Hebrews 1:6

Hebrews 1:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.
• New International Version (NIV)And again, when God brings his firstborn into the world, he says, “Let all God’s angels worship him.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And again, when he brings the firstborn into the world, he says, "Let all God's angels worship him."
• New King James Version (NKJV)But when He again brings the firstborn into the world, He says: “Let all the angels of God worship Him.”

Context of Hebrews 1:6

4Thus he became so far better than the angels as he has inherited a name superior to theirs. 5For to which of the angels did God ever say, “You are my son! Today I have fathered you”? And in another place he says, “I will be his father and he will be my son.” But when he again brings his firstborn into the world, he says, “Let all the angels of God worship him!” 7And he says of the angels, “He makes his angels spirits and his ministers a flame of fire,” 8but of the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, and a righteous scepter is the scepter of your kingdom.

Hebrews 1:6 word by word

ὅταν δὲ πάλιν εἰσαγάγῃ τὸν πρωτότοκον εἰς τὴν οἰκουμένην λέγει· καὶ προσκυνησάτωσαν αὐτῷ πάντες ἄγγελοι θεοῦ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• againπάλινpalin · againG3825
• whenὅτανhotan · when(-ever)G3752
• he bringeth inεἰσάγωeisagō · to bring inG1521
• the firstbegottenπρωτότοκοςprōtotokos · firstbornG4416
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the worldὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the worldοἰκουμένηoikoumenē · worldG3625
• he saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• letπροσκυνέωproskuneō · to worshipG4352
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• the angelsἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Hebrews 1:6

• Hebrews 1:5For to which of the angels did God ever say, “You are my son! Today I have fathered you”? And in another place he says, “I will be his father and he will be my son.”
• Proverbs 8:24When there were no deep oceans I was born, when there were no springs overflowing with water;
• John 1:14Now the Word became flesh and took up residence among us. We saw his glory – the glory of the one and only, full of grace and truth, who came from the Father.
• John 3:16For this is the way God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.
• Romans 8:29because those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.
• Colossians 1:15He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation,
• 1 John 4:9By this the love of God is revealed in us: that God has sent his one and only Son into the world so that we may live through him.
• Revelation 1:5and from Jesus Christ – the faithful witness, the firstborn from among the dead, the ruler over the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and has set us free from our sins at the cost of his own blood
• Deuteronomy 32:43Cry out, O nations, with his people, for he will avenge his servants’ blood; he will take vengeance against his enemies, and make atonement for his land and people.
• Psalms 97:7All who worship idols are ashamed, those who boast about worthless idols. All the gods bow down before him.
• Luke 2:9An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were absolutely terrified.
• 1 Peter 3:22who went into heaven and is at the right hand of God with angels and authorities and powers subject to him.
• Revelation 5:9They were singing a new song: “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals because you were killed, and at the cost of your own blood you have purchased for God persons from every tribe, language, people, and nation.

Commentaries on Hebrews 1:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten - This is not a correct translation of the Greek, ̔ ͅ · But when he bringeth again, or the second time, the first-born into the habitable world. This most manifestly refers to his resurrection, which might be properly considered a second incarnation; for as the human soul, as well as the fullness of the Godhead bodily, dwelt in the man, Christ Jesus on and during his incarnation, so when he expired upon the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6And again - Margin, “When he bringeth in again.” The proper construction of this sentence probably is, “But when, moreover, he brings in,” etc. The word “again” refers not to the fact that the Son of God is brought “again” into the world, implying that he had been introduced before; but it refers to the course of the apostle‘s argument, or to the declaration which is made about the Messiah in another place. “The name Son is not only given to him as above…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-14Verses 4-14 Many Jews had a superstitious or idolatrous respect for angels, because they had received the law and other tidings of the Divine will by their ministry. They looked upon them as mediators between God and men, and some went so far as to pay them a kind of religious homage or worship. Thus it was necessary that the apostle should insist, not only on Christ's being the Creator of all things, and therefore of angels themselves, but as being the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6The supreme (or firstborn) Son was understood to have certain rights. The firstborn son shared the father's authority. A firstborn also inherited most of the father's property and was especially favored. In the New Testament, "firstborn" often refers to Christ's supreme status in both the church and the world. His resurrection is often cited as proof of this status (Acts 13:33; Romans 1:4; 8:29; Colossians 1:15, 18; Revelation 1:5; compare Hebrews 12:23…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. And--Greek, "But." Not only this proves His superiority, BUT a more decisive proof is Psa 97:7, which shows that not only at His resurrection, but also in prospect of His being brought into the world (compare He 9:11; 10:5) as man, in His incarnation, nativity (Lu 2:9-14), temptation (Mt 4:10, 11), resurrection (Mt 28:2), and future second advent in glory, angels were designed by God to be subject to Him. Compare 1Ti 3:16, "seen of angels"; God…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 1:6

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Birthright
• Firstborn
• God
• Jesus Continued
• Quotations and Allusions

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Angel
• Birthright
• Bitter
• Ministering
• Canon of the New Testament
• First-Begotten
• Firstborn; Firstling
• Gershom

Commentaries on Hebrews 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings