Hebrews 1:1-3
New King James Version
God’s Supreme Revelation(A)
1 God, who [a]at various times and (B)in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, 2 has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the [b]worlds; 3 (C)who being the brightness of His glory and the express (D)image of His person, and (E)upholding all things by the word of His power, (F)when He had [c]by Himself [d]purged [e]our sins, (G)sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
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- Hebrews 1:1 Or in many portions
- Hebrews 1:2 Or ages, Gr. aiones, aeons
- Hebrews 1:3 NU omits by Himself
- Hebrews 1:3 cleansed
- Hebrews 1:3 NU omits our
Hebrews 1:1-3
Lexham English Bible
God’s Full and Final Revelation in the Son
1 Although[a] God spoke long ago in many parts[b] and in many ways to the fathers by the prophets, 2 in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the world,[c] 3 who is the radiance of his glory and the representation of his essence, sustaining all things by the word of power.[d] When he[e] had made purification for sins through him, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
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- Hebrews 1:1 Here “although” is supplied as a component of the participle (“spoke”) which is understood as concessive
- Hebrews 1:1 Or “portions”
- Hebrews 1:2 Or “the universe”; literally “the ages”
- Hebrews 1:3 Some manuscripts have “by the word of his power. When he had made purification for sins, he sat down”
- Hebrews 1:3 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had made”) which is understood as temporal
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