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Hebrews 1:4

He was placed much higher than the angels since he received a greater name than them.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

3The Son is the radiant glory of God, and the visible expression of his true character. He sustains everything by his powerful command. When he had provided cleansing for sin he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.

5God never said to any angel, “You are my Son; today I have become your Father,” or “I will be a Father to him, and he will be a Son to me.”

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Cross References

Ephesians 1:21far above any other ruler, authority, power, or lord, or any leader with all their titles—not only in this world, but also in the coming world too.

Colossians 1:18He is also the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, having the highest position of those raised from the dead, so that he is supreme in everything.

2 Thessalonians 1:7He will free you from your suffering—and us too—when the Lord Jesus appears from heaven in blazing fire with his powerful angels,

Hebrews 2:9But we see Jesus, for a little while placed a little lower than the angels, through the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor. Through God's grace Jesus experienced death for everyone.

Revelation 5:11As I looked I heard the voices of millions of angels around the throne, together with the living creatures and the elders,

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 1:2-4

Hebrews Concerning this epistle we must enquire, I. Into the divine authority of it; for this has been questioned by some, whose distempered eyes could not bear the light of it, or whose errors have been confuted by it; such as the Arians, who deny the Godhead and self-existence of Christ; and the Socinians, who deny his satisfaction; but, after all the attempts of such men to disparage this epistle, the divine original of it shines forth with such strong and unclouded rays that he who runs may read it is an… Read the whole commentary →

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