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Hebrews 1:13
Yet to which of the angels did God ever say: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet”?
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The author addresses Jewish believers to contrast Christ with angels, posing a rhetorical question immediately after declaring God’s eternal nature in Hebrews 1:12.
The words — The Greek eirēken (has He said) and kathou (sit) frame the divine command that establishes the contrast.
The thread — This exact quotation traces back to Psalm 110:1 and is cited in Mark 12:36 and Matthew 22:44.
Why it lands — The text presents a rhetorical question that explicitly denies any angel received this divine honor, forcing the reader to conclude the position belongs exclusively to the Son.
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The Greek words
King James Version
But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?
Cross-references
- Psalms 110:1 A Psalm of David. The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”
- Mark 12:36 Speaking by the Holy Spirit, David himself declared: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’
- Matthew 22:44 ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’
- Hebrews 10:12 But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God.
- Acts 2:34 For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand
- 1 Corinthians 15:25 For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.
- Hebrews 1:3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
- Psalms 132:18 I will clothe his enemies with shame, but the crown upon him will gleam.”
- Luke 20:42 For David himself says in the book of Psalms: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand
- Acts 7:55 But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.