:19; 35:15; 44:4; Ezk 38:17; Dn 9:6; Hs 12:10; Zch 1:6; 8:9; Mt 2:23; Lk 1:70; 24:44; Ac 2:30; 3:21,24 at different times and in different ways.#Nm 12:6,8; Jl 2:28 2In these last days,#Ac 2:17; Gl 4:4; 2Tm 3:1; 2Pt 3:3; Jd 18 he has spoken to us by his Son. God has appointed him heir of all things#Jr 3:19; 10:16; Zch 8:12 and made the universe#1:2 Lit ages#Ps 2:8; Jn 1:3; Col 1:16; Rv 4:11 through him. 3The Son is the radiance#1:3 Or reflection of God’s glory and the exact expression#1:3 Or representation, or copy, or reproduction of his nature,#2Co 4:4 sustaining all things by his powerful word.#Ps 33:6 After making purification for sins,#1:3 Other mss read for our sins by himself he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.#1:3 Or he sat down on high at the right hand of the Majesty#Mt 22:44; Mk 16:19; Col 1:17 4So he became superior to the angels, just as the name he inherited is more excellent than theirs.#Eph 1:21; Php 2:9
The Son Superior to Angels
5For to which of the angels did he ever say,
You are my Son;
today I have become your Father, # 1:5 Or have begotten you # 1:5 Ps 2:7
or again,
I will be his Father,
and he will be my Son?#1:5 2Sm 7:14; 1Ch 17:13#2Sm 7:14; Ps 2:7; Ac 13:33
6Again, when he#1:6 Or When he again brings his firstborn into the world,#Col 1:15,18; Rv 1:5 he says,
And let all God’s angels worship him. # 1:6 Dt 32:43 LXX; Ps 97:7 #
Dt 32:43; Ps 97:7
7And about the angels he says:
He makes his angels winds, # 1:7 Or spirits
and his servants # 1:7 Or ministers a fiery flame,#1:7 Ps 104:4#Ps 104:4
8but to#1:8 Or about the Son:
Your throne, God,
is forever and ever,
and the scepter of your kingdom
is a scepter of justice. #
Ps 45:6–7
9 You have loved righteousness
and hated lawlessness;
this is why God, your God,
has anointed you
with the oil of joy #
Is 61:1,3; Php 2:9
beyond your companions. # 1:9 Or associates # 1:8–9 Ps 45:6–7
10And:
In the beginning, Lord,
you established the earth,
and the heavens are the works of your hands; #
Ps 102:25
11 they will perish, but you remain.
They will all wear out like clothing; #
Is 50:9; 51:6
12 you will roll them up like a cloak, # 1:12 Other mss omit like a cloak
and they will be changed like clothing.
But you are the same,
and your years will never end. # 1:10–12 Ps 102:25–27 #
Ps 102:26–27; Heb 13:8
13Now to which of the angels has he ever said:
Sit at my right hand
until I make your enemies your footstool?#1:13Ps 110:1#Jos 10:24; Ps 110:1; Mt 22:44; Mk 12:36; Ac 2:34–35; Heb 10:13
14Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve those who are going to inherit salvation?#Ps 103:20; Mt 18:10; Heb 5:9
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Hebrews 1
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God’s final word: his Son
1In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, 2but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe. 3The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven. 4So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs.
The Son superior to angels
5For to which of the angels did God ever say,
‘You are my Son;
today I have become your Father’#1:5 Psalm 2:7?
Or again,
‘I will be his Father,
and he will be my Son’#1:5 2 Samuel 7:14; 1 Chron. 17:13?
6And again, when God brings his firstborn into the world, he says,
‘Let all God’s angels worship him.’#1:6 Deut. 32:43 (see Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint)
7In speaking of the angels he says,
‘He makes his angels spirits,
and his servants flames of fire.’#1:7 Psalm 104:4
8But about the Son he says,
‘Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever;
a sceptre of justice will be the sceptre of your kingdom.
9You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;
therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions
by anointing you with the oil of joy.’#1:9 Psalm 45:6,7
10He also says,
‘In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth,
and the heavens are the work of your hands.
11They will perish, but you remain;
they will all wear out like a garment.
12You will roll them up like a robe;
like a garment they will be changed.
But you remain the same,
and your years will never end.’#1:12 Psalm 102:25-27
13To which of the angels did God ever say,
‘Sit at my right hand
until I make your enemies
a footstool for your feet’#1:13 Psalm 110:1?
14Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
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