Hebrews 1:4

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

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  • Eph 1:21 : 21 far above every rule and authority and power and dominion and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.
  • Phil 2:9-9 : 9 As a result God highly exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow– in heaven and on earth and under the earth– 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.
  • 2 Thess 1:7 : 7 and to you who are being afflicted to give rest together with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels.
  • Heb 2:9 : 9 but we see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by God’s grace he would experience death on behalf of everyone.
  • 1 Pet 3:22 : 22 who went into heaven and is at the right hand of God with angels and authorities and powers subject to him.
  • Heb 1:9 : 9 You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness. So God, your God, has anointed you over your companions with the oil of rejoicing.”
  • Rev 5:11-12 : 11 Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels in a circle around the throne, as well as the living creatures and the elders. Their number was ten thousand times ten thousand– thousands times thousands– 12 all of whom were singing in a loud voice:“Worthy is the lamb who was killed to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and praise!”
  • Col 2:10 : 10 and you have been filled in him, who is the head over every ruler and authority.
  • Ps 2:7-8 : 7 The king says,“I will announce the LORD’s decree. He said to me:‘You are my son! This very day I have become your father! 8 Ask me, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, the ends of the earth as your personal property.
  • Col 1:18 : 18 He is the head of the body, the church, as well as the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he himself may become first in all things.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Heb 1:5-9
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    5The Son Is Superior to Angels For 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.”

    6But 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 winds 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.

    9You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness. So God, your God, has anointed you over your companions with the oil of rejoicing.”

  • Heb 1:2-3
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    2in these last days he has spoken to us in a son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he created the world.

    3The Son is the radiance of his glory and the representation of his essence, and he sustains all things by his powerful word, and so when he had accomplished cleansing for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.

  • Heb 1:13-14
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    13But to which of the angels has he ever said,“Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet”?

    14Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to serve those who will inherit salvation?

  • Heb 2:7-11
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    7You made him lower than the angels for a little while. You crowned him with glory and honor.

    8You put all things under his control.” For when he put all things under his control, he left nothing outside of his control. At present we do not yet see all things under his control,

    9but we see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by God’s grace he would experience death on behalf of everyone.

    10For it was fitting for him, for whom and through whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

    11For indeed he who makes holy and those being made holy all have the same origin, and so he is not ashamed to call them brothers and sisters,

  • Ps 8:5
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    5You made them a little less than the heavenly beings. You crowned mankind with honor and majesty.

  • Heb 8:6
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    6But now Jesus has obtained a superior ministry, since the covenant that he mediates is also better and is enacted on better promises.

  • Phil 2:9
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    9As a result God highly exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name,

  • Heb 2:5
    72%

    5Exposition of Psalm 8: Jesus and the Destiny of Humanity For he did not put the world to come, about which we are speaking, under the control of angels.

  • Heb 5:7-10
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    7During his earthly life Christ offered both requests and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death and he was heard because of his devotion.

    8Although he was a son, he learned obedience through the things he suffered.

    9And by being perfected in this way, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,

    10and he was designated by God as high priest in the order of Melchizedek.

  • Heb 2:16-17
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    16For surely his concern is not for angels, but he is concerned for Abraham’s descendants.

    17Therefore he had to be made like his brothers and sisters in every respect, so that he could become a merciful and faithful high priest in things relating to God, to make atonement for the sins of the people.

  • Heb 7:22
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    22accordingly Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant.

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

  • 1 Pet 3:22
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    22who went into heaven and is at the right hand of God with angels and authorities and powers subject to him.

  • Heb 8:1
    69%

    1The High Priest of a Better Covenant Now the main point of what we are saying is this: We have such a high priest, one who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,

  • Heb 4:14
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    14Jesus Our Compassionate High Priest Therefore since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession.

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

  • 2 Pet 1:17
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    17For he received honor and glory from God the Father, when that voice was conveyed to him by the Majestic Glory:“This is my dear Son, in whom I am delighted.”

  • Heb 7:7
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    7Now without dispute the inferior is blessed by the superior,

  • Heb 11:40
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    40For God had provided something better for us, so that they would be made perfect together with us.

  • Heb 7:26
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    26For it is indeed fitting for us to have such a high priest: holy, innocent, undefiled, separate from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.

  • Heb 7:3
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    3Without father, without mother, without genealogy, he has neither beginning of days nor end of life but is like the son of God, and he remains a priest for all time.

  • Heb 3:1
    68%

    1Jesus and Moses Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, partners in a heavenly calling, take note of Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess,

  • Heb 3:3
    67%

    3For he has come to deserve greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house deserves greater honor than the house itself!

  • Heb 10:14
    67%

    14For by one offering he has perfected for all time those who are made holy.

  • Heb 7:20
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    20And since this was not done without a sworn affirmation– for the others have become priests without a sworn affirmation,

  • Heb 6:20
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    20where Jesus our forerunner entered on our behalf, since he became a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.

  • Col 1:15
    67%

    15The Supremacy of Christ He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation,

  • Heb 2:14
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    14Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, he likewise shared in their humanity, so that through death he could destroy the one who holds the power of death(that is, the devil),

  • Phil 2:6
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    6who though he existed in the form of God did not regard equality with God as something to be grasped,

  • 1 Pet 1:4
    67%

    4that is, into an inheritance imperishable, undefiled, and unfading. It is reserved in heaven for you,

  • Heb 9:11
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    11Christ’s Service in the Heavenly Sanctuary But now Christ has come as the high priest of the good things to come. He passed through the greater and more perfect tent not made with hands, that is, not of this creation,

  • 2 Pet 2:11
    67%

    11yet even angels, who are much more powerful, do not bring a slanderous judgment against them before the Lord.

  • John 1:12
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    12But to all who have received him– those who believe in his name– he has given the right to become God’s children

  • Eph 1:21
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    21far above every rule and authority and power and dominion and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.

  • Heb 7:28
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    28For the law appoints as high priests men subject to weakness, but the word of solemn affirmation that came after the law appoints a son made perfect forever.

  • Luke 1:32
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    32He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.