Hebrews 1:3

For he is the radiance of the Glory of God and the very expression of his Being, upholding all creation by the power of his word; and, when he had made an expiation for the sins of men, he ‘took his seat at the right hand’ of God’s Majesty on high,

Twentieth Century 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 latter days spoken to us by the Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, and through whom he made the universe.

4having shown himself as much greater than the angels as the Name that he has inherited surpasses theirs.

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Cross References

Mark 16:19So the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into Heaven, and sat at the right hand of God.

John 1:4That which came into being in him was Life; and the Life was the Light of Man;

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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