The Son Superior to Angels

For to which of the angels did God ever say,

“You are my Son;
    today I have become your Father”[a]?(A)

Or again,

“I will be his Father,
    and he will be my Son”[b]?(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 1:5 Psalm 2:7
  2. Hebrews 1:5 2 Samuel 7:14; 1 Chron. 17:13

And again, when God brings his firstborn(A) into the world,(B) he says,

“Let all God’s angels worship him.”[a](C)

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 1:6 Deut. 32:43 (see Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint)

In speaking of the angels he says,

“He makes his angels spirits,
    and his servants flames of fire.”[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 1:7 Psalm 104:4

But about the Son he says,

“Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever;(A)
    a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.

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10 He also says,

“In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth,
    and the heavens are the work of your hands.(A)

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13 To which of the angels did God ever say,

“Sit at my right hand(A)
    until I make your enemies
    a footstool(B) for your feet”[a]?(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 1:13 Psalm 110:1

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