1In many portions and in many ways, long ago, God spoke to the fathers through the prophets;
2in these last days he has spoken to us through a Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the ages.
3He is the radiance of his glory and the exact imprint of his substance, and he upholds all things by the word of his power; having made purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
4having become as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.
5For 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 will be to me a Son”?
6And again, when he brings the firstborn into the inhabited world, he says, “And let all the angels of God worship him.”
7And of the angels he says, “He who makes his angels winds, and his ministers a flame of fire”;
8but of the Son, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, and the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of his kingdom.
9You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions.”
10And, “You, Lord, in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the works of your hands.
11They will perish, but you remain; and they will all wear out like a garment,
12and like a robe you will roll them up, like a garment they will also be changed; but you are the same, and your years will not fail.”
13But to which of the angels has he ever said, “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet”?
14Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out for service for the sake of those who are about to inherit salvation?
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