1: 2 hath on these last days spoken unto us in 1his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the 2worlds;
1Gk. a Son,
2Gk. ages; Cf. Ge ch. 1; 1Tm 1:17 margin.
1: 3 who being the effulgence of his glory, and 3the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the 4word of his power, when he had made purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
3Or, the impress of his substance,
4So ℵBA 33 81 arm vg. (p46) 1739 0243 1881* with few others read word of power, when through himself he D and a majority of lesser Gk. mss., copsa,bo,fay read word of his power, when through himself he
1: 4 having become by so much mightier than the angels, as he hath inherited a more excellent name than they.
1: 5 For unto which of the angels said he at any time, 5Thou art my Son, This day have I begotten thee? and again, 6I will be to him a Father, And he shall be to me a Son?
5Ps 2:7.
62Sa 7:14.
1: 6 7And when he again 8bringeth in the firstborn into 9the world he saith, 10And let all the angels of God worship him.
7Or, And again when he bringeth in
8Or, shall have brought in
9Gk. the inhabited earth
10Dt 32:43 Septuagint; compare Ps 97:7.
1: 7 And of the angels he saith, 11Who maketh his angels winds, And his ministers a flame of fire:
11Ps 104:4.
1: 8 but of the Son he saith,` 12Thy throne is the throne of God forever and ever; And the sceptre of uprightness is the sceptre of 13thy kingdom.
12Ps 45:6f. Or, Thy throne, O God, is for the age of the age; or perhaps, …for the greatest age;
13So A 1739 33 81 0243 and most. p46ℵB almost alone read his
1: 9 Thou hast loved righteousness and hated iniquity; Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee With the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
1: 10 And, 14Thou, Lord, in the beginning didst lay the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the works of thy hands:
14Ps 102:25ff.
1: 11 They shall perish; but thou continuest: And they all shall wax old as doth a garment;
1: 12 And as a mantle shalt thou roll them up, 15As a garment, and they shall be changed: But thou art the same, And thy years shall not fail.
15So p46ℵBA 1739 copfay arm. 33 81 0243 and most lesser Gk. mss., copsa,bo vg omit As a garment,
1: 13 But of which of the angels hath he said at any time, 16Sit thou on my right hand, Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet?
16Ps 110:1.
1: 14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to do service for the sake of them that shall inherit salvation?
