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Heb 1:1 |
IN MANY separate revelations [[1]each of which set forth a portion of the Truth] and in different ways God spoke of old to [our] forefathers in and by the prophets, |
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Heb 1:2 |
[But] in [2]the last of these days He has spoken to us in [the person of a] Son, Whom He appointed Heir and lawful Owner of all things, also by and through Whom He created the worlds and the reaches of space and the ages of time [He made, produ |
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Heb 1:3 |
He is the sole expression of the glory of God [the Light-being, the [3]out-raying or radiance of the divine], and He is the perfect imprint and very image of [God's] nature, upholding and maintaining and guiding and propelling the universe by H |
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Heb 1:4 |
[Taking a place and rank by which] He Himself became as much superior to angels as the glorious Name (title) which He has inherited is different from and more excellent than theirs. |
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Heb 1:5 |
For to which of the angels did [God] ever say, You are My Son, today I have begotten You [established You in an official Sonship relation, with kingly dignity]? And again, I will be to Him a Father, and He will be to Me a Son? [II Sam. 7:14; Ps |
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Heb 1:6 |
Moreover, when He brings the firstborn Son [4]again into the habitable world, He says, Let all the angels of God worship Him. |
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Heb 1:7 |
Referring to the angels He says, [God] Who makes His angels winds and His ministering servants flames of fire;(1) |
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Heb 1:8 |
But as to the Son, He says to Him, Your throne, O God, is forever and ever (to the ages of the ages), and the scepter of Your kingdom is a scepter of absolute righteousness (of justice and straightforwardness). |
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Heb 1:9 |
You have loved righteousness [You have delighted in integrity, virtue, and uprightness in purpose, thought, and action] and You have hated lawlessness (injustice and iniquity). Therefore God, [even] Your God ([5]Godhead), has anointed You with |
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Heb 1:10 |
And [further], You, Lord, did lay the foundation of the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the works of Your hands. |
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Heb 1:11 |
They will perish, but You remain and continue permanently; they will all grow old and wear out like a garment. |
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Heb 1:12 |
Like a mantle [thrown about one's self] You will roll them up, and they will be changed and replaced by others. But You remain the same, and Your years will never end nor come to failure.(3) |
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Heb 1:13 |
Besides, to which of the angels has He ever said, Sit at My right hand [associated with Me in My royal dignity] till I make your enemies a stool for your feet?(4) |
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Heb 1:14 |
Are not the angels all ministering spirits (servants) sent out in the service [of God for the assistance] of those who are to inherit salvation? |
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