1:1 In the past God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways,
1:2 but 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.
1:3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
1:4 So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs.
1:5 For 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”?
1:6 And again, when God brings his firstborn into the world, he says, “Let all God’s angels worship him.”
1:7 In speaking of the angels he says, “He makes his angels winds, his servants flames of fire.”
1:8 But about the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever, and righteousness will be the scepter of your kingdom.
1:9 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.”
1:10 He also says, “In the beginning, O Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.
1:11 They will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment.
1:12 You 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.”
1:13 To which of the angels did God ever say, “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet”?
1:14 Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
1:1 God, having spoken of old in many portions and in many ways to the fathers in the prophets,
1:2 Has at the last of these days spoken to us in the Son, whom He appointed Heir of all things, through whom also He made the universe;
1:3 Who, being the effulgence of His glory and the impress of His substance and upholding and bearing all things by the word of His power, having made purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
1:4 Having become as much better than the angels as to have inherited a more distinguished name than they.
1:5 For to which of the angels has He ever said, “You are My Son; this day have I begotten You”? And again, “I will be a Father to Him, and He will be a Son to Me”?
1:6 And when He brings again the Firstborn into the inhabited earth, He says, “And let all the angels of God worship Him.”
1:7 And of the angels He says, “Who makes His angels winds and His ministers a flame of fire”;
1:8 But of the Son, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, and the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Your kingdom.
1:9 You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of exultant joy above Your partners”;
1:10 And, “You in the beginning, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the works of Your hands;
1:11 They will perish, but You remain perpetually; and they all will become old like a garment,
1:12 And like a mantle You will roll them up; like a garment they will also be changed; but You are the same, and Your years will not fail.”
1:13 But to which of the angels has He ever said, “Sit at My right hand until I set Your enemies as a footstool for Your feet”?
1:14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth for service for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?