Hebrews 1:6

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“And again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He says: “Let all God’s angels worship Him.””

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BSBPD

“And again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He says: “Let all God’s angels worship Him.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“And when he again bringeth in the firstborn into the world he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“and when again He may bring in the first-born to the world, He saith, `And let them bow before him--all messengers of God;'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Hebrews 1:6 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 32:43Rejoice, O heavens, with Him, and let all God’s angels worship Him. Rejoice, O nations, with His people; for He will avenge the blood of His children. He will take vengeance on His adversaries and repay those who hate Him; He will cleanse His land and His people.
  2. Psalms 97:7All worshipers of images are put to shame— those who boast in idols. Worship Him, all you gods!
  3. Proverbs 8:24When there were no watery depths, I was brought forth, when no springs were overflowing with water.
  4. Luke 2:9Just then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.
  5. John 1:14The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
  6. John 1:18No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.
  7. John 3:16For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
  8. Romans 8:29For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.
  9. Colossians 1:15The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
  10. Colossians 1:18And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.
  11. Hebrews 1:5For to which of the angels did God ever say: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father”? Or again: “I will be His Father, and He will be My Son”?
  12. Hebrews 10:5Therefore, when Christ came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You prepared for Me.
  13. 1 Peter 3:22who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.
  14. 1 John 4:9This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him.
  15. Revelation 1:5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,
  16. Revelation 5:9And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.

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