American Standard Version (1901)

Hebrews 1

1God, having of old time spoken unto the fathers in the prophets by divers portions and in divers manners, 2hath at the end of these days spoken unto us in 1his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the 2worlds; 3who being the effulgence of his glory, and 3the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had made purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; 4having become by so much better than the angels, as he hath inherited a more excellent name than they. 5For unto which of the angels said he at any time,

4Thou art my Son,This day have I begotten thee?

and again,

5I will be to him a Father,And he shall be to me a Son?

66And when he again 7bringeth in the firstborn into 8the world he saith, 9And let all the angels of God worship him. 7And of the angels he saith,

10Who maketh his angels winds,And his ministers a flame of fire:

8but of the Son he saith,

1112Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever;And the sceptre of uprightness is the sceptre of 13thy kingdom.9Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity;Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed theeWith the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

10And,

14Thou, Lord, in the beginning didst lay the foundation of the earth,And the heavens are the works of thy hands:11They shall perish; but thou continuest:And they all shall wax old as doth a garment;12And as a mantle shalt thou roll them up,As a garment, and they shall be changed:But thou art the same,And thy years shall not fail.

13But of which of the angels hath he said at any time,

15Sit thou on my right hand,Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet?

14Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to do service for the sake of them that shall inherit salvation?

Notes

  1. 1:2Greek a Son.↑
  2. 1:2Greek ages. Compare 1 Tim. 1:17.↑
  3. 1:3Or, the impress of his substance↑
  4. 1:5Ps. 2:7.↑
  5. 1:52 Sam. 7:14.↑
  6. 1:6Or, And again, when he bringeth in↑
  7. 1:6Or, shall have brought in↑
  8. 1:6Greek the inhabited earth.↑
  9. 1:6Dt. 32:43 Septuagint; compare Ps. 97:7↑
  10. 1:7Ps. 104:4.↑
  11. 1:8Ps. 45:6f.↑
  12. 1:8Or, Thy throne is God for etc.↑
  13. 1:8The two oldest Greek manuscripts read, his↑
  14. 1:10Ps. 102:25ff.↑
  15. 1:13Ps. 110:1.↑