Bible Strands
Hebrews 1:5
For 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”?
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God addresses the question rhetorically to the readers, contrasting Christ with angels immediately after establishing His superior inherited name.
The words — ποτε (pote) = ever and εἶπὲν (eipen) = did He say frame the rhetorical challenge, stressing that no angel was ever spoken to with divine sonship language.
The thread — The quoted declarations originate in Psalms 2:7 and are cited in Acts 13:33 and Hebrews 5:5 to ground Christ’s exaltation and priestly calling in Scripture.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to acknowledge that the Father-Son relationship and the title “Son” are exclusive to Christ, leaving no room for angelic equivalence.
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The Greek words
King James Version
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?
Cross-references
- Psalms 2:7 I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.
- Acts 13:33 He has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: ‘You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.’
- Hebrews 5:5 So also Christ did not take upon Himself the glory of becoming a high priest, but He was called by the One who said to Him: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.”
- 2 Samuel 7:14 I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.
- 1 Chronicles 17:13 I will be his Father, and he will be My son. And I will never remove My loving devotion from him as I removed it from your predecessor.
- 1 Chronicles 22:10 He is the one who will build a house for My Name. He will be My son, and I will be his Father. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’
- Psalms 89:26 He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock of my salvation.’
- 1 Chronicles 28:6 And He said to me, ‘Solomon your son is the one who will build My house and My courts, for I have chosen him as My son, and I will be his Father.