Read full chapter Hebrews 1:1-3 New International Version God’s Final Word: His Son 1In the past God spoketo our ancestors through the prophetsat many times and in various ways,2but in these last dayshe has spoken to us by his Son,whom he appointed heirof all things, and through wh...
Hebrews 1 is an awe-inspiring reminder of the supremacy of Jesus Christ as God's Son. It underscores the uncontestable superiority of Jesus, not just over earthly creations, but celestial beings like angels as well. The chapter prompts us to reflect on the grandeur of Jesus' role in the c...
3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven. Read full chapter Wycliffe...
The chapter begins by urging believers to "consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession" (Hebrews 3:1). The term "apostle" (Greek: ἀπόστολος, apostolos) signifies one who is sent, emphasizing Jesus' divine mission. "High priest" (Greek: ἀρχιερε...
Interestingly, this last chapter of Hebrews includes some of the book's most beloved passages. Love within the Christian Community (13:1-3) Our author begins this final chapter by exhorting his readers to love. "1Keep on loving each other as brothers.2Do not forget to entertain strangers, ...
In the last chapter we concluded with a pair of transitional verses that move from faith to endurance: "1Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance ...
Hebrews 1:4 4So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs. Read ChapterCompare PREVIOUSHebrews 1:3NEXTHebrews 1:5 Hebrews 1:4 in Other Translations King James Version(KJV) 4Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by ...
In chapter 1 of this epistle, verses 27 and 28, we read the expressed desire of the apostle that there would be oneness in spirit and in soul, and as to physical laboring also, with respect to the high claim of the propagation of the gospel of Christ. He wanted to see with his own...
i. “The same word in the Greek is used for ‘covenant’ and ‘testament,’ and although the double use is difficult, there seems to be no doubt that in verse 15 the word means ‘covenant,’ and in verses 16 and 17 ‘testament,’ and then in verse 18 ‘covenant’ again.” (Thomas...
It is, however, not found in the 2d chapter of Daniel, where mention is made of so many instruments; whence we may infer either that it did not exist among the Babylonians, or was known among them by another name. It was played upon by several persons in the grand procession at the...