Hebrews 1:1-9 ▼

1 God, having spoken in former times in fragmentary and varied fashion to our forefathers by the prophets,

2 has in these last days spoken to us by a Son whom he appointed to be the heir of everything and through whom he also made the universe.

3 He is the reflection of God's glory and the exact likeness of his being, and he holds everything together by his powerful word. After he had provided a cleansing from sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Highest Majesty

4 and became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is better than theirs.

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|?

6 And again, when he brings his firstborn into the world, he says, |Let all God's angels worship him.|

7 Now about the angels he says, |He makes his angels winds, and his servants flames of fire.|

8 But about the Son he says, |Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, and the scepter of your kingdom is a righteous scepter.

9 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness. That is why God, your God, anointed you rather than your companions with the oil of gladness.|