Hebrews 1:1

God’s Final Word: His Son

1 In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways,

Hebrews 1:1 in Other Translations

KJV
1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
ESV
1 Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets,
NLT
1 Long ago God spoke many times and in many ways to our ancestors through the prophets.
MSG
1 Going through a long line of prophets, God has been addressing our ancestors in different ways for centuries.
CSB
1 Long ago God spoke to the fathers by the prophets at different times and in different ways.

Hebrews 1:1 In-Context

1 In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways,
2 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 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 So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs.
5 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” ?

Cross References 3

  • 1. John 9:29; Hebrews 2:2,3; Hebrews 4:8; Hebrews 12:25
  • 2. Luke 1:70; Acts 2:30
  • 3. Numbers 12:6,8
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