Hebrews 1-3
New King James Version
God’s Supreme Revelation(A)
1 God, who [a]at various times and (B)in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, 2 has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the [b]worlds; 3 (C)who being the brightness of His glory and the express (D)image of His person, and (E)upholding all things by the word of His power, (F)when He had [c]by Himself [d]purged [e]our sins, (G)sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, 4 having become so much better than the angels, as (H)He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.
The Son Exalted Above Angels
5 For to which of the angels did He ever say:
(I)“You are My Son,
Today I have begotten You”?
And again:
(J)“I will be to Him a Father,
And He shall be to Me a Son”?
6 But when He again brings (K)the firstborn into the world, He says:
(L)“Let all the angels of God worship Him.”
7 And of the angels He says:
(M)“Who makes His angels spirits
And His ministers a flame of fire.”
8 But to the Son He says:
(N)“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;
A [f]scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.
9 You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness;
Therefore God, Your God, (O)has anointed You
With the oil of gladness more than Your companions.”
10 And:
(P)“You, Lord, in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth,
And the heavens are the work of Your hands.
11 (Q)They will perish, but You remain;
And (R)they will all grow old like a garment;
12 Like a cloak You will fold them up,
And they will be changed.
But You are the (S)same,
And Your years will not fail.”
13 But to which of the angels has He ever said:
(T)“Sit at My right hand,
Till I make Your enemies Your footstool”?
14 (U)Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will (V)inherit salvation?
Do Not Neglect Salvation
2 Therefore we must give [g]the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away. 2 For if the word (W)spoken through angels proved steadfast, and (X)every transgression and disobedience received a just [h]reward, 3 (Y)how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, (Z)which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was (AA)confirmed to us by those who heard Him, 4 (AB)God also bearing witness (AC)both with signs and wonders, with various miracles, and (AD)gifts[i] of the Holy Spirit, (AE)according to His own will?
The Son Made Lower than Angels(AF)
5 For He has not put (AG)the world to come, of which we speak, in subjection to angels. 6 But one testified in a certain place, saying:
(AH)“What is man that You are mindful of him,
Or the son of man that You take care of him?
7 You have made him [j]a little lower than the angels;
You have crowned him with glory and honor,
[k]And set him over the works of Your hands.
8 (AI)You have put all things in subjection under his feet.”
For in that He put all in subjection under him, He left nothing that is not put under him. But now (AJ)we do not yet see all things put under him. 9 But we see Jesus, (AK)who was made [l]a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death (AL)crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste death (AM)for everyone.
Bringing Many Sons to Glory
10 For it was fitting for Him, (AN)for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation (AO)perfect through sufferings. 11 For (AP)both He who [m]sanctifies and those who are being sanctified (AQ)are all of one, for which reason (AR)He is not ashamed to call them brethren, 12 saying:
(AS)“I will declare Your name to My brethren;
In the midst of the assembly I will sing praise to You.”
13 And again:
(AT)“I will put My trust in Him.”
And again:
(AU)“Here am I and the children whom God has given Me.”
14 Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He (AV)Himself likewise shared in the same, (AW)that through death He might destroy him who had the power of (AX)death, that is, the devil, 15 and release those who (AY)through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. 16 For indeed He does not [n]give aid to angels, but He does [o]give aid to the seed of Abraham. 17 Therefore, in all things He had (AZ)to be made like His brethren, that He might be (BA)a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. 18 (BB)For in that He Himself has suffered, being [p]tempted, He is able to aid those who are tempted.
The Son Was Faithful
3 Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus, 2 who was faithful to Him who appointed Him, as (BC)Moses also was faithful in all His house. 3 For this One has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as (BD)He who built the house has more honor than the house. 4 For every house is built by someone, but (BE)He who built all things is God. 5 (BF)And Moses indeed was faithful in all His house as (BG)a servant, (BH)for a testimony of those things which would be spoken afterward, 6 but Christ as (BI)a Son over His own house, (BJ)whose house we are (BK)if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope [q]firm to the end.
Be Faithful(BL)
7 Therefore, as (BM)the Holy Spirit says:
(BN)“Today, if you will hear His voice,
8 Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion,
In the day of trial in the wilderness,
9 Where your fathers tested Me, tried Me,
And saw My works forty years.
10 Therefore I was angry with that generation,
And said, ‘They always go astray in their heart,
And they have not known My ways.’
11 So I swore in My wrath,
‘They shall not enter My rest.’ ”
12 Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God; 13 but [r]exhort one another daily, while it is called “Today,” lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. 14 For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end, 15 while it is said:
(BO)“Today, if you will hear His voice,
Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.”
Failure of the Wilderness Wanderers
16 (BP)For who, having heard, rebelled? Indeed, was it not all who came out of Egypt, led by Moses? 17 Now with whom was He angry forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, (BQ)whose corpses fell in the wilderness? 18 And (BR)to whom did He swear that they would not enter His rest, but to those who did not obey? 19 So we see that they could not enter in because of (BS)unbelief.
Footnotes
- Hebrews 1:1 Or in many portions
- Hebrews 1:2 Or ages, Gr. aiones, aeons
- Hebrews 1:3 NU omits by Himself
- Hebrews 1:3 cleansed
- Hebrews 1:3 NU omits our
- Hebrews 1:8 A ruler’s staff
- Hebrews 2:1 all the more careful attention
- Hebrews 2:2 retribution or penalty
- Hebrews 2:4 distributions
- Hebrews 2:7 Or for a little while
- Hebrews 2:7 NU, M omit the rest of v. 7.
- Hebrews 2:9 Or for a little while
- Hebrews 2:11 sets apart
- Hebrews 2:16 Or take on the nature of
- Hebrews 2:16 Or take on
- Hebrews 2:18 tested
- Hebrews 3:6 NU omits firm to the end
- Hebrews 3:13 encourage
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