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Hebrews 1
God, who, at sundry times and in divers manners, spoke
in times past to the fathers by the prophets, last of
all,
In these days hath spoken to us by his Son, whom he
hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made
the world.
Who being the brightness of his glory, and the figure
of his substance, and upholding all things by the word
of his power, making purgation of sins, sitteth on the
right hand of the majesty on high.
Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath
inherited a more excellent name than they.
For to which of the angels hath he said at any time,
Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee? And again,
I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?
And again, when he bringeth in the first begotten into
the world, he saith: And let all the angels of God adore
him.
And to the angels indeed he saith: He that maketh his
angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.
But to the Son: Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever:
a sceptre of justice is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
Thou hast loved justice, and hated iniquity: therefore
God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness
above thy fellows.
And: Thou in the beginning, O Lord, didst found the
earth: and the works of thy hands are the heavens.
They shall perish, but thou shalt continue: and they
shall all grow old as a garment.
And as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall
be changed: but thou art the selfsame, and thy years
shall not fail.
But to which of the angels said he at any time: Sit
on my right hand, until I make thy enemies thy footstool?
Are they not all ministering spirits, sent to minister
for them, who shall receive the inheritance of salvation?
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