New Revised Standard NRS
The Bible in Basic English BBE
1 Long ago God spoke to our ancestors in many and various ways by the prophets,
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In times past the word of God came to our fathers through the prophets, in different parts and in different ways;
2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom he also created the worlds.
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But now, at the end of these days, it has come to us through his Son, to whom he has given all things for a heritage, and through whom he made the order of the generations;
3 He is the reflection of God's glory and the exact imprint of God's very being, and he sustains all things by his powerful word. When he had made purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
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Who, being the outshining of his glory, the true image of his substance, supporting all things by the word of his power, having given himself as an offering making clean from sins, took his seat at the right hand of God in heaven;
4 having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.
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Having become by so much better than the angels, as the name which is his heritage is more noble than theirs.
5 For to which of the angels did God ever say, "You are my Son; today I have begotten you"? Or again, "I will be his Father, and he will be my Son"?
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To which of the angels did God say at any time, You are my Son, this day I have given you being? or, I will be his Father, and he will be my Son?
6 And again, when he brings the firstborn into the world, he says, "Let all God's angels worship him."
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And again, when he is sending his only Son into the world, he says, Let all the angels of God give him worship.
7 Of the angels he says, "He makes his angels winds, and his servants flames of fire."
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And of the angels he says, Who makes his angels winds, and his servants flames of fire:
8 But of the Son he says, "Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, and the righteous scepter is the scepter of your kingdom.
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But of the Son he says, Your seat of power, O God, is for ever and ever; and the rod of your kingdom is a rod of righteousness.
9 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions."
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You have been a lover of righteousness and a hater of evil; and so God, your God, has put the oil of joy on your head more than on the heads of those who are with you.
10 And, "In the beginning, Lord, you founded the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands;
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You, Lord, at the first did put the earth on its base, and the heavens are the works of your hands:
11 they will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like clothing;
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They will come to their end; but you are for ever; they will become old as a robe;
12 like a cloak you will roll them up, and like clothing they will be changed. But you are the same, and your years will never end."
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They will be rolled up like a cloth, even like a robe, and they will be changed: but you are the same and your years will have no end.
13 But to which of the angels has he ever said, "Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet"?
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But of which of the angels has he said at any time, Take your seat at my right hand till I put all those who are against you under your feet?
14 Are not all angels spirits in the divine service, sent to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?
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Are they not all helping spirits, who are sent out as servants to those whose heritage will be salvation?
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