Hebrews 1
Hebrews 1 | |
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← Philemon | |
Epistle to the Hebrews 1:7-12 in Papyrus 114, from ca. AD 250. | |
Book | Epistle to the Hebrews |
Bible part | New Testament |
Order in the Bible part | 19 |
Category | General epistles |
Hebrews 1 is the first chapter of the Epistle to the Hebrews in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.[1][2] The authorship is unknown, but appears to be a friend of Saint Timothy based on the text in this book.[3][4]
Text
- The original text is written in Koine Greek.
- Some of the oldest manuscripts containing this chapter are:
- Papyrus 114 (~AD 250)
- Papyrus 12 (~AD 285; extant: verse 1)
- Codex Vaticanus (AD 325-350)
- Codex Sinaiticus (AD 330-360)
- Codex Alexandrinus (ca. AD 400-440)
- Codex Freerianus (~AD 450; extant: verse 1-3, 9-12)
- Codex Claromontanus (~AD 550)
- Codex Coislinianus (~AD 550; extant: verse 3-8)
- Uncial 0121b (10th century)
- This chapter is divided into 14 verses.
Structure
This chapter can be grouped (with cross references to other parts of the Bible):
- Hebrews 1:1-4 = God’s Supreme Revelation
- Hebrews 1:5-14 = The Son Exalted Above Angels
Cross references
Verse 1
- God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets,[5]
Verse 2
- has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds;[6]
Verse 5
- For to which of the angels did He ever say:
- “You are My Son,
- Today I have begotten You”?
- And again:
- “I will be to Him a Father,
- And He shall be to Me a Son”?[7]
Verse 13
See also
References
- ↑ Halley, Henry H. Halley's Bible Handbook: an abbreviated Bible commentary. 23rd edition. Zondervan Publishing House. 1962.
- ↑ Holman Illustrated Bible Handbook. Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee. 2012.
- ↑ Davids, Peter H (1982). I Howard Marshall and W Ward Gasque, ed. New International Greek Testament Commentary: The Epistle of James (Repr. ed.). Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans. ISBN 0802823882.
- ↑ Evans, Craig A (2005). Craig A Evans, ed. Bible Knowledge Background Commentary: John, Hebrews-Revelation. Colorado Springs, Colo.: Victor. ISBN 0781442281.
- ↑ Hebrews 1:1
- ↑ Hebrews 1:2
- ↑ Hebrews 1:5
- ↑ Hebrews 1:13
- ↑ John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible - Hebrews 1:13
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