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Hebrews 1
New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References

Hebrews 1:1

+Nu 12:8; Isa 1:2
+Ex 24:3; Jer 7:25; Eze 33:33; Lu 1:70; Ac 3:21

Research Guide

Enjoy Life Forever!, lesson 54

Insight, Volume 1, pp. 1203-1204
Publications Index
lff lesson 54; it-1 1203-1204;

w79 2/15 8; ad 832; w64 47; w61 689; nh 311; w52 470; w50 407

Hebrews 1:2

*
Or, “the orders of things.” Gr., tous ai·oʹnas; Lat., saeʹcu·la; J²²(Heb.), ha·ʽoh·la·mimʹ.

+Ga 4:4; 1Pe 1:11, 20
+Mt 17:5; Joh 3:17; 13:34
+Ps 2:8; Joh 16:15; Ro 8:17
+Joh 1:3; 1Co 8:6; Col 1:16

Research Guide

Insight, Volume 1, p. 320

Insight, Volume 2, pp. 206, 1056-1057

The Watchtower,
6/15/1998, p. 25
Publications Index
it-1 320; it-2 206, 1056-1057; w98 6/15 25;

w80 10/1 20; w79 2/15 8; ad 1031, 1567; w67 70; w64 47, 299; g64 11/22 28; w62 747; nh 311; w52 470; w51 765; w50 405; g48 12/8 25; mk 9; w42 51; w30 102

Hebrews 1:3

*
Lit., “beaming forth from.”
*
Or, “the image imprinted by his substance.”
*
Lit., “of the Greatness.” Gr., tes Me·ga·lo·syʹnes; Lat., Ma·ie·staʹtis; J^17,18,22(Heb.), hag·Gedhul·lahʹ.

+Joh 1:14; 17:5
+Joh 1:1; Col 1:15
+Col 1:17
+Da 9:24; Heb 9:26; 1Pe 1:19
+Ps 110:1; Ac 2:33; 7:55; Ro 8:34; Col 3:1
+Ps 33:13; Eph 1:20; Heb 8:1; Jude 25

Research Guide

Insight, Volume 1, pp. 1185, 1197
Publications Index
it-1 1185, 1197;

w83 2/15 18; g73 7/22 4; pm 153; w52 412, 470; w51 224; w41 315

Hebrews 1:4

+Eph 1:21; 1Pe 3:22
+Ac 4:12; Php 2:9

Research Guide

Insight, Volume 2, p. 61
Publications Index
it-2 61;

w84 12/15 29; w79 1/15 12; w73 215; ad 924; im 220; nh 28

Hebrews 1:5

+Ps 2:7
+2Sa 7:14; Mr 1:11; Lu 9:35; 2Pe 1:17

Publications Index
w83 2/15 31; w73 215; nh 28

Hebrews 1:6

*
Or, “let . . . worship.” Gr., pro·sky·ne·saʹto·san; Lat., a·doʹrent. See 2Ki 2:15 and ftn.

+Joh 1:14; 3:18; Ro 8:29; Col 1:15
+Ps 91:11; Lu 22:43; Joh 20:12
+De 32:43

Research Guide

Insight, Volume 2, p. 524

Awake!,
4/8/2000, pp. 26-27

The Watchtower,
1/15/1992, p. 23
4/15/1991, pp. 12-13

Reasoning, pp. 214-215
Publications Index
it-2 524; g00 4/8 26-27; w92 1/15 23; w91 4/15 12-13; rs 214-215;

w84 9/1 29; w83 2/15 17-18, 31; w73 215; ad 1242; w70 702-704; w62 138, 685; w54 31, 317; w50 449; w48 260; w34 57

Hebrews 1:7

*
Lit., “public workers.” Gr., lei·tour·gousʹ.

+Ps 104:4

Research Guide

Insight, Volume 2, p. 1018
Publications Index
it-2 1018;

w83 4/1 31; w78 7/1 26; hs 19-20; ad 1542; im 132; w63 502; w61 56; nh 31

Hebrews 1:8

*
“Your,” ADItVgSy^h,p and Ps 45:6; P⁴⁶אB, “his.”
*
Lit., “staff of the straightness.”

