⁶ “He had one left to send, a son, whom he loved. He sent him last of all,^(A) saying, ‘They will respect my son.’

God’s Final Word: His Son

1 In the past God spoke^(A) to our ancestors through the prophets^(B) at many times and in various ways,^{(C) 2} but in these last days^(D) he has spoken to us by his Son,^(E) whom he appointed heir^(F) of all things, and through whom^(G) also he made the universe.^(H)

³⁴ I have seen and I testify that this is God’s Chosen One.”^[a](A)

¹⁷ And a voice from heaven^(A) said, “This is my Son,^(B) whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”^(C)

⁹ And they sang a new song, saying:^(A)

¹¹ Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand.^(H) They encircled the throne and the living creatures^(I) and the elders.^{(J) 12} In a loud voice they were saying:

¹³ Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth^(N) and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying:

¹¹ And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life,^(A) and this life is in his Son.^{(B) 12} Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.^(C)

⁹ This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son^(A) into the world that we might live through him.^(B)

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

²³ that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father, who sent him.^(A)