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For to which of the angels did the Father ever say,

You are My Son,
Today I have begotten (fathered) You [established You as a Son, with kingly dignity]”?

And again [did He ever say to the angels],

I shall be a Father to Him
And He shall be a Son to Me”?(A)

[a]And when He again brings the firstborn [highest-ranking Son] into the world, He says,

And all the angels of God are to worship Him.”(B)

And concerning the angels He says,

Who makes His angels winds,
And His ministering servants flames of fire [to do His bidding].”(C)

But about the Son [the Father says to Him],

Your throne, [b]O God, is forever and ever,
And the [c]scepter of [absolute] righteousness is the scepter of [d]His kingdom.

You have loved righteousness [integrity, virtue, uprightness in purpose] and have hated lawlessness [injustice, sin].
Therefore God, Your God, Has anointed You
With the oil of gladness above Your companions.”(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 1:6 Most likely a reference to the second coming of Christ when He will be acknowledged as divine and worshiped as the Son of God. Another view suggests that this may be a reference to His incarnation as Jesus of Nazareth.
  2. Hebrews 1:8 The Son is recognized as deity by being addressed by the Father as “God.”
  3. Hebrews 1:8 I.e. symbol of authority.
  4. Hebrews 1:8 Late mss read Your.

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