Hebrews 1:5-2:9

New International Version

The Son Superior to Angels

⁵For to which of the angels did God ever say,

“You are my Son;
today I have become your Father”^[a]?^(A)

Or again,

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

⁶And again, when God brings his firstborn^(C) into the world,^(D) he says,

“Let all God’s angels worship him.”^[c]^(E)

⁷In speaking of the angels he says,

“He makes his angels spirits,
and his servants flames of fire.”^[d]^(F)

⁸But about the Son he says,

“Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever;^(G)
    a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.
⁹You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;
    therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions^(H)
    by anointing you with the oil^(I) of joy.”^[e]^(J)

¹⁰He also says,

“In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth,
    and the heavens are the work of your hands.^(K)
¹¹They will perish, but you remain;
    they will all wear out like a garment.^(L)
¹²You will roll them up like a robe;
    like a garment they will be changed.
But you remain the same,^(M)
    and your years will never end.”^[f]^(N)

¹³To which of the angels did God ever say,

“Sit at my right hand^(O)
until I make your enemies
a footstool^(P) for your feet”^[g]?^(Q)

¹⁴Are not all angels ministering spirits^(R) sent to serve those who will inherit^(S) salvation?^(T)

Warning to Pay Attention

2 We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.^(U) ²For since the message spoken^(V) through angels^(W) was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment,^(X) ³how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation?^(Y) This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord,^(Z) was confirmed to us by those who heard him.^(AA) ⁴God also testified to it by signs, wonders and various miracles,^(AB) and by gifts of the Holy Spirit^(AC) distributed according to his will.^(AD)

Jesus Made Fully Human

⁵It is not to angels that he has subjected the world to come, about which we are speaking. ⁶But there is a place where someone^(AE) has testified:

“What is mankind that you are mindful of them,
    a son of man that you care for him?^(AF)
⁷You made them a little^[h] lower than the angels;
    you crowned them with glory and honor
⁸    and put everything under their feet.”^[i]^[j]^(AG)

In putting everything under them,^[k] God left nothing that is not subject to them.^[l] Yet at present we do not see everything subject to them.^[m] ⁹But we do see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while, now crowned with glory and honor^(AH) because he suffered death,^(AI) so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.^(AJ)

Footnotes

Hebrews 1:5 Psalm 2:7
Hebrews 1:5 2 Samuel 7:14; 1 Chron. 17:13
Hebrews 1:6 Deut. 32:43 (see Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint)
Hebrews 1:7 Psalm 104:4
Hebrews 1:9 Psalm 45:6,7
Hebrews 1:12 Psalm 102:25-27
Hebrews 1:13 Psalm 110:1
Hebrews 2:7 Or them for a little while
Hebrews 2:8 Psalm 8:4-6
Hebrews 2:8 Or ⁷You made him a little lower than the angels;/ you crowned him with glory and honor/ ⁸and put everything under his feet.”
Hebrews 2:8 Or him
Hebrews 2:8 Or him
Hebrews 2:8 Or him