4 This shows that the Son is far greater than the angels, just as the name God gave him is greater than their names.
5 For God never said to any angel what he said to Jesus: “You are my Son. Today I have become your Father.” God also said, “I will be his Father, and he will be my Son.”
6 And when he brought his supreme Son into the world, God said, “Let all of God’s angels worship him.”
7 Regarding the angels, he says, “He sends his angels like the winds, his servants like flames of fire.”
8 But to the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever. You rule with a scepter of justice.
9 You love justice and hate evil. Therefore, O God, your God has anointed you, pouring out the oil of joy on you more than on anyone else.”
10 He also says to the Son, “In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundation of the earth and made the heavens with your hands.
11 They will perish, but you remain forever. They will wear out like old clothing.
12 You will fold them up like a cloak and discard them like old clothing. But you are always the same; you will live forever.”
13 And God never said to any of the angels, “Sit in the place of honor at my right hand until I humble your enemies, making them a footstool under your feet.”
14 Therefore, angels are only servants—spirits sent to care for people who will inherit salvation.
GOOD NEWS TRANSLATION
4 The Son was made greater than the angels, just as the name that God gave him is greater than theirs.5 For God never said to any of his angels, “You are my Son; today I have become your Father.” Nor did God say about any angel, “I will be his Father, and he will be my Son.”
6 But when God was about to send his first-born Son into the world, he said, “All of God's angels must worship him.”
7 But about the angels God said, “God makes his angels winds, and his servants flames of fire.”
8 About the Son, however, God said: “Your kingdom, O God, will last forever and ever! You rule over your people with justice.
9 You love what is right and hate what is wrong. That is why God, your God, has chosen you and has given you the joy of an honor far greater than he gave to your companions.”
10 He also said, “You, Lord, in the beginning created the earth, and with your own hands you made the heavens.
11 They will disappear, but you will remain; they will all wear out like clothes.
12 You will fold them up like a coat, and they will be changed like clothes. But you are always the same, and your life never ends.”
13 God never said to any of his angels: “Sit here at my right side until I put your enemies as a footstool under your feet.”
14 What are the angels, then? They are spirits who serve God and are sent by him to help those who are to receive salvation.
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