< Hebrews 1 >

1 God having spoken in many parts and in many ways formerly to the fathers in the prophets,
God, who in ancient days spoke to our forefathers in many distinct messages and by various methods through the Prophets,
2 at the end of these days has spoken to us in [the person of the] Son, whom he has established heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; (aiōn g165)
has at the end of these days spoken to us through a Son, who is the pre-destined Lord of the universe, and through whom He made the Ages. (aiōn g165)
3 who being [the] effulgence of his glory and [the] expression of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, having made [by himself] the purification of sins, set himself down on the right hand of the greatness on high,
He brightly reflects God's glory and is the exact representation of His being, and upholds the universe by His all-powerful word. After securing man's purification from sin He took His seat at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
4 taking a place by so much better than the angels, as he inherits a name more excellent than they.
having become as far superior to the angels as the Name He possesses by inheritance is more excellent than theirs.
5 For to which of the angels said he ever, Thou art my Son: this day have I begotten thee? and again, I will be to him for father, and he shall be to me for son?
For to which of the angels did God ever say, "My Son art Thou: I have this day become Thy Father;" and again, "I will be a Father to Him, and He shall be My Son"?
6 and again, when he brings in the firstborn into the habitable world, he says, And let all God's angels worship him.
But speaking of the time when He once more brings His Firstborn into the world, He says, "And let all God's angels worship Him."
7 And as to the angels he says, Who makes his angels spirits and his ministers a flame of fire;
Moreover of the angels He says, "He changes His angels into winds, and His ministering servants into a flame of fire."
8 but as to the Son, Thy throne, O God, [is] to the age of the age, and a sceptre of uprightness [is] the sceptre of thy kingdom. (aiōn g165)
But of His Son, He says, "Thy throne, O God, is for ever and for ever, and the sceptre of Thy Kingdom is a sceptre of absolute justice. (aiōn g165)
9 Thou hast loved righteousness and hast hated lawlessness; therefore God, thy God, has anointed thee with oil of gladness above thy companions.
Thou hast loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; therefore God, Thy God, has anointed Thee with the oil of gladness beyond Thy companions."
10 And, Thou in the beginning, Lord, hast founded the earth, and works of thy hands are the heavens.
It is also of His Son that God says, "Thou, O Lord, in the beginning didst lay the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Thy hands.
11 They shall perish, but thou continuest still; and they all shall grow old as a garment,
The heavens will perish, but Thou remainest; and they will all grow old like a garment,
12 and as a covering shalt thou roll them up, and they shall be changed; but thou art the Same, and thy years shall not fail.
and, as though they were a mantle Thou wilt roll them up; yes, like a garment, and they will undergo change. But Thou art the same, and Thy years will never come to an end."
13 But as to which of the angels said he ever, Sit at my right hand until I put thine enemies [as] footstool of thy feet?
To which of the angels has He ever said, "Sit at My right hand till I make Thy foes a footstool for Thy feet"?
14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out for service on account of those who shall inherit salvation?
Are not all angels spirits that serve Him--whom He sends out to render service for the benefit of those who, before long, will inherit salvation?

< Hebrews 1 >