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katapi HOME Hebrews 1:5-14 - The Son Superior to Angels  Hb.1.5-14- , | NEB Contents | notes
1 5 For God never said to any angel, 'Thou art my Son; today I have begotten thee', or again, 'I will be father to him, and he shall be my son.' 1 6 [ Dt.32.43, Ps.97.7. ] Again, when he presents the first-born to the world, he says, 'Let all the angels of God pay him homage.' 1 7 [ Ps.104.4. ] Of the angels he says,
'He who makes his angels winds,
And his ministers a fiery flame';
1 8 [ Ps.45.6-7. ] but of the Son,
'Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever,
And the sceptre of justice is the sceptre of his kingdom.
1 9 Thou hast loved right and hated wrong;
Therefore, O God, thy God has set thee above thy fellows,
By anointing with the oil of exultation.'
1 10 [ Ps.102.25-27. ] And again,
'By thee. Lord, were earth's foundations laid of old,
And the heavens are the work of thy hands.
1 11 They shall pass away, but thou endurest;
Like clothes they shall all grow old;
1 12 Thou shalt fold them up like a cloak;
Yes, they shall be changed like any garment.
But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.'
1 13 [ Ps.110.1. ] To which of the angels has he ever said, 'Sit at my right hand until I make thy enemies thy footstool'? 1 14 What are they all but ministrant spirits, sent out to serve, for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?