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For gar to which tis of the ho angels angelos did God ever pote say legō, “ My egō Son hyios are eimi you sy! Today sēmeron I egō have fathered gennaō you sy”? Or kai again palin, “ I egō will be eimi to him autos a father patēr, and kai he autos shall be eimi to me egō a son hyios”? And de again palin, when hotan he brings eisagō the ho firstborn prōtotokos into eis the ho world oikoumenē, he says legō, · kai Let all pas the angels angelos of God theos worship proskyneō him autos.” · kai Regarding pros the ho angels angelos he says legō, “ He ho makes poieō · ho his autos angels angelos winds pneuma, and kai · ho his autos ministers leitourgos a flame phlox of fire pyr.”

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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]?(A)

Or again,

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

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

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

In speaking of the angels he says,

“He makes his angels spirits,
    and his servants flames of fire.”[d](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)
  4. Hebrews 1:7 Psalm 104:4