God, after He aspoke
long
ago
to the fathers
in bthe prophets
in many
portions
and cin many
ways
,
1 ain these last
days
bhas spoken
to us 2in cHis Son
, whom
He appointed
dheir
of all
things
, ethrough
whom
also
He made
the 3 fworld
.
1And He is the radiance of His glory
and the exact
arepresentation
of His nature
, and 2 bupholds
all
things
by the word
of His power
. When He had made
cpurification
of sins
, He dsat
down
at the right
hand
of the eMajesty
on high
,
having become as much
better
than the angels
, as He has inherited
a more
excellent
aname
than
they.
For to which of the angels
did He ever
say
, " aYOU ARE MY SON
, TODAY
I HAVE BEGOTTEN
YOU"? And again
, " bI WILL BE A FATHER
TO HIM AND HE SHALL BE A SON
TO ME"?
And 1when He again
abrings
the firstborn
into 2 bthe world
, He says
, " cAND LET ALL
THE ANGELS
OF GOD
WORSHIP
HIM."
And of the angels He says
, " aWHO MAKES
HIS ANGELS
WINDS
, AND HIS MINISTERS
A FLAME
OF FIRE
."
But of the Son He says, " aYOUR THRONE
, O GOD
, IS FOREVER
AND EVER
, AND THE RIGHTEOUS
SCEPTER
IS THE SCEPTER
OF 1HIS KINGDOM
.
" aYOU HAVE LOVED RIGHTEOUSNESS
AND HATED
LAWLESSNESS
; bTHEREFORE
GOD
, YOUR GOD
, HAS cANOINTED
YOU WITH THE OIL
OF GLADNESS
ABOVE
YOUR COMPANIONS
."
And, " aYOU, LORD, IN THE BEGINNING
LAID
THE FOUNDATION
OF THE EARTH
, AND THE HEAVENS
ARE THE WORKS
OF YOUR HANDS
;
aTHEY WILL PERISH, BUT YOU REMAIN
; bAND THEY ALL
WILL BECOME
OLD
LIKE
A GARMENT
,
aAND LIKE A MANTLE
YOU WILL ROLL
THEM UP; LIKE
A GARMENT
THEY WILL ALSO
BE CHANGED
. BUT YOU ARE bTHE SAME
, AND YOUR YEARS
WILL NOT COME
TO AN END
."
But to which of the angels
has He ever
said
, " aSIT
AT MY RIGHT
HAND
, bUNTIL
I MAKE
YOUR ENEMIES
A FOOTSTOOL
FOR YOUR FEET
"?
Are they not all aministering
spirits
, sent
out to render service
for the sake
of those
who will
binherit
csalvation
?