Hebrews 1:1-6

Contemporary English Version

1 Long ago in many ways and at many times God's prophets spoke his message to our ancestors. ²^(A) But now at last, God sent his Son to bring his message to us. God created the universe by his Son, and everything will someday belong to the Son. ³^(B) God's Son has all the brightness of God's own glory and is like him in every way. By his own mighty word, he holds the universe together.

After the Son had washed away our sins, he sat down at the right side^[a] of the glorious God in heaven. ⁴He had become much greater than the angels, and the name he was given is far greater than any of theirs.

God's Son Is Greater than Angels

⁵^(C) 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!”

⁶^(D) When God brings his first-born Son^[b] into the world, he commands all of his angels to worship him.

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Footnotes

1.3 right side: The place of honor and power.
1.6 first-born Son: The first son born into a family had certain privileges that the other children did not have. In 12.23 (see note) “first-born” refers to God's special people.