Hebrews 1:4

1:4 Thus he became ¹  so far better than the angels as ²  he has inherited a name superior to theirs.

Hebrews 2:16

2:16 For surely his concern is not for angels, but he is concerned for Abraham’s descendants.

Hebrews 12:22

12:22 But you have come to Mount Zion, the city ³  of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels, to the assembly

Hebrews 2:2

2:2 For if the message spoken through angels ⁴  proved to be so firm that every violation ⁵  or disobedience received its just penalty,

Hebrews 1:13

1:13 But to which of the angels ⁶  has he ever said, “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet”? ⁷ 

Hebrews 1:5

The Son Is Superior to Angels

1:5 For to which of the angels did God ⁸  ever say, “You are my son! Today I have fathered you”? ⁹  And in another place ¹⁰  he says, ¹¹  “I will be his father and he will be my son.” ¹² 

[1:4]  ¹ tn Grk “having become.” This is part of the same sentence that extends from v. 1 through v. 4 in the Greek text.

[1:4]  ² tn Most modern English translations attempt to make the comparison somewhat smoother by treating “name” as if it were the subject of the second element: “as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs” (cf. NAB, NIV, NRSV, CEV). However, the Son is the subject of both the first and second elements: “he became so far better”; “he has inherited a name.” The present translation maintains this parallelism even though it results in a somewhat more awkward rendering.

[12:22]  ³ tn Grk “and the city”; the conjunction is omitted in translation since it seems to be functioning epexegetically – that is, explaining further what is meant by “Mount Zion.”

[2:2]  ⁵ sn The message spoken through angels refers to the OT law, which according to Jewish tradition was mediated to Moses through angels (cf. Deut 33:2; Ps 68:17-18; Acts 7:38, 53; Gal 3:19; and Jub. 1:27, 29; Josephus, Ant. 15.5.3 [15.136]).

[2:2]  ⁶ tn Grk “through angels became valid and every violation.”

[1:13]  ⁷ sn The parallel phrases to which of the angels in vv. 5 and 13 show the unity of this series of quotations (vv. 5-14) in revealing the superiority of the Son over angels (v. 4).

[1:13]  ⁸ sn A quotation from Ps 110:1.

[1:5]  ⁹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:5]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “I have begotten you.”

[1:5]  ¹¹ tn Grk “And again,” quoting another OT passage.

[1:5]  ¹² tn The words “he says” are not in the Greek text but are supplied to make a complete English sentence. In the Greek text this is a continuation of the previous sentence, but English does not normally employ such long and complex sentences.

[1:5]  ¹³ tn Grk “I will be a father to him and he will be a son to me.”