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1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spoke in times past unto the fathers by the prophets,
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In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways,
2 hath in these last days spoken unto us by His Son, whom He hath appointed Heir of all things, by whom also He made the worlds,
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but 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.
3 who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
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The 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.
4 being made so much better than the angels, as He hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.
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So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs.
5 For unto which of the angels said God at any time, "Thou art My Son; this day have I begotten Thee"? And again, "I will be to Him a Father, and He shall be to Me a Son"?
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For to which of the angels did God ever say, “You are my Son; today I have become your Father” ? Or again, “I will be his Father, and he will be my Son” ?
6 And again, when He bringeth in the First-Begotten into the world, He saith, "And let all the angels of God worship Him."
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And again, when God brings his firstborn into the world, he says, “Let all God’s angels worship him.”
7 And of the angels He saith, "Who maketh His angels spirits and His ministers a flame of fire."
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In speaking of the angels he says, “He makes his angels spirits, and his servants flames of fire.”
8 But unto the Son He saith, "Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; a scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Thy Kingdom.
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But about the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.
9 Thou hast loved righteousness and hated iniquity; therefore God, even Thy God, hath anointed Thee with the oil of gladness above Thy fellows."
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You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.”
10 And, "Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the works of Thine hands.
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He also says, “In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.
11 They shall perish, but Thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment.
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They will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment.
12 And as a vesture shalt Thou fold them up, and they shall be changed. But Thou art the same, and Thy years shall not fail."
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You 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.”
13 But to which of the angels said He at any time, "Sit on My right hand until I make Thine enemies Thy footstool"?
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To which of the angels did God ever say, “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet” ?
14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for those who shall be heirs of salvation?
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Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
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