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Hebrews 1:5

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The Son Is Superior to Angels

1:5For to which of the angels did God12 ever say, “You are my son! Today I have fathered you”?13 And in another place14 he says,15 “I will be his father and he will be my son.”16

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Footnotes

  1. 12 Grk “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. 13 Grk “I have begotten you.” A quotation from Ps 2:7.
  3. 14 Grk “And again,” quoting another OT passage.
  4. 15 The words “he says” are not in the Greek text but are supplied to make a complete English sentence. In the Greek text this is a continuation of the previous sentence, but English does not normally employ such long and complex sentences.
  5. 16 Grk “I will be a father to him and he will be a son to me.” A quotation from 2 Sam 7:14 (cf. 1 Chr 17:13).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For to which of the angels did God ever say,

“You are my Son,

today I have begotten you”?

Or again,

“I will be to him a father,

and he shall be to me a son”?

NIVNew International Version (2011)

For to which of the angels did God ever say,

“You are my Son;

today I have become your Father”?

Or again,

“I will be his Father,

and he will be my Son”?

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For to which of the angels did he ever say,

You are my Son;

today I have become your Father,

or again,

I will be his Father,

and he will be my Son?

NLTNew Living Translation

For God never said to any angel what he said to Jesus:

“You are my Son.

Today I have become your Father.”

God also said,

“I will be his Father,

and he will be my Son.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For to which of the angels did he ever say,

“You are my son,

today I have begotten you,”

and again,

“I will be his father,

and he will be my son”?

KJV 1900King James Version

For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?