< Hebrews 1 >
1 In many parts and many ways, God, having spoken long ago to the fathers by the prophets,
God, who in ancient times, spoke often, and in various ways, to the fathers, by the prophets,
2 in these last days speaks to us in [His] Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom He also made the ages; (aiōn )
has, in these last days, spoken to us by a Son, whom he has constituted Lord of all things, by whom, also, he made the universe: (aiōn )
3 who being the brightness of the glory, and the impress of His subsistence, bearing up also all things by the saying of His might—having made a cleansing of our sins through Himself, sat down at the right hand of the Greatness in the highest,
who, being in effulgence of his glory, and an exact representation of his character, and controlling all things by his own powerful word, after he had, by himself, made expiation for our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high;
4 having become so much better than the messengers, as He inherited a more excellent name than them.
being exalted as far above the angels, as the name he has inherited, is more excellent than theirs.
5 For to which of the messengers did He ever say, “You are My Son—today I have begotten You?” And again, “I will be to Him for a Father, and He will be to Me for a Son?”
For, to which of the angels did he at any time say, "Thou art my Son: to-day I have begotten thee"? and again, "I will be his Father, and he shall be my Son"?
6 And when again He may bring the firstborn into the world, He says, “And let them worship Him—all messengers of God”;
But when he brings again the First-born into the world, he says, "Let all the angels of God worship him."
7 and to the messengers, indeed, He says, “The [One] who is making His messengers spirits, and His ministers a flame of fire”;
Whereas, concerning angels, he says, "Who makes winds his angels, and flaming fire his ministers."
8 but to the Son: “Your throne, O God, [is] throughout the age of the age; The scepter of righteousness [is the] scepter of Your kingdom; (aiōn )
But to the Son, "Thy throne, O God, endures for ever. The scepter of thy kingdom is a scepter of rectitude. (aiōn )
9 You loved righteousness, and hated lawlessness; Because of this He anointed You—God, Your God—With oil of gladness above Your partners”;
Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore, God, thy God, has anointed thee with the oil of gladness, above thy associates."
10 and, “You, LORD, founded the earth at the beginning, And the heavens are a work of Your hands.
And, "Thou, Lord, in the beginning didst lay the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the works of thy hands.
11 These will perish, but You remain, And all will become old as a garment,
They shall perish, but thou dost remain; and they, as a garment, shall grow old;
12 And You will roll them together as a mantle, and they will be changed, But You are the same, and Your years will not fail.”
and, as a vesture, thou wilt fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same; and they shall be changed; but thou art the same; and thy years shall never fail."
13 And to which of the messengers did He ever say, “Sit at My right hand, Until I may make Your enemies Your footstool?”
Moreover, to which of the angels did he say, at any time, "Sit thou at my right hand, till I make thy enemies thy footstool."
14 Are they not all spirits of service—being sent forth for ministry because of those about to inherit salvation?
"Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall inherit salvation?"