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)

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 1:5 Psalm 2:7
  2. Hebrews 1:5 2 Samuel 7:14; 1 Chron. 17:13

For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?

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And again, when God brings his firstborn(A) into the world,(B) he says,

“Let all God’s angels worship him.”[a](C)

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 1:6 Deut. 32:43 (see Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint)

And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.

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In speaking of the angels he says,

“He makes his angels spirits,
    and his servants flames of fire.”[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 1:7 Psalm 104:4

And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.

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But about the Son he says,

“Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever;(A)
    a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.

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But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

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10 He also says,

“In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth,
    and the heavens are the work of your hands.(A)

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10 And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:

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13 To which of the angels did God ever say,

“Sit at my right hand(A)
    until I make your enemies
    a footstool(B) for your feet”[a]?(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 1:13 Psalm 110:1

13 But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?

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