Hebrews 1:3 “The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of…”

Hebrews 1:3

The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

World English Bible

His Son is the radiance of his glory, the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, who, when he had by himself purified us of our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high,

American Standard Version

who being the effulgence of his glory, and the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had made purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

Geneva Bible 1599

Who being the brightnes of the glory, and the ingraued forme of his person, and bearing vp all things by his mightie worde, hath by himselfe purged our sinnes, and sitteth at the right hand of the Maiestie in the highest places,

Darby Translation

who being [the] effulgence of his glory and [the] expression of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, having made [by himself] the purification of sins, set himself down on the right hand of the greatness on high,

Young's Literal Translation

who being the brightness of the glory, and the impress of His subsistence, bearing up also the all things by the saying of his might — through himself having made a cleansing of our sins, sat down at the right hand of the greatness in the highest,

Bible in Basic English

Who, being the outshining of his glory, the true image of his substance, supporting all things by the word of his power, having given himself as an offering making clean from sins, took his seat at the right hand of God in heaven;

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Cross references

“the brightness”

John 1:14 John 14:9 John 14:10 2 Corinthians 4:6

John 1:14 · BSB

The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

John 14:9 · BSB

Jesus replied, “Philip, I have been with you all this time, and still you do not know Me? Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?

John 14:10 · BSB

Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? The words I say to you, I do not speak on My own. Instead, it is the Father dwelling in Me, performing His works.

2 Corinthians 4:6 · BSB

For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

“image”

2 Corinthians 4:4 Colossians 1:15 Colossians 1:16

2 Corinthians 4:4 · BSB

The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

Colossians 1:15 · BSB

The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

Colossians 1:16 · BSB

For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.

“upholding”

Revelation 4:11 John 1:4 Psalm 75:3 Colossians 1:17

Revelation 4:11 · BSB

“Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and were created.”

John 1:4 · BSB

In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.

Psalm 75:3 · BSB

When the earth and all its dwellers quake, it is I who bear up its pillars. Selah

Colossians 1:17 · BSB

He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.

“the word”

Ecclesiastes 8:4 Romans 1:16 2 Corinthians 4:7

Ecclesiastes 8:4 · BSB

For the king’s word is supreme, and who can say to him, “What are you doing?”

Romans 1:16 · BSB

I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.

2 Corinthians 4:7 · BSB

Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.

“by himself”

Hebrews 9:26 1 John 1:7 John 1:29 1 John 3:5 Hebrews 7:27 Hebrews 9:12–14

Hebrews 9:26 · BSB

Otherwise, Christ would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But now He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of Himself.

1 John 1:7 · BSB

But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

John 1:29 · BSB

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

1 John 3:5 · BSB

But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.

Hebrews 7:27 · BSB

Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself.

Hebrews 9:12–14 · BSB

He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.

“sat”

Hebrews 10:12 Hebrews 12:2 1 Peter 3:22 Hebrews 8:1 Hebrews 4:14 Mark 16:19

Hebrews 10:12 · BSB

But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God.

Hebrews 12:2 · BSB

Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

1 Peter 3:22 · BSB

who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.

Hebrews 8:1 · BSB

The point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,

Hebrews 4:14 · BSB

Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we profess.

Mark 16:19 · BSB

After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

“Majesty”

Jude 1:25 2 Peter 1:16 1 Chronicles 29:11 Job 37:22 Micah 5:4

Jude 1:25 · BSB

to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority through Jesus Christ our Lord before all time, and now, and for all eternity. Amen.

2 Peter 1:16 · BSB

For we did not follow cleverly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.

1 Chronicles 29:11 · BSB

Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth belongs to You. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom, and You are exalted as head over all.

Job 37:22 · BSB

Out of the north He comes in golden splendor; awesome majesty surrounds Him.

Micah 5:4 · BSB

He will stand and shepherd His flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majestic name of the LORD His God. And they will dwell securely, for then His greatness will extend to the ends of the earth.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.

4So He became as far superior to the angels as the name He has inherited is excellent beyond theirs.

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