Hebrews 1
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Epistle to the Hebrews 1:7-12 in Papyrus 114, from ca. AD 250.
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| Book | Epistle to the Hebrews |
| Bible part | New Testament |
| Order in the Bible part | 19 |
| Category | General epistles |
Hebrews 1 is the first chapter of the Epistle to the Hebrews in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.[1][2] The name of the author is unknown, but it is a man and a friend of Saint Timothy based on the text in this book.[3][4]
Contents
Text
- The original text is written in Koine Greek.
- Some of the oldest manuscripts containing this chapter are:
- Papyrus 114 (~AD 250)
- Papyrus 12 (~AD 285; extant: verse 1)
- Codex Vaticanus (AD 325-350)
- Codex Sinaiticus (AD 330-360)
- Codex Alexandrinus (ca. AD 400-440)
- Codex Freerianus (~AD 450; extant: verse 1-3, 9-12)
- Codex Claromontanus (~AD 550)
- Codex Coislinianus (~AD 550; extant: verse 3-8)
- Uncial 0121b (10th century)
- This chapter is divided into 14 verses.
Structure
This chapter can be grouped (with cross references to other parts of the Bible):
- Hebrews 1:1-4 = God’s Supreme Revelation
- Hebrews 1:5-14 = The Son Exalted Above Angels
Cross references
- Hebrews 1:5: Psalm 2:7; 2 Samuel 7:14
- Hebrews 1:6: Deuteronomy 32:43 (Septuagint, Dead Sea Scrolls); Psalm 97:7
- Hebrews 1:7: Psalm 104:4
- Hebrews 1:9: Psalm 45:6, 7
- Hebrews 1:12: Psalm 102:25–27
- Hebrews 1:13: Psalm 110:1
Verse 1
- God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets,[5]
Verse 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 the worlds;[6]
Verse 5
- For to which of the angels did He ever say:
- “You are My Son,
- Today I have begotten You”?
- And again:
- “I will be to Him a Father,
- And He shall be to Me a Son”?[7]
Verse 13
- But to which of the angels has He ever said:
See also
- Angel
- Jesus Christ
- Other related Bible parts: Numbers 12, Deuteronomy 4, Deuteronomy 32, 2 Samuel 7, Psalm 2, Psalm 45, Psalm 102, Psalm 104, Psalm 110, Psalm 148, Matthew 3, Matthew 11, Matthew 28, Luke 1, John 1, John 9, Acts 2, 13, Hebrews 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12; 1 Peter 1
References
- ↑ Halley, Henry H. Halley's Bible Handbook: an abbreviated Bible commentary. 23rd edition. Zondervan Publishing House. 1962.
- ↑ Holman Illustrated Bible Handbook. Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee. 2012.
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- ↑ Hebrews 1:1
- ↑ Hebrews 1:2
- ↑ Hebrews 1:5
- ↑ Hebrews 1:13
- ↑ John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible - Hebrews 1:13
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