¹ God, who, of old, at many times and in many ways, spoke to our ancestors, by the prophets,

² has in these latter days spoken to us by the Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, and through whom he made the universe.

³ For he is the radiance of the glory of God and the expression of his being, upholding all creation by the power of his word; and, when he had made an expiation for the sins of humanity, he ‘took his seat at the right hand’ of God’s Majesty on high,

⁴ having shown himself as much greater than the angels as the name that he has inherited surpasses theirs.

⁵ For to which of the angels did God ever say — ‘You are my Son; this day I have become your Father’? or again — ‘I will be to him a Father, and he will be to me a Son’?

⁶ And again, when God brought the first-born into the world, he said — ‘Let all the angels of God bow down before him.’

⁷ Speaking of the angels, he said — ‘He makes the winds his angels And the flames of fire his servants’;

⁸ while of the Son he said — ‘God is your throne for ever and ever; The sceptre of his kingdom is the sceptre of Justice;

⁹ You love righteousness and hates iniquity; Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the festal oil more abundantly than your peers.’

¹⁰ Again — ‘You, Lord, in the beginning did lay the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the work of your hands.

¹¹ They will perish, but you remain; As a garment they will all grow old;

¹² As a mantle you will fold them up, And as a garment they will be changed, But you are the same, and your years will know no end.’

¹³ To which of the angels has God ever said — ‘Sit you at my right hand Until I put your enemies as a stool for your feet’?

¹⁴ Are not all the angels spirits in the service of God, sent out to minister for the sake of those who are destined to obtain salvation?