Hebrews 1

The Son, heir of all things, superior to the angels.

Text — King James Version (1611)

1:1God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,

1:2Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

1:3Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

1:4Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

1:5For 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?

1:6And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.

1:7And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.

1:8But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

1:9Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

1:10And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:

1:11They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment;

1:12And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.

1:13But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?

1:14Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?

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Athanasius — Four Discourses Against the Arians curated
Cyril of Alexandria — That Christ is One curated

Cited in the Fathers’ own texts

Gregory of Nyssa — Against Eunomius cited in text · 13 references — He then shows the unity of the Son with the Father and Eunomius' lack of understanding and knowledgein the Scriptures.
Athanasius — Four Discourses Against the Arians cited in text · 10 references — Discourse I Against the Arians (Athanasius)
Ambrose of Milan — Exposition of the Christian Faith cited in text · 8 references
Ambrose of Milan — On the Holy Spirit cited in text · 7 references
Clement of Alexandria — Stromata cited in text · 6 references — Human Arts as Well as Divine Knowledge Proceed from God
John Chrysostom — Homilies on the Gospel of John cited in text · 4 references — John 1:1
Basil of Caesarea — On the Holy Spirit (De Spiritu Sancto) cited in text · 3 references
Gregory of Nyssa — On the Faith cited in text · 2 references — On the Faith (Gregory of Nyssa)
Socrates Scholasticus — Ecclesiastical History cited in text · 2 references — Division begins in the Church from this Controversy; and Alexander Bishop of Alexandria excommunicates Arius and his Adherents.
Athanasius — Life of St. Anthony cited in text · 1 reference — How the Emperors wrote to Antony, and of his answer.

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Psalm 8 — “What is man, that thou art mindful of him?”

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