Hebrews 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,
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.

The Son Superior to Angels

5 For to which of the angels did God ever say, “You are my Son; today I have become your Father”[a] ? Or again, “I will be his Father, and he will be my Son”[b] ?
6 And again, when God brings his firstborn into the world, he says, “Let all God’s angels worship him.”[c]
7 In speaking of the angels he says, “He makes his angels spirits, and his servants flames of fire.”[d]
8 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 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.”[e]
10 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 will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment.
12 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.”[f]
13 To which of the angels did God ever say, “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet”[g] ?
14 Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?

Cross References 34

  • 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
  • 4. Deuteronomy 4:30; Hebrews 9:26; 1 Peter 1:20
  • 5. ver 5; S Matthew 3:17; Hebrews 3:6; Hebrews 5:8; Hebrews 7:28
  • 6. Psalms 2:8; Matthew 11:27; S Matthew 28:18
  • 7. S John 1:3
  • 8. Hebrews 11:3
  • 9. John 1:14
  • 10. S John 14:9
  • 11. Colossians 1:17
  • 12. Titus 2:14; Hebrews 7:27; Hebrews 9:11-14
  • 13. S Mark 16:19
  • 14. Ephesians 1:21; Philippians 2:9,10; Hebrews 8:6
  • 15. Psalms 2:7; S Matthew 3:17
  • 16. 2 Samuel 7:14
  • 17. John 3:16; S Colossians 1:18
  • 18. Hebrews 10:5
  • 19. Deuteronomy 32:43 (LXX and DSS); Psalms 97:7
  • 20. Psalms 104:4
  • 21. S Luke 1:33
  • 22. Philippians 2:9
  • 23. Isaiah 61:1,3
  • 24. Psalms 45:6,7
  • 25. Psalms 8:6; Zechariah 12:1
  • 26. Isaiah 34:4; Isaiah 51:6; S Hebrews 12:27
  • 27. Hebrews 13:8
  • 28. Psalms 102:25-27
  • 29. ver 3; S Mark 16:19
  • 30. Joshua 10:24; Hebrews 10:13
  • 31. Psalms 110:1; S Matthew 22:44
  • 32. Psalms 91:11; Psalms 103:20; Daniel 7:10
  • 33. Matthew 25:34; Mark 10:17; S Acts 20:32
  • 34. S Romans 11:14; Hebrews 2:3; Hebrews 5:9; Hebrews 9:28

Footnotes 7

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