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Hebrews 1:3-5
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Hebrews 1:3-5
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
3 He is the reflection of God’s glory and the exact imprint of God’s very being, and he sustains[a] all things by his powerful word. When he had made purification for[b] sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,(A) 4 having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.(B)
The Son Is Superior to Angels
5 For to which of the angels did God[c] ever say,
“You are my Son;
today I have begotten you”?
Or again,
“I will be his Father,
and he will be my Son”?(C)
Hebrews 1:3-5
New International Version
Hebrews 1:3-5
New International Version
3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory(A) and the exact representation of his being,(B) sustaining all things(C) by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins,(D) he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.(E) 4 So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs.(F)
The Son Superior to Angels
5 For to which of the angels did God ever say,
Or again,
Footnotes
- Hebrews 1:5 Psalm 2:7
- Hebrews 1:5 2 Samuel 7:14; 1 Chron. 17:13
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