+Mt 28:18; Ac 2:30; Re 3:21
+Ge 49:10; Nu 24:17; Ps 2:9
+Ps 45:6

Research Guide

Insight, Volume 2, pp. 72, 875, 1098

The Watchtower,
3/15/2007, p. 6

Reasoning, p. 422
Publications Index
it-2 72, 875, 1098; w07 3/15 6; rs 422;

w84 3/1 31; w83 5/15 20-21; w79 1/15 13, 19; w79 4/15 30; lp 32-33; w71 635; ad 933, 1597; fm 40; w66 664; w63 134, 763; w47 295

Hebrews 1:9

+Isa 61:1; Lu 3:22; 4:18; Ac 4:27; 10:38
+Ps 45:7

Research Guide

Insight, Volume 1, pp. 114, 1079

Insight, Volume 2, p. 547

The Watchtower,
7/15/1992, p. 10
10/15/1990, pp. 28-29
1/15/1990, p. 17
Publications Index
it-1 114, 1079; it-2 547; w92 7/15 10; w90 1/15 17; w90 10/15 29;

w85 4/1 12-13; w83 5/15 20-21; w79 1/15 13, 19; w71 635; ad 83, 1247; w70 558; fm 40; w63 134, 209; g62 3/22 5; w60 548; w52 529

Hebrews 1:10

+Ps 102:25

Research Guide

Reasoning, p. 414

The Watchtower,
12/15/1986, p. 29
Publications Index
rs 414; w86 12/15 29;

w79 7/15 30; w71 479-480; w51 764

Hebrews 1:11

*
Lit., “will destroy themselves.”

+Isa 51:6

Research Guide

Insight, Volume 1, p. 1063
Publications Index
it-1 1063;

w71 479-480; w51 765

Hebrews 1:12

*
“As an outer garment,” P⁴⁶אABD; VgSy^p and TR omit.

+Isa 34:4; Re 6:14
+Ps 102:26

Research Guide

Insight, Volume 1, p. 1063
Publications Index
it-1 1063;

ad 734; w51 765

Hebrews 1:13

+Ps 110:1; Mt 22:44; Mr 12:36; Lu 20:42

Publications Index
pm 153; w62 550; w53 646; w30 167

Hebrews 1:14

+Ps 104:4; Ac 23:8
+Ps 34:7; 91:11; Mt 18:10; Lu 2:9, 13; Ac 5:19; 12:7
+Mt 19:29; 25:34; Jas 2:5

Research Guide

Enjoy Life Forever!, lesson 24

Insight, Volume 1, pp. 107-108
Publications Index
lff lesson 24; it-1 107-108;

hs 159-160; w72 201; g72 6/8 28; w64 19, 95, 606; yb64 25; w63 64, 586, 681; bf 519; w62 495, 744; w61 59; w56 167; nh 32; w52 264; w51 188, 368

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General

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References

Hebrews 1:1-14

To the Hebrews

1 God, who long ago spoke on many occasions+ and in many ways to our forefathers by means of the prophets,+ 2 has at the end of these days+ spoken to us by means of a Son,+ whom he appointed heir of all things,+ and through whom he made+ the systems of things.* 3 He is the reflection* of [his] glory+ and the exact representation of his very being,*+ and he sustains all things by the word of his power;+ and after he had made a purification for our sins+ he sat down on the right hand+ of the Majesty* in lofty places.+ 4 So he has become better than the angels,+ to the extent that he has inherited a name+ more excellent than theirs.

5 For example, to which one of the angels did he ever say: “You are my son; I, today, I have become your father”?+ And again: “I myself shall become his father, and he himself will become my son”?+ 6 But when he again brings his Firstborn+ into the inhabited earth, he says: “And let all God’s angels+ do obeisance to* him.”+

7 Also, with reference to the angels he says: “And he makes his angels spirits, and his public servants* a flame of fire.”+ 8 But with reference to the Son: “God is your throne forever+ and ever, and [the] scepter of your* kingdom+ is the scepter of uprightness.*+ 9 You loved righteousness, and you hated lawlessness. That is why God, your God, anointed+ you with [the] oil of exultation more than your partners.”+ 10 And: “You at [the] beginning, O Lord, laid the foundations of the earth itself, and the heavens are [the] works of your hands.+ 11 They themselves will perish,* but you yourself are to remain continually; and just like an outer garment+ they will all grow old, 12 and you will wrap them up just as a cloak,+ as an outer garment;* and they will be changed, but you are the same, and your years will never run out.”+

13 But with reference to which one of the angels has he ever said: “Sit at my right hand, until I place your enemies as a stool for your feet”?+ 14 Are they not all spirits+ for public service,+ sent forth to minister for those who are going to inherit+ salvation?