having become as much superior to angels as the name (A)he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.

For to which of the angels did God ever say,

(B)“You are my Son,
    today I have begotten you”?

Or again,

(C)“I will be to him a father,
    and he shall be to me a son”?

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So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs.(A)

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]?(B)

Or again,

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

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Footnotes

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