1:1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spoke in time
past to the fathers by the prophets,
1:2 Hath in these last days spoken to us by [his] Son, whom he
hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the
worlds;
1:3 Who being the brightness of [his] glory, and the express
image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of
his power, when he had by himself made purification of our
sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
1:4 Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by
inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.
1:5 For to 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?
1:6 And again, when he bringeth in the first-begotten into the
world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.
1:7 And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits,
and his ministers a flame of fire.
1:8 But to the Son, [he saith], Thy throne, O God, [is] for ever
and ever: a scepter of righteousness [is] the scepter of thy
kingdom.
1:9 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore
God, [even] thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of
gladness above thy fellows.
1:10 And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation
of the earth: and the heavens are the works of thy hands.
1:11 They shall perish; but thou remainest: and they all shall
become old as doth a garment;
1:12 And as a vesture wilt thou fold them up, and they shall be
changed; but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.
1:13 But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my
right hand, until I make thy enemies thy footstool?
1:14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to
minister for them who shall inherit salvation?
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