Hebrews 1 Darby Translation
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PT1904 Patriarchal Text 1904 (accented, eBible edition)
1 God having spoken in many parts and in many ways formerly to the fathers in the prophets,
1 God, having in the past spoken to the fathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways,
1 Πολυμερῶς καὶ πολυτρόπως πάλαι ὁ Θεὸς λαλήσας τοῖς πατράσιν ἐν τοῖς προφήταις, ἐπ᾽ ἐσχάτου τῶν ἡμερῶν τούτων ἐλάλησεν ἡμῖν ἐν υἱῷ,
2 at the end of these days has spoken to us in [the person of the] Son, whom he has established heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
2 has at the end of these days spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds.
2 ὃν ἔθηκε κληρονόμον πάντων, δι᾽ οὗ καὶ τοὺς αἰῶνας ἐποίησεν·
3 who being [the] effulgence of his glory and [the] expression of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, having made [by himself] the purification of sins, set himself down on the right hand of the greatness on high,
3 His Son is the radiance of his glory, the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, who, when he had by himself purified us of our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high,
3 ὃς ὢν ἀπαύγασμα τῆς δόξης καὶ χαρακτὴρ τῆς ὑποστάσεως αὐτοῦ, φέρων τε τὰ πάντα τῷ ῥήματι τῆς δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ, δι᾽ ἑαυτοῦ καθαρισμὸν ποιησάμενος τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ἡμῶν ἐκάθισεν ἐν δεξιᾷ τῆς μεγαλωσύνης ἐν ὑψηλοῖς,
4 taking a place by so much better than the angels, as he inherits a name more excellent than they.
4 having become as much better than the angels as the more excellent name he has inherited is better than theirs.
4 τοσούτῳ κρείττων γενόμενος τῶν ἀγγέλων, ὅσῳ διαφορώτερον παρ᾽ αὐτοὺς κεκληρονόμηκεν ὄνομα.
5 For to which of the angels said he ever, Thou art my Son: this day have I begotten thee? and again, I will be to him for father, and he shall be to me for son?
5 For to which of the angels did he say at any time, “You are my Son. Today I have become your father?” and again, “I will be to him a Father, and he will be to me a Son?”
5 τίνι γὰρ εἶπέ ποτε τῶν ἀγγέλων· υἱός μου εἶ σύ, ἐγὼ σήμερον γεγέννηκά σε; καὶ πάλιν· ἐγὼ ἔσομαι αὐτῷ εἰς πατέρα, καὶ αὐτὸς ἔσται μοι εἰς υἱόν;
6 and again, when he brings in the firstborn into the habitable world, he says, And let all God's angels worship him.
6 When he again brings in the firstborn into the world he says, “Let all the angels of God worship him.”
6 ὅταν δὲ πάλιν εἰσαγάγῃ τὸν πρωτότοκον εἰς τὴν οἰκουμένην, λέγει· καὶ προσκυνησάτωσαν αὐτῷ πάντες ἄγγελοι Θεοῦ.
7 And as to the angels he says, Who makes his angels spirits and his ministers a flame of fire;
7 Of the angels he says, “He makes his angels winds, and his servants a flame of fire.”
7 καὶ πρὸς μὲν τοὺς ἀγγέλους λέγει· ὁ ποιῶν τοὺς ἀγγέλους αὐτοῦ πνεύματα, καὶ τοὺς λειτουργοὺς αὐτοῦ πυρὸς φλόγα·
8 but as to the Son, Thy throne, O God, [is] to the age of the age, and a sceptre of uprightness [is] the sceptre of thy kingdom.
8 But of the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. The scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your Kingdom.
8 πρὸς δὲ τὸν υἱόν· ὁ θρόνος σου, ὁ Θεός, εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος· ῥάβδος εὐθύτητος ἡ ῥάβδος τῆς βασιλείας σου.
9 Thou hast loved righteousness and hast hated lawlessness; therefore God, thy God, has anointed thee with oil of gladness above thy companions.
9 You have loved righteousness and hated iniquity; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows.”
9 ἠγάπησας δικαιοσύνην καὶ ἐμίσησας ἀνομίαν· διὰ τοῦτο ἔχρισέ σε, ὁ Θεός, ὁ Θεός σου ἔλαιον ἀγαλλιάσεως παρὰ τοὺς μετόχους σου·
10 And, Thou in the beginning, Lord, hast founded the earth, and works of thy hands are the heavens.
10 And, “You, Lord, in the beginning, laid the foundation of the earth. The heavens are the works of your hands.
10 καί· σὺ κατ᾽ ἀρχάς, Κύριε, τὴν γῆν ἐθεμελίωσας, καὶ ἔργα τῶν χειρῶν σού εἰσιν οἱ οὐρανοί·
11 They shall perish, but thou continuest still; and they all shall grow old as a garment,
11 They will perish, but you continue. They all will grow old like a garment does.
11 αὐτοὶ ἀπολοῦνται, σὺ δὲ διαμένεις· καὶ πάντες ὡς ἱμάτιον παλαιωθήσονται,
12 and as a covering shalt thou roll them up, and they shall be changed; but thou art the Same, and thy years shall not fail.
