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For to which of the angels did He ever say,

(A)You are My Son,
Today I have begotten You”?

And again,

(B)I will be a Father to Him
And He shall be a Son to Me”?

And [a]when He again (C)brings the firstborn into [b](D)the world, He says,

(E)And let all the angels of God worship Him.”

And of the angels He says,

(F)Who makes His angels winds,
And His ministers flaming fire.”

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 1:6 Or again when He brings
  2. Hebrews 1:6 Lit the inhabited earth

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