Hebrews 1:5–14

The Son Is Greater Than the Angels

⁵For 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.”

⁶And when he brought his supreme Son into the world, God said,

“Let all of God’s angels worship him.”

⁷Regarding the angels, he says,

“He sends his angels like the winds,

his servants like flames of fire.”

⁸But to the Son he says,

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

You rule with a scepter of justice.

⁹You 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.”

¹⁰He also says to the Son,

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

and made the heavens with your hands.

¹¹They will perish, but you remain forever.

They will wear out like old clothing.

¹²You will fold them up like a cloak

and discard them like old clothing.

But you are always the same;

you will live forever.”

¹³And God never said to any of the angels,

“Sit in the place of honor at my right hand

until I humble your enemies,

making them a footstool under your feet.”

¹⁴Therefore, angels are only servants—spirits sent to care for people who will inherit salvation.