Hebrews 11HebrewsThe Son, greater than angelsCatholic Public Domain Version

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1. The Supremacy of the Son

   (Colossians 1:15–23)

2. 1CPDVIn many places and in many ways, in past times, God spoke to the fathers through the Prophets;BSBBSB: On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets.
3. 2CPDVlastly, in these days, he has spoken to us through the Son, whom he appointed as the heir of all things, and through whom he made the world.BSBBSB: But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.
4. 3CPDVAnd since the Son is the brightness of his glory, and the figure of his substance, and is carrying all things by the Word of his virtue, thereby accomplishing a purging of sins, he sits at the right hand of Majesty on high.BSBBSB: The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
5. 4CPDVAnd having been made so much better than the Angels, he has inherited a name so much greater than theirs.BSBBSB: So He became as far superior to the angels as the name He has inherited is excellent beyond theirs.
6. 5CPDVFor to which of the Angels has he ever said: “You are my Son; today have I begotten you?” Or again: “I will be a Father to him, and he shall be a Son to me?”BSBBSB: 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”?
7. 6CPDVAnd again, when he brings the only-begotten Son into the world, he says: “And let all the Angels of God adore him.”BSBBSB: And again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He says: “Let all God’s angels worship Him.”
8. 7CPDVAnd about the Angels, certainly, he says: “He makes his Angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.”BSBBSB: Now about the angels He says: “He makes His angels winds, His servants flames of fire.”
9. 8CPDVBut about the Son: “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of equity.BSBBSB: But about the Son He says: “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
10. 9CPDVYou have loved justice, and you have hated iniquity. Because of this, God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of exultation, above your companions.”BSBBSB: You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You above Your companions with the oil of joy.”
11. 10CPDVAnd: “In the beginning, O Lord, you founded the earth. And the heavens are the work of your hands.BSBBSB: And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
12. 11CPDVThese shall pass away, but you will remain. And all will grow old like a garment.BSBBSB: They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment.
13. 12CPDVAnd you will change them like a cloak, and they shall be changed. Yet you are ever the same, and your years will not diminish.”BSBBSB: You 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.”
14. 13CPDVBut to which of the Angels has he ever said: “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool?”BSBBSB: Yet to which of the angels did God ever say: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet”?
15. 14CPDVAre they not all spirits of ministration, sent to minister for the sake of those who shall receive the inheritance of salvation?BSBBSB: Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?

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