Hebrews 1:5
New American Standard Bible
5 For to which of the angels did He ever say,
“(A)You are My Son,
Today I have fathered You”?
And again,
“(B)I will be a Father to Him
And He will be a Son to Me”?
Hebrews 1:5
New International Version
The Son Superior to Angels
5 For to which of the angels did God ever say,
Or again,
Footnotes
- Hebrews 1:5 Psalm 2:7
- Hebrews 1:5 2 Samuel 7:14; 1 Chron. 17:13
Hebrews 1:5
Contemporary English Version
God's Son Is Greater than Angels
5 (A) God has never said
to any of the angels,
“You are my Son, because today
I have become your Father!”
Neither has God said
to any of them,
“I will be his Father,
and he will be my Son!”
Hebrews 1:5-6
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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