4having become by so much better than the angels, as he hath inherited a more excellent name than they.


In Context

1 God, having of old time spoken unto the fathers in the prophets by divers portions and in divers manners,

2 hath at the end of these days spoken unto us in his'son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds;

3 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;

4 having become by so much better than the angels, as he hath inherited a more excellent name than they.

5 For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, This day have I begotten thee? and again, I will be to him a Father, And he shall be to me a Son?

6 And when he again bringeth in the firstborn into the world he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.

Hebrews 1:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:4Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:4So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:4taking a place by so much better than the angels, as he inherits a name more excellent than they.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:4Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath inherited a more excellent name than they.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:4having become by so much better than the angels, as he hath inherited a more excellent name than they.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:4Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:4having become so much better than the angels, as he has inherited a more excellent name than they have.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:4having become so much better than the messengers, as he did inherit a more excellent name than they.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:4Being made so much better than the angels, as he has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.