4. as far superior to the angelsas the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.
5. For to which of the angels did God ever say:“You are my son; this day I have begotten you”?Or again:“I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me”?
6. And again, when he leads the first-born into the world, he says:“Let all the angels of God worship him.”
7. Of the angels he says:“He makes his angels windsand his ministers a fiery flame”;
8. but of the Son:“Your throne, O God, stands forever and ever;and a righteous scepter is the scepter of your kingdom.
9. You loved justice and hated wickedness;therefore God, your God, anointed youwith the oil of gladness above your companions”;
10. and:“At the beginning, O Lord, you established the earth,and the heavens are the works of your hands.
11. They will perish, but you remain;and they will all grow old like a garment.
12. You will roll them up like a cloak,and like a garment they will be changed.But you are the same, and your years will have no end.”
13. But to which of the angels has he ever said:“Sit at my right handuntil I make your enemies your footstool”?
14. Are they not all ministering spirits sent to serve, for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?