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Hebrews 1

 ¹ God, having of old time spoken unto the fathers in the prophets by divers portions and in divers manners,

 ² hath at the end of these days spoken unto us in his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds;

 ³ who being the effulgence of his glory, and the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had made purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

 ⁴ having become by so much better than the angels, as he hath inherited a more excellent name than they.

 ⁵ For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, This day have I begotten thee? and again, I will be to him a Father, And he shall be to me a Son?

 ⁶ And when he again bringeth in the firstborn into the world he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.

 ⁷ And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels winds, And his ministers a flame a fire:

 ⁸ but of the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; And the sceptre of uprightness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

 ⁹ Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee With the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

 ¹⁰ And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning didst lay the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the works of thy hands:

 ¹¹ They shall perish; but thou continuest: And they all shall wax old as doth a garment;

 ¹² And as a mantle shalt thou roll them up, As a garment, and they shall be changed: But thou art the same, And thy years shall not fail.

 ¹³ But of which of the angels hath he said at any time, Sit thou on my right hand, Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet?

 ¹⁴ Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to do service for the sake of them that shall inherit salvation?

Hebrews 1 - ETGNT

Hebrews 1

Texts used:

P46 - middle second century (Comfort and Barrett)

P114 - third century (Comfort and Barrett)

P12 - 285–300 (Comfort and Barrett)

B - c. 325 - 350

א - c. 330 - 360

1 Πολυμερῶς καὶ πολυτρόπως πάλαι ὁ θεὸς λαλήσας τοῖς πατράσιν[1] ἐν τοῖς προφήταις  2 ἐπʼ ἐσχάτου τῶν ἡμερῶν τούτων ἐλάλησεν ἡμῖν ἐν υἱῷ, ὃν ἔθηκεν κληρονόμον πάντων, διʼ οὗ καὶ[2] ἐποίησεν τοὺς αἰῶνας· 3 ὃς ὢν ἀπαύγασμα τῆς δόξης καὶ χαρακτὴρ τῆς ὑποστάσεως αὐτοῦ, φέρων[3] τε τὰ πάντα τῷ ῥήματι τῆς δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ,[4] καθαρισμὸν τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν [5] ποιησάμενος ἐκάθισεν ἐν δεξιᾷ τῆς μεγαλωσύνης ἐν ὑψηλοῖς,  4 τοσούτῳ[6] κρείττων γενόμενος ἀγγέλων[7] ὅσῳ διαφορώτερον παρʼ αὐτοὺς κεκληρονόμηκεν ὄνομα.  5 Τίνι γὰρ εἶπέν ποτε τῶν ἀγγέλων

Υἱός μου εἶ σύ, ἐγὼ σήμερον γεγέννηκά σε, καὶ πάλιν Ἐγὼ ἔσομαι αὐτῷ[8] εἰς πατέρα, καὶ αὐτὸς ἔσται μοι εἰς υἱόν;  6 ὅταν δὲ πάλιν εἰσαγάγῃ[9] τὸν πρωτότοκον εἰς τὴν οἰκουμένην, λέγει

Καὶ προσκυνησάτωσαν αὐτῷ[10] πάντες ἄγγελοι θεοῦ.  7 καὶ πρὸς μὲν τοὺς ἀγγέλους λέγει

Ὁ ποιῶν τοὺς ἀγγέλους αὐτοῦ πνεύματα, καὶ τοὺς λειτουργοὺς αὐτοῦ πυρὸς φλόγα· 8 πρὸς δὲ τὸν υἱόν

Ὁ θρόνος σου ὁ θεὸς εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος,[11] καὶ ἡ ῥάβδος τῆς εὐθύτητος ῥάβδος[12] τῆς βασιλείας αὐτοῦ.[13] 9 ἠγάπησας δικαιοσύνην καὶ ἐμίσησας ἀνομίαν[14] διὰ τοῦτο ἔχρισέν σε ὁ θεός, ὁ θεός σου,[15] ἔλαιον ἀγαλλιάσεως παρὰ τοὺς μετόχους σου·

10 καί Σὺ κατʼ ἀρχάς, κύριε, τὴν γῆν ἐθεμελίωσας, καὶ ἔργα τῶν χειρῶν σού εἰσιν οἱ οὐρανοί· 11 αὐτοὶ ἀπολοῦνται, σὺ δὲ διαμένεις· καὶ πάντες ὡς ἱμάτιον παλαιωθήσονται, 12 καὶ ὡσεὶ περιβόλαιον ἑλίξεις[16] αὐτούς, ὡς ἱμάτιον καὶ ἀλλαγήσονται· σὺ δὲ[17] ὁ αὐτὸς εἶ, καὶ τὰ ἔτη σου οὐκ ἐκλείψουσιν.

13 πρὸς τίνα δὲ τῶν ἀγγέλων εἴρηκέν ποτε

Κάθου ἐκ δεξιῶν μου ἕως ἂν θῶ τοὺς ἐχθρούς σου ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν σου; 14 οὐχὶ πάντες εἰσὶν λειτουργικὰ πνεύματα εἰς διακονίαν[18] ἀποστελλόμενα διὰ τοὺς μέλλοντας κληρονομεῖν σωτηρίαν;

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[1] 1 πατράσιν P46^* B א; πατράσιν ἡμῶν P12 P46^c1

[2] 2 καὶ B א; omit P46

[3] 3 φέρων P46 B^c2 א; φανερῶν B^* B^c3

[4] 3 αὐτοῦ B א; δι᾽ αὐτοῦ P46

[5] 3 ἡμῶν א^c2; omit P46 B א^*

[6] 4 τοσούτῳ B א; τοσούτων P46

[7] 4 ἀγγέλων P46 B; τῶν ἀγγέλων א

[8] 5 αὐτῷ P46 B א^c; omit א^*

[9] 6 εἰσαγάγῃ B א; αγάγῃ P46^vid

[10] 6 αὐτῷ B א; omit P46

[11] 8 τοῦ αἰῶνος P46 א A; omit P114^vid B

[12] 8 τῆς εὐθύτητος ῥάβδος P46 P114^vid B א^c; omit א^*

[13] 8 αὐτοῦ P46 B א; σου P114^vid A

[14] 9 ἀνομίαν P46 P114^vid B; ἀδικίαν א A

[15] 9 ὁ θεός σου P46 B א; σου ὁ θεός P114

[16] 12 ἑλίξεις P46 B א^c2; ἀλλάξεις א^*

[17] 12 δὲ P46 B א^c1; δὲ καὶ א^*

[18] 14 διακονίαν P46 א; διακονίας B


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