Focused Passage

Hebrews 1:5-14

The Son Who Speaks, Reigns, and Surpasses the Angels

God has spoken climactically in his Son, whose divine identity, saving work, enthronement, and superiority over angels establish the foundation for the whole exhortation of Hebrews.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

5For 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”?

6And again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He says: “Let all God’s angels worship Him.”

7Now about the angels He says: “He makes His angels winds, His servants flames of fire.”

8But about the Son He says: “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.

9You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You above Your companions with the oil of joy.”

10And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.

11They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment.

12You 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.”

13Yet to which of the angels did God ever say: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet”?

14Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?

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References and Original Words

Verse 5

Original words

ForγὰρG1063Conjunctionto whichΤίνιG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singularof theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralangelsἀγγέλωνG32Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralvvvποτεG4218Particledid [God] ever sayεἶπένG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularYouσύG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person SingularareεἶG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularSonΥἱόςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine SingulartodayσήμερονG4594AdverbIἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singularhave become Your FatherγεγέννηκάG1080Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular. . .σεG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular[Or]ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionagainπάλινG3825AdverbIἘγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singularwill beἔσομαιG1510Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st Person SingularHisαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular-εἰςG1519PrepositionFatherΠατέραG3962Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionHeαὐτὸςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singularwill beἔσταιG1510Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularMyμοιG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular-εἰςG1519PrepositionSonΥἱόνG5207Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Psalm 2:7; literally today I have begotten You
  • 2 Samuel 7:14; 1 Chronicles 17:13
Verse 6

Original words

AndδὲG1161ConjunctionagainπάλινG3825AdverbwhenὍτανG3752Conjunction[God] bringsεἰσαγάγῃG1521Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular[His]τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularfirstbornπρωτότοκονG4416Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularintoεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularworldοἰκουμένηνG3625Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularHe saysλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-ΚαὶG2532Conjunction{Let} allπάντεςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralGod’sΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularangelsἄγγελοιG32Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralworshipπροσκυνησάτωσανG4352Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 3rd Person PluralHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular

BSB notes

  • Deuteronomy 32:43 (see DSS and LXX)
Verse 7

Original words

NowΚαὶG2532Conjunction. . .μὲνG3303ConjunctionaboutπρὸςG4314PrepositiontheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralangelsἀγγέλουςG32Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralHe saysλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularHeG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularmakesποιῶνG4160Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralangelsἀγγέλουςG32Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralwindsπνεύματαG4151Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural-καὶG2532ConjunctionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralservantsλειτουργοὺςG3011Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralflamesφλόγαG5395Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularof fireπυρὸςG4442Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular

BSB notes

  • Psalm 104:4 (see also LXX)
Verse 8

Original words

ButδὲG1161ConjunctionaboutΠρὸςG4314PrepositiontheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularSon [He says]ΥἱόνG5207Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularYourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularthroneθρόνοςG2362Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularOG3588Article - Vocative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular[endures] foreverεἰςG1519Preposition. . .τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singular. . .αἰῶναG165Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularvvvτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularand everαἰῶνοςG165Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine Singular-ῥάβδοςG4464Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularjustice [is]εὐθύτητοςG2118Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularthe scepterῥάβδοςG4464Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularofτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularYourσου*G4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingularkingdomβασιλείαςG932Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 9

Original words

You have lovedἠγάπησαςG25Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηνG1343Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionhatedἐμίσησαςG3404Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularwickednessἀνομίανG458Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularthereforeδιὰG1223Preposition. . .τοῦτοG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεόςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularYourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεόςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularhas anointedἔχρισένG5548Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularYouσεG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person SingularaboveπαρὰG3844PrepositionYourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular-τοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralcompanionsμετόχουςG3353Adjective - Accusative Masculine Pluralwith [the] oilἔλαιονG1637Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularof joyἀγαλλιάσεωςG20Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular

BSB notes

  • Psalm 45:6–7
Verse 10

Original words

AndΚαίG2532ConjunctionInκατ’G2596Preposition[the] beginningἀρχάςG746Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralO LordΚύριεG2962Noun - Vocative Masculine SingularYouΣὺG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singularlaid the foundationsἐθεμελίωσαςG2311Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singularof theτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularearthγῆνG1093Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralheavensοὐρανοίG3772Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralareεἰσινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural[the] workἔργαG2041Noun - Nominative Neuter PluralofτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Feminine PluralYourσούG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingularhandsχειρῶνG5495Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural
Verse 11

Original words

TheyαὐτοὶG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Pluralwill perishἀπολοῦνταιG622Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person PluralbutδὲG1161ConjunctionYouσὺG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person SingularremainδιαμένειςG1265Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionvvvπάντεςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralthey will all wear outπαλαιωθήσονταιG3822Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person PlurallikeὡςG5613Adverba garmentἱμάτιονG2440Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Verse 12

Original words

-καὶG2532ConjunctionYou will roll them upἑλίξειςG1667Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular. . .αὐτούςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person PlurallikeὡσεὶG5616Adverba robeπεριβόλαιονG4018Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionlikeὡςG5613Adverba garmentἱμάτιονG2440Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularthey will be changedἀλλαγήσονταιG236Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person PluralbutδὲG1161ConjunctionYouσὺG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person SingularremainεἶG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularsameαὐτὸςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionYourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular-τὰG3588Article - Nominative Neuter PluralyearsἔτηG2094Noun - Nominative Neuter PluralvvvοὐκG3756Adverbwill never endἐκλείψουσινG1587Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural

BSB notes

  • BYZ and TR do not include like a garment.
  • Psalm 102:25–27
Verse 13

Original words

YetδὲG1161ConjunctiontoΠρὸςG4314PrepositionwhichτίναG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singularof theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralangelsἀγγέλωνG32Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralvvvποτεG4218Particledid [God] ever sayεἴρηκένG2046Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularSitΚάθουG2521Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person SingularatἐκG1537PrepositionMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singularright handδεξιῶνG1188Adjective - Genitive Neuter PluraluntilἕωςG2193Conjunction. . .ἂνG302ParticleI makeθῶG5087Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person SingularYourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular-τοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralenemiesἐχθρούςG2190Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plurala footstoolὑποπόδιονG5286Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularforτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralYourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingularfeetποδῶνG4228Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural

BSB notes

  • Psalm 110:1
Verse 14

Original words

AreεἰσὶνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralnotΟὐχὶG3780IntPrtcl[the angels]πάντεςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralministeringλειτουργικὰG3010Adjective - Nominative Neuter PluralspiritsπνεύματαG4151Noun - Nominative Neuter PluralsentἀποστελλόμεναG649Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Plural-εἰςG1519Prepositionto serveδιακονίανG1248Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular. . .διὰG1223Prepositionthose whoτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralwillμέλλονταςG3195Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine PluralinheritκληρονομεῖνG2816Verb - Present Infinitive ActivesalvationσωτηρίανG4991Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular

BSB notes

  • Literally Are they not all

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