Hebrews 1:4
New King James Version
4 having become so much better than the angels, as (A)He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.
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Hebrews 1:4
Amplified Bible
4 having become as much superior to angels, since He has inherited a more excellent and glorious [a]name than they [that is, Son—the name above all names].
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- Hebrews 1:4 In Greek “name” occurs last in this verse to emphasize that Jesus alone bears the name Son. No angel is superior to the Son.
Hebrews 1:4
New International Version
4 So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs.(A)
Hebrews 1:4-6
The Message
1 1-3 Going through a long line of prophets, God has been addressing our ancestors in different ways for centuries. Recently he spoke to us directly through his Son. By his Son, God created the world in the beginning, and it will all belong to the Son at the end. This Son perfectly mirrors God, and is stamped with God’s nature. He holds everything together by what he says—powerful words!
The Son Is Higher than Angels
3-6 After he finished the sacrifice for sins, the Son took his honored place high in the heavens right alongside God, far higher than any angel in rank and rule. Did God ever say to an angel, “You’re my Son; today I celebrate you” or “I’m his Father, he’s my Son”? When he presents his honored Son to the world, he says, “All angels must worship him.”
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