Hebrews 1

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The Supremacy of the Son

¹On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets.

¹God, having spoken long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways,

²But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son,^a whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.^b

²in these last days spoke to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the ages,

³The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.

³who, being the radiance of His glory and the exact imprint of His substance and bearing all things by the word of power—through His having made purification of sins—sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

⁴So He became as far superior to the angels as the name He has inherited is excellent beyond theirs.

⁴having become so much better than the angels, as much as He has inherited a name more excellent beyond theirs.

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

“You are My Son;

today I have become Your Father”?^a

Or again:

“I will be His Father,

and He will be My Son”?^b

⁵For to which of the angels did He ever say: “You are My Son; today I have begotten You”? And again: “I will be to Him for a Father, and He will be to Me for a Son”?

⁶And again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He says:

“Let all God’s angels worship Him.”^a

⁶And again, when He brings the firstborn into the world, He says: “And let all angels of God worship Him.”

⁷Now about the angels He says:

“He makes His angels winds,

His servants flames of fire.”^a

⁷And indeed to the angels He says: “The One making His angels winds, and His ministers a flame of fire.”

⁸But about the Son He says:

“Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever,

and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.

⁸But to the Son: “Your throne, O God, is to the age of the age, and the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Your kingdom.

⁹You have loved righteousness

and hated wickedness;

therefore God, Your God, has anointed You

above Your companions with the oil of joy.”^a

⁹You loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; because of this, God, Your God, anointed You with the oil of exultation beyond Your companions.”

¹⁰And:

“In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth,

and the heavens are the work of Your hands.

¹⁰And: “You, in the beginning, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are works of Your hands.

¹¹They will perish, but You remain;

they will all wear out like a garment.

¹¹They will perish, but You remain; and all will grow old like a garment;

¹²You will roll them up like a robe;

like a garment^a they will be changed;

but You remain the same,

and Your years will never end.”^b

¹²and like a robe You will roll them up, and like a garment they will be changed; but You are the same, and Your years will not come to an end.”

¹³Yet to which of the angels did God ever say:

“Sit at My right hand

until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet”?^a

¹³Now to which of the angels has He ever said: “Sit at My right hand until I shall place Your enemies as a footstool for Your feet”?

¹⁴Are not the angels^a ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?

¹⁴Are they not all ministering spirits being sent forth for service for the sake of those being about to inherit salvation?