Hebrews 1

God's Final Word in His Son

1 God, after He 1spoke long ago to the fathers in 2the prophets in many portions and 3in many ways,
2 [a]4in these last days 5has spoken to us [b]in 6His Son, whom He appointed 7heir of all things, 8through whom also He made the [c]9world.
3 [d]And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact 10representation of His nature, and [e]11upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made 12purification of sins, He 13sat down at the right hand of the 14Majesty on high,
4 having become as much better than the angels, as He has inherited a more excellent 15name than they.
5 For to which of the angels did He ever say, "16YOU ARE MY SON, TODAY I HAVE BEGOTTEN YOU"? And again, "17I WILL BE A FATHER TO HIM AND HE SHALL BE A SON TO ME"?
6 And [f]when He again 18brings the firstborn into [g]19the world, He says, "20AND LET ALL THE ANGELS OF GOD WORSHIP
7 And of the angels He says, "21WHO MAKES HIS ANGELS WINDS, AND HIS MINISTERS A FLAME OF FIRE."
8 But of the Son He says, "22YOUR THRONE, O GOD, IS FOREVER AND EVER, AND THE RIGHTEOUS SCEPTER IS THE SCEPTER OF [h]HIS KINGDOM.
9 "23YOU HAVE LOVED RIGHTEOUSNESS AND HATED LAWLESSNESS; 24THEREFORE * GOD, YOUR GOD, HAS 25ANOINTED YOU WITH THE OIL OF GLADNESS ABOVE YOUR COMPANIONS."
10 And, "26YOU, LORD, IN THE BEGINNING LAID THE FOUNDATION OF THE EARTH, AND THE HEAVENS ARE THE WORKS OF YOUR HANDS;
11 27THEY WILL PERISH, BUT YOU REMAIN; 28AND THEY ALL WILL BECOME OLD LIKE A GARMENT,
12 29AND LIKE A MANTLE YOU WILL ROLL THEM UP; LIKE A GARMENT THEY WILL ALSO BE CHANGED. BUT YOU ARE 30THE SAME, AND YOUR YEARS WILL NOT COME TO AN END."
13 But to which of the angels has He ever said, "31SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND, 32UNTIL I MAKE YOUR ENEMIES A FOOTSTOOL FOR YOUR FEET "?
14 Are they not all 33ministering spirits, sent out to render service for the sake of those who will 34inherit 35salvation?

Cross References 35

  • 1. John 9:29; John 16:13; Hebrews 2:2; Hebrews 3:5; Hebrews 4:8; Hebrews 5:5; Hebrews 11:18; Hebrews 12:25
  • 2. Acts 2:30; Acts 3:21
  • 3. Numbers 12:6, 8; Joel 2:28
  • 4. Matthew 13:39; 1 Peter 1:20
  • 5. John 9:29
  • 6. John 5:26, 27; Hebrews 3:6; Hebrews 5:8; Hebrews 7:28
  • 7. Psalms 2:8; Matthew 28:18; Mark 12:7; Romans 8:17; Hebrews 2:8
  • 8. John 1:3; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Colossians 1:16
  • 9. 1 Corinthians 2:7; Hebrews 11:3
  • 10. 2 Corinthians 4:4
  • 11. Colossians 1:17
  • 12. Titus 2:14; Hebrews 9:14
  • 13. Mark 16:19; Hebrews 8:1; Hebrews 10:12; Hebrews 12:2
  • 14. 2 Peter 1:17
  • 15. Ephesians 1:21
  • 16. Psalms 2:7; Acts 13:33; Hebrews 5:5
  • 17. 2 Samuel 7:14
  • 18. Hebrews 10:5
  • 19. Matthew 24:14
  • 20. Psalms 97:7
  • 21. Psalms 104:4
  • 22. Psalms 45:6
  • 23. Psalms 45:7
  • 24. John 10:17; Philippians 2:9; Hebrews 2:9
  • 25. Isaiah 61:1, 3
  • 26. Psalms 102:25
  • 27. Psalms 102:26
  • 28. Isaiah 51:6; Hebrews 8:13
  • 29. Psalms 102:26, 27
  • 30. Hebrews 13:8
  • 31. Psalms 110:1; Matthew 22:44; Hebrews 1:3
  • 32. Joshua 10:24; Hebrews 10:13
  • 33. Psalms 103:20; Daniel 7:10
  • 34. Matthew 25:34; Mark 10:17; Titus 3:7; Hebrews 6:12
  • 35. Romans 11:14; 1 Corinthians 1:21; Hebrews 2:3; Hebrews 5:9; Hebrews 9:28

Footnotes 8

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