Philippians 2:9, Hebrews 1:1-14, Hebrews 4:1-16 - LSB - Legacy Standard Bible

Hebrews 1:1-14

God’s Final Word in His Son

God, having ^aspoken long ago to the fathers in ^bthe prophets in many portions and ^cin many ways, 2 ¹^ain these last days ^bspoke to us ²in ^cHis Son, whom He appointed ^dheir of all things, ^ethrough whom also He made the ³^fworlds, 3 who is the radiance of His glory and the exact ^arepresentation of His nature, and ¹^bupholds all things by the word of His power; who, having accomplished ^ccleansing for sins, ^dsat down at the right hand of the ^eMajesty on high, 4 having become so much better than the angels, as He has inherited a more excellent ^aname than they.
5 For to which of the angels did He ever say,

“^aYou are My Son,

Today I have begotten You”?

And again,

“^bI will be a Father to Him

And He shall be a Son to Me”?

6 And ¹when He again ^abrings the firstborn into ²^bthe world, He says,

“^cAnd let all the angels of God worship Him.”

7 And of the angels He says,

“^aWho makes His angels winds,

And His ministers flaming fire.”

8 But of the Son He says,

“^aYour throne, O God, is forever and ever,

And the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of ¹Your kingdom.

^aYou have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness;

^bTherefore God, Your God, has ^canointed You

With the oil of gladness above Your companions.”

10 And,

“^aYou, Lord, in the beginning founded the earth,

And the heavens are the works of Your hands;

^aThey will perish, but You remain;

^bAnd they all will wear out like a garment,

^aAnd like a mantle You will roll them up;

Like a garment they will also be changed.

But You are ^bthe same,

And Your years will not come to an end.”

13 But to which of the angels has He ever said,

“^aSit at My right hand,

^bUntil I put Your enemies

As a footstool for Your feet”?

14 Are they not all ^aministering spirits, sent to render service for the sake of those who will ^binherit ^csalvation?

Hebrews 4:1-16

The Believer’s Rest

Therefore, let us fear, lest, while a promise remains of entering His rest, any one of you may seem to have ^afallen short of it. 2 For indeed we have had good news proclaimed to us, just as they also; but ^athe word ¹that was heard did not profit those ²who were not united with faith among those who heard. 3 For we who have believed enter that rest, just as He has said,

“^aAs I swore in My wrath,

They shall not enter My rest,”

although His works were finished ^bfrom the foundation of the world. 4 For He has spoken ^asomewhere in this way concerning the seventh day: “^bAnd God ^crested on the seventh day from all His works”; 5 and again in this passage, “^aThey shall not enter My rest.” 6 Therefore, since it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly had good news proclaimed to them failed to enter because of ^adisobedience, 7 He again determines a certain day, “Today,” saying ¹through David after so long a time just ^aas has been said before,

“^bToday if you hear His voice,

Do not harden your hearts.”

8 For ^aif ¹Joshua had given them rest, He would not have spoken of another day after that. 9 So there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God. 10 For the one who has entered His rest has himself also ^arested from his works, as ^bGod did from His. 11 Therefore let us be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall into the same ^aexample of ^bdisobedience. 12 For ^athe word of God is ^bliving and ^cactive and sharper than any two-edged ^dsword, and piercing as far as the division of ^esoul and ^espirit, of both joints and marrow, and ^fable to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. 13 And ^athere is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are ¹^buncovered and laid bare to the eyes of Him to whom we have an account to give.

Jesus Our Great High Priest

14 Therefore, since we have a great ^ahigh priest who has ^bpassed through the heavens, Jesus ^cthe Son of God, let us take hold of our ^dconfession. 15 For we do not have ^aa high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been ^btempted in all things like we are, yet ^cwithout sin. 16 Therefore let us ^adraw near with ^bconfidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.