Ibrani 1:3

1:3 The Son is ¹  the radiance of his glory and the representation of his essence, and he sustains all things by his powerful word, ²  and so when he had accomplished cleansing for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. ³ 

Ibrani 1:6

1:6 But when he again brings ⁴  his firstborn into the world, he says, “Let all the angels of God worship him!” ⁵ 

Ibrani 1:9

1:9 You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness.

So God, your God, has anointed you over your companions ⁶  with the oil of rejoicing.” ⁷ 

Ibrani 1:14

1:14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to serve those ⁸  who will inherit salvation?

[1:3]  ¹ tn Grk “who being…and sustaining.” Heb 1:1-4 form one skillfully composed sentence in Greek, but it must be broken into shorter segments to correspond to contemporary English usage, which does not allow for sentences of this length and complexity.

[1:3]  ² tn Grk “by the word of his power.”

[1:3]  ³ sn An allusion to Ps 110:1, quoted often in Hebrews.

[1:6]  ⁴ tn Or “And again when he brings.” The translation adopted in the text looks forward to Christ’s second coming to earth. Some take “again” to introduce the quotation (as in 1:5) and understand this as Christ’s first coming, but this view does not fit well with Heb 2:7. Others understand it as his exaltation/ascension to heaven, but this takes the phrase “into the world” in an unlikely way.

[1:6]  ⁵ sn A quotation combining themes from Deut 32:43 and Ps 97:7.

[1:9]  ⁶ sn God…has anointed you over your companions. God’s anointing gives the son a superior position and authority over his fellows.

[1:9]  ⁷ sn A quotation from Ps 45:6-7.

[1:14]  ⁸ tn Grk “sent for service for the sake of those.”