having become so much better than the messengers, as he did inherit a more excellent name than they.

For to which of the messengers said He ever, `My Son thou art -- I to-day have begotten thee?' and again, `I will be to him for a father, and he shall be to Me for a son?'

and when again He may bring in the first-born to the world, He saith, `And let them bow before him -- all messengers of God;'

and unto the messengers, indeed, He saith, `Who is making His messengers spirits, and His ministers a flame of fire;'

And unto which of the messengers said He ever, `Sit at My right hand, till I may make thine enemies thy footstool?'

for if the word being spoken through messengers did become stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience did receive a just recompense,

For not to messengers did He subject the coming world, concerning which we speak,

Thou didst make him some little less than messengers, with glory and honour Thou didst crown him, and didst set him over the works of Thy hands,

and him who was made some little less than messengers we see -- Jesus -- because of the suffering of the death, with glory and honour having been crowned, that by the grace of God for every one he might taste of death.

for, doubtless, of messengers it doth not lay hold, but of seed of Abraham it layeth hold,

But, ye came to Mount Zion, and to a city of the living God, to the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of messengers,

of the hospitality be not forgetful, for through this unawares certain did entertain messengers;