Hebrews 1:4-14
Evangelical Heritage Version
The Son Is Superior to the Angels
4 The Son became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs. 5 For to which of the angels did God ever say:
You are my Son. Today I have begotten you?[a]
And again:
I will be his Father, and he will be my Son.[b]
6 And again, when he brought his firstborn into the world, he said:
Let all God’s angels worship him.[c]
7 About the angels he says:
He makes his messengers winds and his ministers flaming fire.[d]
8 But about the Son he says:
God, your throne is forever and ever,
and the scepter of righteousness is the scepter of your kingdom.
9 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness.
Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of joy
beyond your companions.[e]
10 And he says:
In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundation of the earth,
and the heavens are the works of your hands.
11 They will perish, but you remain.
They will all become old like a garment.
12 You will roll them up like a robe,
and they will be changed like a garment.[f]
But you are the same,
and your years will never end.[g]
13 To which of the angels has he ever said:
Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool under your feet?[h]
14 Are not all angels ministering spirits sent out to serve for the benefit of those who are going to inherit salvation?
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- Hebrews 1:5 Psalm 2:7
- Hebrews 1:5 2 Samuel 7:14; 1 Chronicles 17:13
- Hebrews 1:6 Deuteronomy 32:43 (Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint); Psalm 97:7
- Hebrews 1:7 Psalm 104:4
- Hebrews 1:9 Psalm 45:6-7
- Hebrews 1:12 Some witnesses to the text omit like a garment.
- Hebrews 1:12 Psalm 102:25-27
- Hebrews 1:13 Psalm 110:1
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