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Hebrews 1

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The Supremacy of the Son

(Colossians 1:15–23)

1On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets.

2But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.*

3The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.

4So He became as far superior to the angels as the name He has inherited is excellent beyond theirs.

5For to which of the angels did God ever say:“You are My Son;today I have become Your Father”? Or again:“I will be His Father,and He will be My Son”?*

6And again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He says:“Let all God’s angels worship Him.”*

7Now about the angels He says:“He makes His angels winds,His servants flames of fire.”*

8But about the Son He says:“Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever,and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.

9You have loved righteousnessand hated wickedness;therefore God, Your God, has anointed Youabove Your companions with the oil of joy.”*

10And:“In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth,and the heavens are the work of Your hands.

11They will perish, but You remain;they will all wear out like a garment.

12You will roll them up like a robe;like a garment they will be changed;but You remain the same,and Your years will never end.”*

13Yet to which of the angels did God ever say:“Sit at My right handuntil I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet”?*

14Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?*

Source notes

  1. 1:2 Or in His Son Or the world; literally the ages
  2. 1:5 Psalms 2:7; literally today I have begotten You 2 Samuel 7:14; 1 Chronicles 17:13 Read Psalms 2:7 Read 2 Samuel 7:14 Read 1 Chronicles 17:13
  3. 1:6 Deuteronomy 32:43 (see DSS and LXX) Read Deuteronomy 32:43
  4. 1:7 Psalms 104:4 (see also LXX) Read Psalms 104:4
  5. 1:9 Psalms 45:6–7 Read Psalms 45:6
  6. 1:12 BYZ and TR do not include like a garment. Psalms 102:25–27 Read Psalms 102:25
  7. 1:13 Psalms 110:1 Read Psalms 110:1
  8. 1:14 Literally Are they not all

Old Testament references

References from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Text from the Berean Standard Bible.

Psalms 2:7

I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.

2 Samuel 7:14

I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.

1 Chronicles 17:13

I will be his Father, and he will be My son. And I will never remove My loving devotion from him as I removed it from your predecessor.

Deuteronomy 32:43

Rejoice, O heavens, with Him, and let all God’s angels worship Him. Rejoice, O nations, with His people; for He will avenge the blood of His children. He will take vengeance on His adversaries and repay those who hate Him; He will cleanse His land and His people.

Psalms 104:4

He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants.

Psalms 45:6

Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.

Psalms 102:25

In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.

Psalms 110:1

The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”

Genesis 3:15

And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”

Genesis 6:3

So the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days shall be 120 years.”

Genesis 6:13

Then God said to Noah, “The end of all living creatures has come before Me, because through them the earth is full of violence. Now behold, I will destroy both them and the earth.

Genesis 6:14

Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood; make rooms in the ark and coat it with pitch inside and out.

Genesis 6:15

And this is how you are to build it: The ark is to be 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high.

Genesis 6:16

You are to make a roof for the ark, finish its walls a cubit from the top, place a door in the side of the ark, and build lower, middle, and upper decks.

Genesis 6:17

And behold, I will bring floodwaters upon the earth to destroy every creature under the heavens that has the breath of life. Everything on the earth will perish.

Genesis 6:18

But I will establish My covenant with you, and you will enter the ark—you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ wives with you.

Genesis 6:19

And you are to bring two of every living creature into the ark—male and female—to keep them alive with you.

Genesis 6:20

Two of every kind of bird and animal and crawling creature will come to you to be kept alive.

Genesis 6:21

You are also to take for yourself every kind of food that is eaten and gather it as food for yourselves and for the animals.”

Genesis 6:22

So Noah did everything precisely as God had commanded him.

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