1 I n many parts, and many ways, God of old having spoken to the fathers in the prophets,

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

2 i n these last days did speak to us in a Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He did make the ages;

hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

3 w ho being the brightness of the glory, and the impress of His subsistence, bearing up also the all things by the saying of his might -- through himself having made a cleansing of our sins, sat down at the right hand of the greatness in the highest,

who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

4 h aving become so much better than the messengers, as he did inherit a more excellent name than they.

being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

5 F or to which of the messengers said He ever, `My Son thou art -- I to-day have begotten thee?' and again, `I will be to him for a father, and he shall be to Me for a son?'

For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?

6 a nd when again He may bring in the first-born to the world, He saith, `And let them bow before him -- all messengers of God;'

And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.

7 a nd unto the messengers, indeed, He saith, `Who is making His messengers spirits, and His ministers a flame of fire;'

And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.

8 a nd unto the Son: `Thy throne, O God, to the age of the age; a scepter of righteousness the scepter of thy reign;

But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

9 t hou didst love righteousness, and didst hate lawlessness; because of this did He anoint thee -- God, thy God -- with oil of gladness above thy partners;'

Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

10 a nd, `Thou, at the beginning, Lord, the earth didst found, and a work of thy hands are the heavens;

And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:

11 t hese shall perish, and Thou dost remain, and all, as a garment, shall become old,

they shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment;

12 a nd as a mantle Thou shall roll them together, and they shall be changed, and Thou art the same, and Thy years shall not fail.'

and as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.

13 A nd unto which of the messengers said He ever, `Sit at My right hand, till I may make thine enemies thy footstool?'

But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?

14 a re they not all spirits of service -- for ministration being sent forth because of those about to inherit salvation?

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?