Hebrews 1:1-2 |
| | Expanded Bible God Spoke Through His Son ·In the past [Long ago] God spoke to our ·ancestors [forefathers; fathers] through the prophets ·many times [or in a fragmentary/partial way; L in many parts] and in many different ways. But now in these last days God has spoken to us through ·his Son [or a son; 1:3]. God has ·chosen [appointed] his Son to ·own [be heir/inheritor of] all things, and through him he made the ·world [universe; ages; C comprising both space and time; John 1:3]. Read at Bible Gateway Read all of Hebrews 1
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| | King James Version God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; Read at Bible Gateway Read all of Hebrews 1
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| | La Biblia de las Américas Dios habla por el Hijo su palabra final al hombre Dios, habiendo hablado hace mucho tiempo, en muchas ocasiones y de muchas maneras a los padres por los profetas, en estos últimos días nos ha hablado por su Hijo, a quien constituyó heredero de todas las cosas, por medio de quien hizo también el universo. Read at Bible Gateway Read all of Hebrews 1
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| | La Biblia de las Américas Dios habla por el Hijo su palabra final al hombre Dios, habiendo hablado hace mucho tiempo, en muchas ocasiones y de muchas maneras a los padres por los profetas, en estos últimos días nos ha hablado por su Hijo, a quien constituyó heredero de todas las cosas, por medio de quien hizo también el universo. Read at Bible Gateway Read all of Hebrews 1
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| | New American Standard Bible God’s Final Word in His Son God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom He also made the world. Read at Bible Gateway Read all of Hebrews 1
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 Bible Gateway The Triumphant Shame of the CrossNor was it to offer himself repeatedly, as the high priest enters the holy places every year with blood not his own, for then he would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. (Hebrews 9:25-26)
It isn't to be taken for granted that there should be a welcome for sinners in heaven. God is holy and pure and perfectly just and righteous. Yet the whole story of the Bible is how such a great and holy God can and does welcome dirty people like you and me into his presence. How can this be? Verse 25 says that Christ's sacrifice for sin was not like the sacrifices of the Jewish high priests. They came into the holy place yearly with animal sacrifices to atone for the sins of the people. But these verses say Christ did not enter heaven "to offer himself repeatedly . . . for then he would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world." If Christ followed the pattern of the priests, then he would have to die yearly. And since the sins to be covered include the sins of Adam and Eve, he would have had to begin his yearly dying at the foundation of the world. But the writer treats this as unthinkable. Why is this unthinkable? Because it would make the death of the Son of God look weak and ineffective. If it has to be repeated year after year for centuries where would be the triumph? Where would we see the infinite value of the sacrifice of the Son? It would vanish in the shamefulness of a yearly suffering and death. There was shame in the cross, but it was triumphant shame. "He despised the shame and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God" (Hebrews 12:2). This is the gospel of the glory of Christ, the image of God (2 Corinthians 4:4). I pray that no matter how dirty with sin you are you will see the light of this glory and believe. | | | | | | | | Bible Gateway Recommendations | | | |
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 Bible Gateway John 1:1-2, 14 |
| | Expanded Bible Christ Comes to the World In the beginning [Gen. 1:1] ·there was the Word [the Word already existed; C the Word refers to Christ, God’s revelation of himself]. The Word was ·with [in the presence of; in intimate relationship with] God [C the Father], and the Word was [fully] God. He was ·with [in the presence of; in intimate relationship with] God in the beginning. Read at Bible Gateway Read all of John 1
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| | King James Version In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. Read at Bible Gateway Read all of John 1
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| | La Biblia de las Américas En el principio existía el Verbo, y el Verbo estaba con Dios, y el Verbo era Dios. Él estaba en el principio con Dios. Read at Bible Gateway Read all of John 1
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| | La Biblia de las Américas En el principio existía el Verbo, y el Verbo estaba con Dios, y el Verbo era Dios. Él estaba en el principio con Dios. Read at Bible Gateway Read all of John 1
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| | New American Standard Bible In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. Read at Bible Gateway Read all of John 1
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