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See how much greater he is than the angels:
the name he is granted is finer than theirs.

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

Again, when God brings the firstborn son into the world, he says,

Let all God’s angels worship him.

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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

For to which of the angels did God ever say,

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

Or again,

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

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

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

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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)