God, having spoken many times and in many ways in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,

who being the brightness of his glory and the express image of his substance 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;

has in these last times spoken unto us by his Son, whom he has appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the ages;

But unto the Son he said, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a rod of equity is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

they shall perish; but thou dost remain; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment;

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth in service for the love of those who are the heirs of saving health?

And again, when he brought in the firstbegotten into the world, he said, And let all the angels of God worship him.

and as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed; but thou art the same, and thy years shall never fail.

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

And Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:

being made so much better than the angels, as he has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

And of the angels he said, Who makes his angels spirits and his ministers a flame of fire.

But to which of the angels did he say at any time, Sit on my right hand until I make thine enemies thy footstool?

Thou hast loved righteousness and hated iniquity; therefore, God, even thy God, has anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.