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For to which of the angels did God ever say:

“You are my son; this day I have begotten you”?(A)

Or again:

“I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me”?

And again, when he leads[a] the first-born into the world, he says:

“Let all the angels of God worship him.”(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 1:6 And again, when he leads: the Greek could also be translated “And when he again leads” in reference to the parousia.

The Son Superior to Angels

For to which of the angels did God ever say,

“You are my Son;
    today I have become your Father”[a]?(A)

Or again,

“I will be his Father,
    and he will be my Son”[b]?(B)

And again, when God brings his firstborn(C) into the world,(D) he says,

“Let all God’s angels worship him.”[c](E)

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 1:5 Psalm 2:7
  2. Hebrews 1:5 2 Samuel 7:14; 1 Chron. 17:13
  3. Hebrews 1:6 Deut. 32:43 (see Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint)

For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?

And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.

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