Hebrews 1:3

He is the brightness of his glory, and the exact representation of his nature, upholding all things by the word of his power. When he had purged our sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high;

Revised King James New Testament

In The King James Version

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;

In Context

2Has in these last days spoken to us by his Son, whom he has appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds.

4Having become as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs.

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Cross References

Mark 16:19So after the Lord had spoken to them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.

John 1:4In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

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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