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Hebrews 1

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1God, having of old time spoken unto the fathers in the prophets by divers portions and in divers manners,

2hath at the end of these days spoken unto us in his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds;

3who being the effulgence of his glory, and the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had made purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

4having become by so much better than the angels, as he hath inherited a more excellent name than they.

5For 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?

6And when he again bringeth in the firstborn into the world he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.

7And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels winds, And his ministers a flame of fire:

8but of the Sonhe saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; And the sceptre of uprightness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

9Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee With the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

10And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning didst lay the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the works of thy hands:

11They shall perish; but thou continuest: And they all shall wax old as doth a garment;

12And as a mantle shalt thou roll them up, As a garment, and they shall be changed: But thou art the same, And thy years shall not fail.

13But of which of the angels hath he said at any time, Sit thou on my right hand, Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet?

14Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to do service for the sake of them that shall inherit salvation?

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Parallel translations · Hebrews 1:1

WEB · World English Bible (2000)

God, having of old time spoken unto the fathers in the prophets by divers portions and in divers manners,

KJV · King James Version (1611)

God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,

ASV · American Standard Version (1901)

God, having of old time spoken unto the fathers in the prophets by divers portions and in divers manners,

BBE · Bible in Basic English (1949)

In times past the word of God came to our fathers through the prophets, in different parts and in different ways;

YLT · Young's Literal Translation (1862)

In many parts, and many ways, God of old having spoken to the fathers in the prophets,

DRA · Douay-Rheims (Challoner) (1752)

God, who, at sundry times and in divers manners, spoke in times past to the fathers by the prophets, last of all,

DBY · Darby Bible (1890)

God having spoken in many parts and in many ways formerly to the fathers in the prophets,

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Key cross-references

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — verses that illuminate Hebrews 1:1.

  • Genesis 46:2

    And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.

  • Numbers 12:6

    And he said, Hear now my words: if there be a prophet among you, I Jehovah will make myself known unto him in a vision, I will speak with him in a dream.

  • Luke 1:72

    To show mercy towards our fathers, And to remember his holy covenant;

  • John 9:29

    We know that God hath spoken unto Moses: but as for this man, we know not whence he is.

  • Exodus 3:1

    Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the back of the wilderness, and came to the mountain of God, unto Horeb.

  • Luke 24:27

    And beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.

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