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Hebrews 1:6
And again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He says: “Let all God’s angels worship Him.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The author of Hebrews addresses a Jewish-Christian community, quoting the Father's voice at the moment the Son is brought into the world. The "again" (πάλιν) marks this as a second citation, building on the Psalm 2:7 quotation in verse 5.
The words — πρῶτότοκον (prōtotokon), "firstborn," carries both birth-order and rank; it is the title God applies to the Son in this context. εἰσαγάγῃ (eisagagē), "may bring into," frames the event as a deliberate act of God, not a natural occurrence.
The thread — The same command appears in Deuteronomy 32:43 and Psalms 97:7, where "angels" and "gods" are both told to worship. 1 Peter 3:22 restates the result: angels, authorities, and powers are subject to the exalted Christ.
Why it lands — The verse removes any hierarchy in which angels mediate between God and humanity; the Son stands above them, and the reader is placed on the side of those who worship, not the side of those who are worshipped.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.
Cross-references
- Psalms 97:7 All worshipers of images are put to shame—those who boast in idols. Worship Him, all you gods!
- Deuteronomy 32:43 Rejoice, 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.
- 1 Peter 3:22 who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.
- Colossians 1:18 And 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.
- Colossians 1:15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
- John 1:14 The 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.
- Revelation 5:9 And 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.
- Revelation 1:5 and 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,
- Romans 8:29 For 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.
- Proverbs 8:24 When there were no watery depths, I was brought forth, when no springs were overflowing with water.