⁵ So also Christ did not glorify himself in becoming a high priest but was appointed by^[a] the one who said to him,

³³ he has fulfilled for us, their children,^[a] by raising Jesus; as also it is written in the second psalm,

¹⁷ And a voice from the heavens said, “This is my Son, the Beloved,^[a] with whom I am well pleased.”^(A)

The Son Is Superior to Angels

⁵ For to which of the angels did God^[a] ever say,

Or again,

⁶ And again, when he brings the firstborn into the world, he says,

⁵ While he was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, the Beloved;^[a] with him I am well pleased; listen to him!”^(A)

⁴ and was declared to be Son of God with power according to the spirit^[a] of holiness by resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,^(A)

¹⁶ “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.^(A)