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Hebrews 1:7–12

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1:7And he says19 of the angels, “He makes20 his angels spirits and his ministers a flame of fire,”211:8but of22 the Son he says,23

“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever,24

and a righteous scepter25 is the scepter of your kingdom.

1:9You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness.

So God, your God, has anointed you over your companions26 with the oil of rejoicing.”27

1:10And,

“You founded the earth in the beginning, Lord,28

and the heavens are the works of your hands.

1:11They will perish, but you continue.

And they will all grow old like a garment,

1:12and like a robe you will fold them up

and like a garment29 they will be changed,

but you are the same and your years will never run out.”30

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Footnotes

  1. 19 The Greek correlative conjunctions μέν and δέ (men and de) emphasize the contrastive parallelism of vs. 7 (what God says about the angels) over against vv. 8–9 and vv. 10–12 (what God says about the son).
  2. 20 Grk “He who makes.”
  3. 21 A quotation from Ps 104:4.
  4. 22 Or “to.”
  5. 23 The verb “he says” (λέγει, legei) is implied from the λέγει of v. 7.
  6. 24 Or possibly, “Your throne is God forever and ever.” This translation is quite doubtful, however, since (1) in the context the Son is being contrasted to the angels and is presented as far better than they. The imagery of God being the Son’s throne would seem to be of God being his authority. If so, in what sense could this not be said of the angels? In what sense is the Son thus contrasted with the angels? (2) The μέν … δέ (men … de) construction that connects v. 7 with v. 8 clearly lays out this contrast: “On the one hand, he says of the angels … on the other hand, he says of the Son.” Thus, although it is grammatically possible that θεός (theos) in v. 8 should be taken as a predicate nominative, the context and the correlative conjunctions are decidedly against it. Hebrews 1:8 is thus a strong affirmation of the deity of Christ.
  7. 25 Grk “the righteous scepter,” but used generically.
  8. 26 God … has anointed you over your companions. God’s anointing gives the son a superior position and authority over his fellows.
  9. 27 A quotation from Ps 45:6–7.
  10. 28 You founded the earth … your years will never run out. In its original setting Ps 102:25–27 refers to the work of God in creation, but here in Hebrews 1:10–12 the writer employs it in reference to Christ, the Lord, making a strong argument for the essential deity of the Son.
  11. 29 The words “like a garment” (ὡς ἱμάτιον, hōs himation) are found in excellent and early (𝔓46 א A B D* 1739) though absent in a majority of witnesses (D1 Ψ 0243 0278 33 1881 𝔐 lat sy bo). Although it is possible that longer reading was produced by overzealous scribes who wanted to underscore the frailty of creation, it is much more likely that the shorter reading was produced by scribes who wanted to conform the wording to that of Ps 102:26 (101:27 ), which here lacks the second “like a garment.” Both external and internal considerations decidedly favor the longer reading, and point to the author of Hebrews as the one underscoring the difference between the Son and creation. The phrase like a garment here is not part of the original OT text (see note above); for this reason it has been printed in normal type.
  12. 30 A quotation from Ps 102:25–27.

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In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Of the angels he says,

“He makes his angels winds,

and his ministers a flame of fire.”

But of the Son he says,

“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever,

the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom.

You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;

therefore God, your God, has anointed you

with the oil of gladness beyond your companions.”

And,

“You, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning,

and the heavens are the work of your hands;

they will perish, but you remain;

they will all wear out like a garment,

like a robe you will roll them up,

like a garment they will be changed.

But you are the same,

and your years will have no end.”

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

In speaking of the angels he says,

“He makes his angels spirits,

and his servants flames of fire.”

But about the Son he says,

“Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever;

a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.

You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;

therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions

by anointing you with the oil of joy.”

He also says,

“In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth,

and the heavens are the work of your hands.

They will perish, but you remain;

they will all wear out like a garment.

You will roll them up like a robe;

like a garment they will be changed.

But you remain the same,

and your years will never end.”

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

And about the angels he says:

He makes his angels winds,

and his servants a fiery flame,

but to the Son:

Your throne, God,

is forever and ever,

and the scepter of your kingdom

is a scepter of justice.

You have loved righteousness

and hated lawlessness;

this is why God, your God,

has anointed you

with the oil of joy

beyond your companions.

And:

In the beginning, Lord,

you established the earth,

and the heavens are the works of your hands;

they will perish, but you remain.

They will all wear out like clothing;

you will roll them up like a cloak,

and they will be changed like clothing.

But you are the same,

and your years will never end.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

Regarding the angels, he says,

“He sends his angels like the winds,

his servants like flames of fire.”

But to the Son he says,

“Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever.

You rule with a scepter of justice.

You love justice and hate evil.

Therefore, O God, your God has anointed you,

pouring out the oil of joy on you more than on anyone else.”

He also says to the Son,

“In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundation of the earth

and made the heavens with your hands.

They will perish, but you remain forever.

They will wear out like old clothing.

You will fold them up like a cloak

and discard them like old clothing.

But you are always the same;

you will live forever.”

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And concerning the angels he says,

“The one who makes his angels winds,

and his servants a flame of fire,”

but concerning the Son,

“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever,

and the scepter of righteous is the scepter of your kingdom.

You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness;

because of this God, your God, has anointed you

with the olive oil of joy more than your companions.

And,

“You, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning,

and the heavens are the works of your hands;

they will perish, but you continue,

and they will all become old like a garment,

and like a robe you will roll them up,

and like a garment they will be changed;

but you are the same, and your years will not run out.”

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

KJV 1900King James Version

And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire. But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.

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