Hebrews 1:3
Authorized (King James) Version
3 who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
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Hebrews 1:3
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
3 He is the reflection of God’s glory and the exact imprint of God’s very being, and he sustains[a] all things by his powerful word. When he had made purification for[b] sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,(A)
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Hebrews 1:3
English Standard Version
3 He is the radiance of the glory of God and (A)the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. (B)After making purification for sins, (C)he sat down (D)at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
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Hebrews 1:3
New American Standard Bible
3 [a]And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact (A)representation of His nature, and [b](B)upholds all things by [c]the word of His power. When He had made (C)purification of sins, He (D)sat down at the right hand of the (E)Majesty on high,
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- Hebrews 1:3 Lit Who being
- Hebrews 1:3 Lit upholding
- Hebrews 1:3 Or His word of power
Hebrews 1:3
New English Translation
3 The Son is[a] the radiance of his glory and the representation of his essence, and he sustains all things by his powerful word,[b] and so when he had accomplished cleansing for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.[c]
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- Hebrews 1:3 tn Grk “who being…and sustaining.” Heb 1:1-4 form one skillfully composed sentence in Greek, but it must be broken into shorter segments to correspond to contemporary English usage, which does not allow for sentences of this length and complexity.
- Hebrews 1:3 tn Grk “by the word of his power.”
- Hebrews 1:3 sn An allusion to Ps 110:1, quoted often in Hebrews.
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