God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets

Posted : 19 Nov, 2013 06:09 AM

Hebrews 1 (NKJV)



God�s Supreme Revelation



1 God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, 2 has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds; 3 who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself[a] purged our[b] sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, 4 having become so much better than the angels, as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.



The Son Exalted Above Angels



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



�You are My Son,

Today I have begotten You�?[c]



And again:



�I will be to Him a Father,

And He shall be to Me a Son�?[d]



6 But when He again brings the firstborn into the world, He says:



�Let all the angels of God worship Him.�[e]



7 And of the angels He says:



�Who makes His angels spirits

And His ministers a flame of fire.�[f]



8 But to the Son He says:



�Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;

A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.

9 You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness;

Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You

With the oil of gladness more than Your companions.�[g]



10 And:



�You, Lord, in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth,

And the heavens are the work of Your hands.

11 They will perish, but You remain;

And they will all grow old like a garment;

12 Like a cloak You will fold them up,

And they will be changed.

But You are the same,

And Your years will not fail.�[h]



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



�Sit at My right hand,

Till I make Your enemies Your footstool�?[i]



14 Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation?



Footnotes:

a.Hebrews 1:3 NU-Text omits by Himself.

b.Hebrews 1:3 NU-Text omits our.

c.Hebrews 1:5 Psalm 2:7

d.Hebrews 1:5 2 Samuel 7:14

e.Hebrews 1:6 Deuteronomy 32:43 (Septuagint, Dead Sea Scrolls); Psalm 97:7

f.Hebrews 1:7 Psalm 104:4

g.Hebrews 1:9 Psalm 45:6, 7

h.Hebrews 1:12 Psalm 102:25�27

i.Hebrews 1:13 Psalm 110:1



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