But when He again brings (A)the firstborn into the world, He says:

(B)“Let all the angels of God worship Him.”

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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)

43 “Rejoice,(A) O Gentiles, with His [a]people;
For He will (B)avenge the blood of His servants,
And render vengeance to His adversaries;
He (C)will provide atonement for His land and His people.”

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  1. Deuteronomy 32:43 DSS fragment adds And let all the gods (angels) worship Him; cf. LXX and Heb. 1:6

43 Rejoice,(A) you nations, with his people,[a][b]
    for he will avenge the blood of his servants;(B)
he will take vengeance on his enemies(C)
    and make atonement for his land and people.(D)

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  1. Deuteronomy 32:43 Or Make his people rejoice, you nations
  2. Deuteronomy 32:43 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls (see also Septuagint) people, / and let all the angels worship him, /

18 And (A)He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, (B)the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.

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18 And he is the head(A) of the body, the church;(B) he is the beginning and the firstborn(C) from among the dead,(D) so that in everything he might have the supremacy.

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15 He is (A)the image of the invisible God, (B)the firstborn over all creation.

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The Supremacy of the Son of God

15 The Son is the image(A) of the invisible God,(B) the firstborn(C) over all creation.

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(A)Let all be put to shame who serve carved images,
Who boast of idols.
(B)Worship Him, all you gods.

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All who worship images(A) are put to shame,(B)
    those who boast in idols(C)
    worship him,(D) all you gods!(E)

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22 who has gone into heaven and (A)is at the right hand of God, (B)angels and authorities and powers having been made subject to Him.

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22 who has gone into heaven(A) and is at God’s right hand(B)—with angels, authorities and powers in submission to him.(C)

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The Word Becomes Flesh

14 (A)And the Word (B)became (C)flesh and dwelt among us, and (D)we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, (E)full of grace and truth.

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14 The Word became flesh(A) and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory,(B) the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace(C) and truth.(D)

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29 For whom (A)He foreknew, (B)He also predestined (C)to be conformed to the image of His Son, (D)that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.

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29 For those God foreknew(A) he also predestined(B) to be conformed to the image of his Son,(C) that he might be the firstborn(D) among many brothers and sisters.

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and from Jesus Christ, (A)the faithful (B)witness, the (C)firstborn from the dead, and (D)the ruler over the kings of the earth.

To Him (E)who [a]loved us (F)and washed us from our sins in His own blood,

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  1. Revelation 1:5 NU loves us and freed; M loves us and washed

and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness,(A) the firstborn from the dead,(B) and the ruler of the kings of the earth.(C)

To him who loves us(D) and has freed us from our sins by his blood,(E)

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And (A)they sang a new song, saying:

(B)“You are worthy to take the scroll,
And to open its seals;
For You were slain,
And (C)have redeemed us to God (D)by Your blood
Out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation,
10 And have made [a]us (E)kings[b] and (F)priests to our God;
And [c]we shall reign on the earth.”

11 Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands, 12 saying with a loud voice:

“Worthy is the Lamb who was slain
To receive power and riches and wisdom,
And strength and honor and glory and blessing!”

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  1. Revelation 5:10 NU, M them
  2. Revelation 5:10 NU a kingdom
  3. Revelation 5:10 NU, M they

And they sang a new song, saying:(A)

“You are worthy(B) to take the scroll
    and to open its seals,
because you were slain,
    and with your blood(C) you purchased(D) for God
    persons from every tribe and language and people and nation.(E)
10 You have made them to be a kingdom and priests(F) to serve our God,
    and they will reign[a] on the earth.”(G)

11 Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand.(H) They encircled the throne and the living creatures(I) and the elders.(J) 12 In a loud voice they were saying:

“Worthy is the Lamb,(K) who was slain,(L)
    to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength
    and honor and glory and praise!”(M)

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  1. Revelation 5:10 Some manuscripts they reign

(A)In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten (B)Son into the world, that we might live through Him.

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This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son(A) into the world that we might live through him.(B)

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24 When there were no depths I was brought forth,
When there were no fountains abounding with water.
25 (A)Before the mountains were settled,
Before the hills, I was brought forth;

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24 When there were no watery depths, I was given birth,
    when there were no springs overflowing with water;(A)
25 before the mountains were settled in place,(B)
    before the hills, I was given birth,(C)

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16 (A)For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten (B)Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

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16 For God so loved(A) the world that he gave(B) his one and only Son,(C) that whoever believes(D) in him shall not perish but have eternal life.(E)

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