12 You will roll them up like a mantle, and they will be changed; but you are the same. Your years won’t fail.”
12 καὶ ὡσεὶ περιβόλαιον ἑλίξεις αὐτούς, καὶ ἀλλαγήσονται· σὺ δὲ ὁ αὐτὸς εἶ, καὶ τὰ ἔτη σου οὐκ ἐκλείψουσι.
13 But as to which of the angels said he ever, Sit at my right hand until I put thine enemies [as] footstool of thy feet?
13 But which of the angels has he told at any time, “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet?”
13 πρὸς τίνα δὲ τῶν ἀγγέλων εἴρηκέ ποτε· κάθου ἐκ δεξιῶν μου ἕως ἂν θῶ τοὺς ἐχθρούς σου ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν σου;
14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out for service on account of those who shall inherit salvation?
14 Aren’t they all serving spirits, sent out to do service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?
14 οὐχὶ πάντες εἰσὶ λειτουργικὰ πνεύματα εἰς διακονίαν ἀποστελλόμενα διὰ τοὺς μέλλοντας κληρονομεῖν σωτηρίαν;
Cross references (14)
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- 1 2 Peter 1:20–21; Joel 2:28; Numbers 12:6–8; Luke 24:27; 1 Peter 1:10–12
- 2 John 1:3; Colossians 1:16–18; 1 Corinthians 8:6; John 1:14; 1 Peter 1:20
- 3 Colossians 1:15–17; Revelation 4:11; John 14:9–10; John 1:14; 2 Corinthians 4:4
- 4 Ephesians 1:21; Philippians 2:9–11; 1 Peter 3:22; Hebrews 2:9; Revelation 5:11–12
- 5 Psalm 2:7; Acts 13:33; Hebrews 5:5; 2 Samuel 7:14; 1 Chronicles 17:13
- 6 Psalm 97:7; Deuteronomy 32:43; 1 Peter 3:22; Colossians 1:18; Colossians 1:15
- 7 Psalm 104:4; Hebrews 1:14; 2 Kings 6:17; 2 Kings 2:11; Ezekiel 1:13–14
- 8 Psalm 45:6–7; Isaiah 9:6–7; Jeremiah 23:5–6; Romans 9:5; 1 John 5:20
- 9 Psalm 45:7; Psalm 23:5; Isaiah 61:3; Galatians 5:22; Isaiah 61:1
- 10 Psalm 102:25–27; Genesis 1:1; John 1:1–3; Jeremiah 32:17; Isaiah 48:13
- 11 Isaiah 51:6; Mark 13:31; Luke 21:33; Matthew 24:35; Isaiah 34:4
- 12 Psalm 102:26–27; Hebrews 13:8; James 1:17; John 8:58; Exodus 3:14
- 13 Psalm 110:1; Mark 12:36; Matthew 22:44; Hebrews 10:12–13; 1 Corinthians 15:25–26
- 14 Psalm 34:7; Psalm 103:20–21; Psalm 91:11–12; Daniel 6:22; Matthew 18:10
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
Truly, "where sin abounded, grace did much more abound." ( Rom. v. 20.) This at least the blessed Paul intimates here also, in the very beginning of his Epistle to the Hebrews.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 14 (1889)
… knowledge, "who, being the brightness of His majesty, is by so much greater than the angels, as He hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they." For it is thus written, "Who maketh His angels spirits, and His ministers a flame of fire." But concerning His Son the Lord spoke thus: "Thou art my Son, to-day have I …
Since, "in many places, and in diverse manners," as the Epistle to the Hebrews saith, "God spoke in former times to the fathers through the Prophets;" yet He spoke of Him whom He sent afterwards, that the words of the Prophets might be fulfilled: for "all the promises of God in Him are yea." Psalm CIX
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)
At least Paul puts it as a peculiar privilege of the Only-Begotten, saying, "To which of the angels said He at any time, Sit thou on my right hand? And of the angels He saith, who maketh His angels spirits; but unto the Son, Thy throne, O God.'" How then saith He, "To sit on my right hand and on …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
Hear also a second testimony to Christ's Deity, that which has just now been read, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)