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And then, when God presents his firstborn Son to the world,[a] he says,

“Let all God’s angels worship him.”[b]

This is what God said about the angels:

“He changes his angels into winds[c]
    and his servants into flaming fire.” (A)

But this is what he said about his Son:

“God, your kingdom will last forever and ever.
    You use your authority for justice.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 1:6 world This may mean the world into which Jesus was born (see Lk. 2:1-14), or it may have the same meaning as in Heb. 2:5—the world to come, to which the risen Christ is presented as king (see Php. 2:9-11).
  2. Hebrews 1:6 “Let … him” These words are found in Deut. 32:43 in the ancient Greek version and in a Hebrew scroll from Qumran.
  3. Hebrews 1:7 winds This can also mean “spirits.”

And again, when God brings his firstborn(A) into the world,(B) he says,

“Let all God’s angels worship him.”[a](C)

In speaking of the angels he says,

“He makes his angels spirits,
    and his servants flames of fire.”[b](D)

But about the Son he says,

“Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever;(E)
    a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 1:6 Deut. 32:43 (see Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint)
  2. Hebrews 1:7 Psalm 104:4