1 πολυμερως και πολυτροπως παλαι ο θεος λαλησας τοις πατρασιν εν τοις προφηταις, επ εσχατου των ημερων τουτων ελαλησεν ημιν εν υιω, 2 ον εθηκεν κληρονομον παντων, δι ου και τους αιωνας εποιησεν· 3 ος ων απαυγασμα της δοξης και χαρακτηρ της υποστασεως αυτου, φερων τε τα παντα τω ρηματι της δυναμεως αυτου, δι εαυτου καθαρισμον ποιησαμενος των αμαρτιων ημων εκαθισεν εν δεξια της μεγαλωσυνης εν υψηλοις, 4 τοσουτω κρειττων γενομενος των αγγελων, οσω διαφορωτερον παρ αυτους κεκληρονομηκεν ονομα. 5 τινι γαρ ειπεν ποτε των αγγελων· υιος μου ει συ, εγω σημερον γεγεννηκα σε; και παλιν· εγω εσομαι αυτω εις πατερα, και αυτος εσται μοι εις υιον; 6 οταν δε παλιν εισαγαγη τον πρωτοτοκον εις την οικουμενην, λεγει· και προσκυνησατωσαν αυτω παντες αγγελοι θεου. 7 και προς μεν τους αγγελους λεγει· ο ποιων τους αγγελους αυτου πνευματα, και τους λειτουργους αυτου πυρος φλογα· 8 προς δε τον υιον· ο θρονος σου, ο θεος, εις τον αιωνα του αιωνος· ραβδος ευθυτητος η ραβδος της βασιλειας σου. 9 ηγαπησας δικαιοσυνην και εμισησας ανομιαν· δια τουτο εχρισεν σε, ο θεος, ο θεος σου ελαιον αγαλλιασεως παρα τους μετοχους σου· 10 και· συ κατ αρχας, κυριε, την γην εθεμελιωσας, και εργα των χειρων σου εισιν οι ουρανοι· 11 αυτοι απολουνται, συ δε διαμενεις· και παντες ως ιματιον παλαιωθησονται, 12 και ωσει περιβολαιον ελιξεις αυτους, και αλλαγησονται· συ δε ο αυτος ει, και τα ετη σου ουκ εκλειψουσιν. 13 προς τινα δε των αγγελων ειρηκεν ποτε· καθου εκ δεξιων μου εως αν θω τους εχθρους σου υποποδιον των ποδων σου; 14 ουχι παντες εισιν λειτουργικα πνευματα εις διακονιαν αποστελλομενα δια τους μελλοντας κληρονομειν σωτηριαν;
Hebrews · Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
Hebrews 1 Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
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Notes on this text (3)
- The digital source has no accents or capitals (as Robinson distributes it); 1912 base text, movable nu regularised.
- Double square brackets [[ ]] are marks in the digital source; at 1 John 5:7–8 they enclose the words the 1904 edition prints in smaller type.
- Credit: Maurice A. Robinson & Jussi Ala-Konni (byztxt).
Cross references (14)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 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).
How these were chosen
“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)