Hebrews 1:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Hebrews 1:1

God’s Supreme Revelation

1 God, who¹ at various times and ^ain various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets,

2 has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the¹ worlds;

3 ^awho being the brightness of His glory and the express ^bimage of His person, and ^cupholding all things by the word of His power, ^dwhen He had by Himself purged our sins, ^esat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

4 having become so much better than the angels, as ^aHe has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

The Son Exalted Above Angels

5 For to which of the angels did He ever say:
^a“You are My Son,
Today I have begotten You”? And again:
^b“I will be to Him a Father,
And He shall be to Me a Son”?

6 But when He again brings ^athe firstborn into the world, He says:
^b“Let all the angels of God worship Him.”

7 And of the angels He says:
^a“Who makes His angels spirits
And His ministers a flame of fire.”

8 But to the Son He sa¹ys:
^a“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;
A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.

Verse Comparison: Hebrews 1:1

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American Standard Version
God, having of old time spoken unto the fathers in the prophets by divers portions and in divers manners,

Amplified® Bible
IN MANY separate revelations [each of which set forth a portion of the Truth] and in different ways God spoke of old to [our] forefathers in {and} by the prophets,

Contemporary English Version
Long ago in many ways and at many times God's prophets spoke his message to our ancestors.

Darby English Version
God having spoken in many parts and in many ways formerly to the fathers in the prophets,

Good News Bible
In the past God spoke to our ancestors many times and in many ways through the prophets,

International Standard Version
God, having spoken in former times in fragmentary and varied fashion to our forefathers by the prophets,

King James Version
God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,

New American Standard Bible
God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways,

New International Version
In the past God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways,

New King James Version
God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways,

Young's Literal Translation
In many parts, and many ways, God of old having spoken to the fathers in the prophets,

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