Hebrews 1:9

Hebrews 1:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
• New International Version (NIV)You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions."
• New King James Version (NKJV)You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You With the oil of gladness more than Your companions.”

Context of Hebrews 1:9

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. You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness. So God, your God, has anointed you over your companions with the oil of rejoicing.” 10And, “You founded the earth in the beginning, Lord, and the heavens are the works of your hands. 11They will perish, but you continue. And they will all grow old like a garment,

Hebrews 1:9 word by word

ἠγάπησας δικαιοσύνην καὶ ἐμίσησας ἀνομίαν. διὰ τοῦτο ἔχρισέν σε ὁ θεός, ὁ θεός σου, ἔλαιον ἀγαλλιάσεως παρὰ τοὺς μετόχους σου.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou hast lovedἀγαπάωagapaō · to loveG25
• righteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunē · righteousnessG1343
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• hatedμισέωmiseō · to hateG3404
• iniquityἀνομίαanomia · lawlessnessG458
• thereforeδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• ·οὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• thyσύsu · youG4771
• hath anointedχρίωchriō · to anointG5548
• with the oilἔλαιονelaion · olive oilG1637
• of gladnessἀγαλλίασιςagalliasis · joyG20
• aboveπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• fellowsμέτοχοςmetochos · partakerG3353

Cross-references for Hebrews 1:9

• Hebrews 7:26For it is indeed fitting for us to have such a high priest: holy, innocent, undefiled, separate from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
• Psalms 11:5The Lord approves of the godly, but he hates the wicked and those who love to do violence.
• Psalms 33:5The Lord promotes equity and justice; the Lord’s faithfulness extends throughout the earth.
• Psalms 37:28For the Lord promotes justice, and never abandons his faithful followers. They are permanently secure, but the children of evil men are wiped out.
• Psalms 40:8I want to do what pleases you, my God. Your law dominates my thoughts.”
• Psalms 45:7You love justice and hate evil. For this reason God, your God has anointed you with the oil of joy, elevating you above your companions.
• Isaiah 61:8For I, the Lord, love justice and hate robbery and sin. I will repay them because of my faithfulness; I will make a permanent covenant with them.
• Psalms 119:104Your precepts give me discernment. Therefore I hate all deceitful actions. נ (Nun)
• Proverbs 8:13The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride and the evil way and perverse utterances.
• Amos 5:15Hate what is wrong, love what is right! Promote justice at the city gate! Maybe the Lord, the God who commands armies, will have mercy on those who are left from Joseph.
• Zechariah 8:17Do not plan evil in your hearts against one another. Do not favor a false oath – these are all things that I hate,’ says the Lord.”
• Romans 12:9Love must be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil, cling to what is good.
• Revelation 2:6But you do have this going for you: You hate what the Nicolaitans practice – practices I also hate.
• Psalms 89:26He will call out to me, ‘You are my father, my God, and the protector who delivers me.’
• John 20:17Jesus replied, “Do not touch me, for I have not yet ascended to my Father. Go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”
• 2 Corinthians 11:31The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is blessed forever, knows I am not lying.

Commentaries on Hebrews 1:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Thou hast loved righteousness - This is the characteristic of a just governor: he abhors and suppresses iniquity; he countenances and supports righteousness and truth. Therefore God, even thy God - The original, ̔ , ̔ , may be thus translated: Therefore, O God, thy God hath anointed thee. The form of speech is nearly the same with that in the preceding verse; but the sense is sufficiently clear if we read, Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee, etc…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Thou hast loved righteousness - Thou hast been obedient to the Law of God, or holy and upright. Nothing can be more truly adapted to express the character of anyone than this is to describe the Lord Jesus, who was “holy, harmless, undefiled,” who “did no sin, and in whose mouth no guile was found;” but it is with difficulty that this can be applied to Solomon. Assuredly, for a considerable part of his life, this declaration could not well be appropriate…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. 8-9These verses, quoting Psalm 45:6–7, declare the Son as the divine, just, eternal, anointed King of the universe. But about the Son He says: Jesus is called God. In Hebrews 1:9, "your God" refers to God the Father. has anointed you … with the oil of joy: Olive oil was used to anoint Israel's kings when they began their rule (1 Samuel 10:1; 1 Kings 19:15–16). To anoint someone was to pour oil on that person’s head as a public sign that God had chosen them…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. iniquity--"unnrighteousness." Some oldest manuscripts read, "lawlessness." therefore--because God loves righteousness and hates iniquity. God ... thy God--Jerome, Augustine, and others translate Psa 45:7, "O God, Thy God, hath anointed thee," whereby Christ is addressed as God. This is probably the true translation of the Hebrew there, and also of the Greek of Hebrews here; for it is likely the Son is addressed, "O God," as in He 1:8. The anointing…Read the comment

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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