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44 (A)‘The Lord said to my lord,
    “Sit at my right hand
    until I place your enemies under your feet”’?

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34 For David did not go up into heaven, but he himself said:

‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at my right hand(A)
35     until I make your enemies your footstool.”’

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25 For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.(A)

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13 But to which of the angels has he ever said:

“Sit at my right hand
    until I make your enemies your footstool”?(A)

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Chapter 8

Heavenly Priesthood of Jesus.[a] The main point of what has been said is this: we have such a high priest, who has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 8:1–6 The Christian community has in Jesus the kind of high priest described in Hb 7:26–28. In virtue of his ascension Jesus has taken his place at God’s right hand in accordance with Ps 110:1 (Hb 8:1), where he presides over the heavenly sanctuary established by God himself (Hb 8:2). Like every high priest, he has his offering to make (Hb 8:3; cf. Hb 9:12, 14), but it differs from that of the levitical priesthood in which he had no share (Hb 8:4) and which was in any case but a shadowy reflection of the true offering in the heavenly sanctuary (Hb 8:5). But Jesus’ ministry in the heavenly sanctuary is that of mediator of a superior covenant that accomplishes what it signifies (Hb 8:6).

12 But this one offered one sacrifice for sins, and took his seat forever at the right hand of God;(A) 13 [a]now he waits until his enemies are made his footstool.

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Footnotes

  1. 10:13 Until his enemies are made his footstool: Ps 110:1 is again used; the reference here is to the period of time between the enthronement of Jesus and his second coming. The identity of the enemies is not specified; cf. 1 Cor 15:25–27.

22 who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to him.(A)

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