Hebrews 1:12

1:12 and like a robe you will fold them up

and like a garment ¹  they will be changed,

but you are the same and your years will never run out.” ² 

Hebrews 5:5

5:5 So also Christ did not glorify himself in becoming high priest, but the one who glorified him was God, ³  who said to him, “You are my Son! Today I have fathered you,” ⁴ 

Hebrews 7:21

7:21 but Jesus ⁵  did so ⁶  with a sworn affirmation by the one who said to him, “The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, ‘You are a priest forever’” ⁷  –

[1:12]  ¹ tc The words “like a garment” (ὡς ἱμάτιον, Jw" Jimation) are found in excellent and early mss (Ì⁴⁶ א A B D* 1739) though absent in a majority of witnesses (D¹ Ψ 0243 0278 33 1881 Ï lat sy bo). Although it is possible that longer reading was produced by overzealous scribes who wanted to underscore the frailty of creation, it is much more likely that the shorter reading was produced by scribes who wanted to conform the wording to that of Ps 102:26 (101:27 LXX), which here lacks the second “like a garment.” Both external and internal considerations decidedly favor the longer reading, and point to the author of Hebrews as the one underscoring the difference between the Son and creation.

[1:12]  ² sn A quotation from Ps 102:25-27.

[5:5]  ³ tn Grk “the one”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[5:5]  ⁴ tn Grk “I have begotten you”; see Heb 1:5.

[7:21]  ⁵ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[7:21]  ⁶ tn The words “did so” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.

[7:21]  ⁷ sn A quotation from Ps 110:4 (see Heb 5:6, 6:20, and 7:17).