Hebrews 1:4-6
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4 See how much greater he is than the angels:
the name he is granted is finer than theirs.
5 For to which angel did God ever say, “You are my son, today I became your father”? Or, again, “I will be his father, and he will be my son”?
The Messiah is superior to angels
6 Again, when God brings the firstborn son into the world, he says,
Let all God’s angels worship him.
Hebrews 1:4-6
New International Version
4 So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs.(A)
The Son Superior to Angels
5 For to which of the angels did God ever say,
Or again,
6 And again, when God brings his firstborn(D) into the world,(E) he says,
Footnotes
- Hebrews 1:5 Psalm 2:7
- Hebrews 1:5 2 Samuel 7:14; 1 Chron. 17:13
- Hebrews 1:6 Deut. 32:43 (see Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint)
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