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Hebrews 1:4 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Hebrews 1:4 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Hebrews chapter 1 verse 4 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.”
Hebrews 1:4 (KJV)
Commentary on Hebrews 1:4
Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. This verse concludes the opening Christological declaration (verses 1-3) and introduces the first major section comparing Christ to angels (1:4-2:18). The phrase "being made" (genomenos, γενόμενος) refers not to Christ's essential deity but to His incarnation and exaltation. Through His redemptive work, Christ has been revealed and declared to be "so much better than the angels" (tosoutō kreitton genomen tōn angelōn, τοσούτῳ κρείττων γενόμενος τῶν ἀγγέλων).The comparative "better" (kr...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Hebrews 1:4
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“and authority”
“and gave to him the name which is above every name;”
“having gone into heaven”
“Jesus”
“and I heard something like a voice of many angels around the throne”
“when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire”
“You are my son. Today I have become your father.,I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee., אֲסַפְּרָה אֶל חֹק יְהוָה אָמַר אֵלַי בְּנִי אַתָּה אֲנִי הַיּוֹם יְלִדְתִּיךָ׃ ,I will tell of the decree: The LORD said unto me: 'Thou art My son, This day have I begotten thee.,διαγγέλλων τὸ πρόσταγμα κυρίου κύριος εἶπεν πρός με υἱός μου εἶ σύ ἐγὼ σήμερον γεγέννηκά σε,declaring the ordinance of the Lord: the Lord said to me, Thou art my Son, to-day have I begotten thee.,,,,”
“the assembly”
“who is the head of all principality and power;”
“and hated iniquity; therefore God”