¹ God spoke long-ago in many parts and in many manners, in the prophets to the fathers, and spoke to us upon the last of these days in his Son,

² whom he appointed$ heir of all things, through whom also he made$ the ages,

³ who, being the brightness of his glory and the exact representation of his essence, and is carrying all things by the declaration of his power. After he made$ a cleansing of our sins through himself, he sat down by the right hand of the Majesty in the high places,

⁴ when he became so-much better than the messengers, inasmuch as he has inherited a name more-excellent than they.

⁵ For$ to what one of the messengers has he previously said, ‘You are my Son; I have fathered you today.’ And again, ‘I will be a Father to him and he himself will be $for a Son to me.’ {Psa 2:7}

⁶ And again, whenever he brings$ in the firstborn into the inhabited-earth, he says, ‘And let° all messengers of God worship him.’ {Psa 89:26, 27}

⁷ And he indeed says toward the messengers, ‘Who makes$ his messengers, spirits, and his ministers$, a fiery flame.’ {Psa 104:4}

⁸ But he says toward the Son, ‘Your throne, O God, is forevermore; the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom.

⁹ You loved$ righteousness and hated lawlessness. Because of this, God, your God, anointed you with the oil of gladness more than your companions.’

¹⁰ And, ‘You, Lord, in the beginnings, founded the earth and the heavens are the works of your hands:

¹¹ they themselves will be perishing, but you are remaining and they will all become-obsolete like a garment;

¹² and you will coil them up like an outer dressing and they will be changed, but you are the same and your years will not be failing.’

¹³ But toward which of the messengers has he previously said, ‘Sit at my right hand, until I should place your enemies as the footstool of your feet? {Psa 45:6-7, 102:25-27, 110:1}

¹⁴ Are they not all ministering$ spirits, being sent forth into service because of the ones who are about to inherit salvation?