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having become by so much better than the angels, as he hath inherited a more excellent name than they. For unto which of the angels said he at any time,

[a]Thou art my Son,
This day have I begotten thee?

and again,

[b]I will be to him a Father,
And he shall be to me a Son?

[c]And when he again [d]bringeth in the firstborn into [e]the world he saith, [f]And let all the angels of God worship him.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 1:5 Ps. 2:7.
  2. Hebrews 1:5 2 Sam. 7:14.
  3. Hebrews 1:6 Or, And again, when he bringeth in
  4. Hebrews 1:6 Or, shall have brought in
  5. Hebrews 1:6 Greek the inhabited earth.
  6. Hebrews 1:6 Dt. 32:43 Septuagint; compare Ps. 97:7

So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs.(A)

The Son Superior to Angels

For to which of the angels did God ever say,

“You are my Son;
    today I have become your Father”[a]?(B)

Or again,

“I will be his Father,
    and he will be my Son”[b]?(C)

And again, when God brings his firstborn(D) into the world,(E) he says,

“Let all God’s angels worship him.”[c](F)

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 1:5 Psalm 2:7
  2. Hebrews 1:5 2 Samuel 7:14; 1 Chron. 17:13
  3. Hebrews 1:6 Deut. 32:43 (see Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint)