1 Timothy
1:1Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ, by the order of God our Saviour and Christ Jesus our hope; 1:2To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. 1:3It was my desire, when I went on into Macedonia, that you might make a stop at Ephesus, to give orders to certain men not to put forward a different teaching, 1:4Or to give attention to stories and long lists of generations, from which come questionings and doubts, in place of God's ordered way of life which is in faith; 1:5But the effect of the order is love coming from a clean heart, and a knowledge of what is right, and true faith: 1:6From which some have been turned away, giving themselves to foolish talking; 1:7Desiring to be teachers of the law, though they have no knowledge of what they say or of the statements which they make so certainly. 1:8We are conscious that the law is good, if a man makes a right use of it, 1:9With the knowledge that the law is made, not for the upright man, but for those who have no respect for law and order, for evil men and sinners, for the unholy and those who have no religion, for those who put their fathers or mothers to death, for takers of life, 1:10For those who go after loose women, for those with unnatural desires, for those who take men prisoners, who make false statements and false oaths, and those who do any other things against the right teaching, 1:11Which may be seen in the good news of the glory of the great God, which was given into my care. 1:12I give praise to him who gave me power, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he took me to be true, making me his servant, 1:13Though I had said violent words against God, and done cruel acts, causing great trouble: but I was given mercy, because I did it without knowledge, not having faith; 1:14And the grace of our Lord was very great, with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. 1:15It is a true saying, in which all may put their faith, that Christ Jesus came into the world to give salvation to sinners, of whom I am the chief: 1:16But for this reason I was given mercy, so that in me, the chief of sinners, Jesus Christ might make clear all his mercy, as an example to those who in the future would have faith in him to eternal life. 1:17Now to the King eternal, ever-living, unseen, the only God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. So be it. 1:18This order I give to you, Timothy my son, in harmony with the words of the prophets about you, so that by them you may be strong, fighting the good fight, 1:19Keeping faith, and being conscious of well-doing; for some, by not doing these things, have gone wrong in relation to the faith: 1:20Such are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have given up to Satan, so that they may say no more evil words against God.
2:1My desire is, first of all, that you will make requests and prayers and give praise for all men; 2:2For kings and all those in authority; so that we may have a calm and quiet life in all fear of God and serious behaviour. 2:3This is good and pleasing in the eyes of God our Saviour; 2:4Whose desire is that all men may have salvation and come to the knowledge of what is true. 2:5For there is one God and one peacemaker between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, 2:6Who gave himself as an offering for all; witness of which was to be given at the right time; 2:7And of this I became a preacher and an Apostle (what I say is true, not false,) and a teacher of the Gentiles in the true faith. 2:8It is my desire, then, that in every place men may give themselves to prayer, lifting up holy hands, without wrath or argument. 2:9And that women may be dressed in simple clothing, with a quiet and serious air; not with twisted hair and gold or jewels or robes of great price; 2:10But clothed with good works, as is right for women who are living in the fear of God. 2:11Let a woman quietly take the place of a learner and be under authority. 2:12In my opinion it is right for a woman not to be a teacher, or to have rule over a man, but to be quiet. 2:13For Adam was first formed, then Eve; 2:14And Adam was not taken by deceit, but the woman, being tricked, became a wrongdoer. 2:15But if they go on in faith and love and holy self-control, she will be kept safe at the time of childbirth.
3:1This is a true saying, A man desiring the position of a Bishop has a desire for a good work. 3:2The Bishop, then, is to be a man of good name, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, serious-minded, having respect for order, opening his house freely to guests, a ready teacher; 3:3Not quickly moved to wrath or blows, but gentle; no fighter, no lover of money; 3:4Ruling his house well, having his children under control with all serious behaviour; 3:5(For if a man has not the art of ruling his house, how will he take care of the church of God?) 3:6Not one newly taken into the church, for fear that, through his high opinion of himself, he may come into the same sin as the Evil One. 3:7And he is to have a good name among those outside the church, so that nothing may be said against him and he may not be taken by the designs of the Evil One. 3:8Deacons, in the same way, are to be serious in their behaviour, not false in word, not given to taking much wine or greatly desiring the wealth of this world; 3:9Keeping the secret of the faith in a heart free from sin. 3:10And let these first be put to the test; then let them become Deacons if there is nothing against them. 3:11Women are to be serious in behaviour, saying no evil of others, controlling themselves, true in all things. 3:12Let Deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their houses well. 3:13For those who have done good work as Deacons get for themselves a good position and become free from fear in the faith which is in Christ Jesus. 3:14I am writing these things to you, though I am hoping to come to you before long; 3:15But if I am long in coming, this will make clear to you what behaviour is right for men in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and base of what is true. 3:16And without argument, great is the secret of religion: He who was seen in the flesh, who was given God's approval in the spirit, was seen by the angels, of whom the good news was given among the nations, in whom the world had faith, who was taken up in glory.
4:1But the Spirit says clearly that in later times some will be turned away from the faith, giving their minds to spirits of deceit, and the teachings of evil spirits, 4:2Through the false ways of men whose words are untrue, whose hearts are burned as with a heated iron; 4:3Who keep men from being married and from taking food which God made to be taken with praise by those who have faith and true knowledge. 4:4Because everything which God has made is good, and nothing is evil, if it is taken with praise: 4:5For it is made holy by the word of God and by prayer. 4:6If you keep these things before the minds of the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, trained in the words of the faith and of the right teaching which has been your guide: 4:7But have nothing to do with unclean and foolish stories. Give yourself training in religion: 4:8For the training of the body is of profit for a little, but religion is of profit in every way, giving hope for the life which now is, and for that which is to come. 4:9This is a true saying, in which all may put their faith. 4:10And this is the purpose of all our work and our fighting, because our hope is in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, and specially of those who have faith. 4:11Let these be your orders and your teaching. 4:12Let no one make little of you because you are young, but be an example to the church in word, in behaviour, in love, in faith, in holy living. 4:13Till I come, give attention to the reading of the holy Writings, to comforting the saints, and to teaching. 4:14Make use of that grace in you, which was given to you by the word of the prophets, when the rulers of the church put their hands on you. 4:15Have a care for these things; give yourself to them with all your heart, so that all may see how you go forward. 4:16Give attention to yourself and your teaching. Go on in these things; for in doing so you will get salvation for yourself and for those who give hearing to you.
5:1Do not say sharp words to one who has authority in the church, but let your talk be as to a father, and to the younger men as to brothers: 5:2To the older women as to mothers, to the younger as to sisters, with a clean heart. 5:3Give honour to widows who are truly widows. 5:4But if any widow has children or children's children, let these see that it is right to take care of their family and their fathers and mothers: for this is pleasing in the eyes of God. 5:5Now she who is truly a widow and without family puts her hope in God, giving herself to prayer day and night. 5:6But she who gives herself to pleasure is dead while she is living. 5:7Give orders to this effect, so that no evil may be said of anyone. 5:8If anyone has no care for his family and those in his house, he is false to the faith, and is worse than one who has no faith. 5:9Let no woman be numbered among the widows who is under sixty years old, and only if she has been the wife of one man, 5:10And if witness is given of her good works; if she has had the care of children, if she has been kind to travellers, washing the feet of the saints, helping those who are in trouble, giving herself to good works. 5:11But to the younger widows say No: for when their love is turned away from Christ, they have a desire to be married; 5:12And they are judged because they have been false to their first faith; 5:13And they get into the way of doing no work, going about from house to house; and not only doing no work, but talking foolishly, being over-interested in the business of others, saying things which they have no right to say. 5:14So it is my desire that the younger widows may be married and have children, controlling their families, and giving the Evil One no chance to say anything against them, 5:15For even now some are turned away to Satan. 5:16If any woman of the faith has relations who are widows, let her give them help, so that the care of them does not come on the church, and so it may give help to those who are truly widowed. 5:17Let rulers whose rule is good be honoured twice over, specially those whose work is preaching and teaching. 5:18For the Writings say, It is not right to keep the ox from taking the grain when he is crushing it. And, The worker has a right to his reward. 5:19Do not take as true any statement made against one in authority, but only if two or three give witness to it. 5:20Say sharp words to sinners when all are present, so that the rest may be in fear. 5:21I give you orders before God and Christ Jesus and the angels of God's selection, to keep these orders without giving thought to one side more than another. 5:22Do not put hands on any man without thought, and have no part in other men's sins: keep yourself clean. 5:23Do not take only water as your drink, but take a little wine for the good of your stomach, and because you are frequently ill. 5:24The sins of some men are clearly seen, going before them to be judged; but with others, their sins go after them. 5:25In the same way, there are good works which are clearly seen; and those which are not so, may not be kept secret.
6:1Let all who are servants under the yoke give all honour to their masters, so that no evil may be said against the name of God and his teaching. 6:2And let those whose masters are of the faith have respect for them because they are brothers, working for them the more readily, because those who take part in the good work are of the faith and are dear. Give orders and teaching about these things. 6:3If any man gives different teaching, not in agreement with the true words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and with the teaching which is in agreement with true religion, 6:4He has an over-high opinion of himself; being without knowledge, having only an unhealthy love of questionings and wars of words, from which come envy, fighting, cruel words, evil thoughts, 6:5Bitter talk of men who, being evil in mind and dead to what is true, take the faith to be a way of making profit. 6:6But true faith, with peace of mind, is of great profit: 6:7For we came into the world with nothing, and we are not able to take anything out; 6:8But if we have food and a roof over us, let that be enough. 6:9But those who have a desire for wealth are falling into danger, and are taken as in a net by a number of foolish and damaging desires, through which men are overtaken by death and destruction. 6:10For the love of money is a root of all evil: and some whose hearts were fixed on it have been turned away from the faith, and been wounded with unnumbered sorrows. 6:11But you, O man of God, keep yourself from these things, and go after righteousness, religion, faith, love, a quiet mind, gentle behaviour. 6:12Be fighting the good fight of the faith; take for yourself the life eternal, for which you were marked out, and of which you gave witness in the eyes of all. 6:13I give you orders before God, the giver of life, and Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate gave witness to the faith, 6:14To keep the word untouched by evil, clear from all shame, till the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ: 6:15Which at the right time he will make clear, who is the eternal and only Ruler, King of kings, and Lord of lords; 6:16Who only has life for ever, living in light to which no man may come near; whom no man has seen or is able to see: to whom be honour and power for ever. So be it. 6:17Give orders to those who have money and goods in this life, not to be lifted up in their minds, or to put their hope in the uncertain chances of wealth, but in God who gives us in full measure all things for our use; 6:18And to do good, having wealth in good works, being quick to give, taking part with one another; 6:19Making ready for themselves a safe place for the time to come, so that the true life may be theirs. 6:20O Timothy, take good care of that which is given to you, turning away from the wrong and foolish talk and arguments of that knowledge which is falsely so named; 6:21Through which some, who gave their minds to it, have been turned away from the faith. Grace be with you.
2 Timothy
1:1Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the purpose of God, in the hope of the life which is in Christ Jesus, 1:2To Timothy, my well-loved child: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. 1:3I give praise to God, whose servant I have been, with a heart free from sin, from the time of my fathers, because in my prayers at all times the thought of you is with me, night and day 1:4Desiring to see you, keeping in my memory your weeping, so that I may be full of joy; 1:5Having in mind your true faith, which first was in your mother's mother Lois, and in your mother Eunice, and, I am certain, is now in you. 1:6For this reason I say to you, Let that grace of God which is in you, given to you by my hands, have living power. 1:7For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of self-control. 1:8Have no feeling of shame, then, for the witness of our Lord or for me, his prisoner: but undergo all things for the good news in the measure of the power of God; 1:9Who gave us salvation, marking us out for his purpose, not on account of our works, but in the measure of his purpose and his grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before times eternal, 1:10But has now been made clear by the revelation of our Saviour Christ Jesus, who put an end to death and made life unending come to light through the good news, 1:11Of which I was made a preacher and an Apostle and a teacher; 1:12And for which I undergo these things: but I have no feeling of shame. For I have knowledge of him in whom I have faith, and I am certain that he is able to keep that which I have given into his care till that day. 1:13Keep the form of those true words which you had from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. 1:14That good thing which was given to you keep safe, through the Holy Spirit which is in us. 1:15You have had news that all those in Asia went away from me; among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes: 1:16May the Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus because he frequently gave me help, and had no feeling of shame because I was in chains; 1:17But when he was in Rome, he went in search of me everywhere, and came to me 1:18(May he have the Lord's mercy in that day); and of all he did for me at Ephesus you have full knowledge.
2:1So then, my child, be strong in the grace which is in Christ Jesus. 2:2And the things which I have said to you before a number of witnesses, give to those of the faith, so that they may be teachers of others. 2:3Be ready to do without the comforts of life, as one of the army of Christ Jesus. 2:4A fighting man, when he is with the army, keeps himself free from the business of this life so that he may be pleasing to him who has taken him into his army. 2:5And if a man takes part in a competition he does not get the crown if he has not kept the rules. 2:6It is right for the worker in the fields to be the first to take of the fruit. 2:7Give thought to what I say; for the Lord will give you wisdom in all things. 2:8Keep in mind Jesus Christ, of the seed of David, who came back from the dead, as my good news gives witness: 2:9In which I put up with the hardest conditions, even prison chains, like one who has done a crime; but the word of God is not in chains. 2:10But I undergo all things for the saints, so that they may have salvation in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. 2:11This is a true saying: If we undergo death with him, then will we be living with him: 2:12If we go on to the end, then we will be ruling with him: if we say we have no knowledge of him, then he will say he has no knowledge of us: 2:13If we are without faith, still he keeps faith, for he will never be untrue to himself. 2:14Put these things before them, giving them orders in the name of the Lord to keep themselves from fighting about words, which is of no profit, only causing error in their hearers. 2:15Let it be your care to get the approval of God, as a workman who has no cause for shame, giving the true word in the right way. 2:16But take no part in wrong and foolish talk, for those who do so will go farther into evil, 2:17And their words will be like poisoned wounds in the flesh: such are Hymenaeus and Philetus; 2:18Men whose ideas are all false, who say that the coming back from the dead has even now taken place, overturning the faith of some. 2:19But God's strong base is unchanging, having this sign, The Lord has knowledge of those who are his: and, Let everyone by whom the name of the Lord is named be turned away from evil. 2:20Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but others of wood and earth, and some which are honoured and some without honour. 2:21If a man makes himself clean from these, he will be a vessel for honour, made holy, ready for the master's use, ready for every good work. 2:22But keep yourself from those desires of the flesh which are strong when the body is young, and go after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those whose prayers go up to the Lord from a clean heart. 2:23And put away foolish and uncontrolled questionings, seeing that they are a cause of trouble. 2:24For it is not right for the Lord's servant to make trouble, but he is to be gentle to all, ready in teaching, putting up with wrong, 2:25Gently guiding those who go against the teaching; if by chance God may give them a change of heart and true knowledge, 2:26And so they may get themselves free from the net of the Evil One, being made the prisoners of the Lord's servant, for the purpose of God.
3:1But be certain of this, that in the last days times of trouble will come. 3:2For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, uplifted in pride, given to bitter words, going against the authority of their fathers, never giving praise, having no religion, 3:3Without natural love, bitter haters, saying evil of others, violent and uncontrolled, hating all good, 3:4False to their friends, acting without thought, lifted up in mind, loving pleasure more than God; 3:5Having a form of religion, but turning their backs on the power of it: go not with these. 3:6For these are they who go secretly into houses, making prisoners of foolish women, weighted down with sin, turned from the way by their evil desires, 3:7Ever learning, and never coming to the knowledge of what is true. 3:8And as James and Jambres went against Moses, so do these go against what is true: men of evil minds, who, tested by faith, are seen to be false. 3:9But they will go no farther: for their foolish behaviour will be clear to all men, as theirs was in the end. 3:10But you took as your example my teaching, behaviour, purpose, and faith; my long waiting, my love, my quiet undergoing of trouble; 3:11My punishments and pain; the things which came to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; the cruel attacks made on me: and the Lord made me free from them all. 3:12Yes, and all whose purpose is to be living in the knowledge of God in Christ Jesus, will be cruelly attacked. 3:13Evil and false men will become worse and worse, using deceit and themselves overcome by deceit. 3:14But see that you keep to the teaching you have been given and the things of which you are certain, conscious of who has been your teacher; 3:15And that from the time when you were a child, you have had knowledge of the holy Writings, which are able to make you wise to salvation, through faith in Christ Jesus. 3:16Every holy Writing which comes from God is of profit for teaching, for training, for guiding, for education in righteousness: 3:17So that the man of God may be complete, trained and made ready for every good work.
4:1I give you orders, before God and Christ Jesus, who will be the judge of the living and the dead, and by his revelation and his kingdom; 4:2Be preaching the word at all times, in every place; make protests, say sharp words, give comfort, with long waiting and teaching; 4:3For the time will come when they will not take the true teaching; but, moved by their desires, they will get for themselves a great number of teachers for the pleasure of hearing them; 4:4And shutting their ears to what is true, will be turned away to belief in foolish stories. 4:5But be self-controlled in all things, do without comfort, go on preaching the good news, completing the work which has been given you to do. 4:6For I am even now being offered, and my end is near. 4:7I have made a good fight, I have come to the end of my journey, I have kept the faith: 4:8From now on, the crown of righteousness is made ready for me, which the Lord, the upright judge, Will give to me at that day: and not only to me, but to all those who have had love for his revelation. 4:9Do your best to come to me before long: 4:10For Demas has gone away from me, for love of this present life, and has gone to Thessalonica: Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia. 4:11Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and take him with you; for he is of use to me in the work. 4:12Tychicus I sent to Ephesus. 4:13The coat which I did not take from Troas and which is with Carpus, get when you come, and the books, specially the papers. 4:14Alexander the copper-worker did me much wrong: the Lord will give him the reward of his works: 4:15But be on the watch for him, for he was violent in his attacks on our teaching. 4:16At my first meeting with my judges, no one took my part, but all went away from me. May it not be put to their account. 4:17But the Lord was by my side and gave me strength; so that through me the news might be given out in full measure, and all the Gentiles might give ear: and I was taken out of the mouth of the lion. 4:18The Lord will keep me safe from every evil work and will give me salvation in his kingdom in heaven: to whom be glory for ever and ever. So be it. 4:19Give my love to Prisca and Aquila and those of the house of Onesiphorus. 4:20Erastus was stopping at Corinth; but Trophimus, when I last saw him was at Miletus, ill. 4:21Do your best to come before the winter. Eubulus sends you his love, and Pudens and Linus and Claudia, and all the brothers. 4:22The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you.
Titus
1:1Paul, a servant of God, and an Apostle of Jesus Christ, in agreement with the faith of the saints of God and the full knowledge of what is true in harmony with religion, 1:2In the hope of eternal life, which was made certain before eternal time, by the word of God who is ever true; 1:3Who, in his time, made clear his word in the good news, of which, by the order of God our Saviour, I became a preacher; 1:4To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour. 1:5I did not take you with me when I went away from Crete, so that you might do what was necessary to put things in order there, placing men in authority over the churches in every town, as I said to you; 1:6Men having a good record, husbands of one wife, whose children are of the faith, children of whom it may not be said that they are given to loose living or are uncontrolled. 1:7For it is necessary for a Bishop to be a man of virtue, as God's servant; not pushing himself forward, not quickly moved to wrath or blows, not desiring profit for himself; 1:8But opening his house freely to guests; a lover of what is good, serious-minded, upright, holy, self-controlled; 1:9Keeping to the true word of the teaching, so that he may be able to give comfort by right teaching and overcome the arguments of the doubters. 1:10For there are men who are not ruled by law; foolish talkers, false teachers, specially those of the circumcision, 1:11By whom some families have been completely overturned; who take money for teaching things which are not right; these will have to be stopped. 1:12One of their prophets has said, The men of Crete are ever false, evil beasts, lovers of food, hating work. 1:13This witness is true. So say sharp words to them so that they may come to the right faith, 1:14Giving no attention to the fictions of the Jews and the rules of men who have no true knowledge. 1:15To the clean in heart all things are clean: but to those who are unclean and without faith nothing is clean; they become unclean in mind and in thought. 1:16They say that they have knowledge of God, while by their acts they are turning their backs on him; they are hated by all, hard-hearted, and judged to be without value for any good work.
2:1But let your words be in agreement with true and right teaching: 2:2That old men are to be simple in their tastes, serious, wise, true in faith, in love, and of a quiet mind. 2:3That old women are to be self-respecting in behaviour, not saying evil of others, not given to taking much wine, teachers of that which is good, 2:4Training the younger women to have love for their husbands and children, 2:5To be wise in mind, clean in heart, kind; working in their houses, living under the authority of their husbands; so that no evil may be said of the word of God. 2:6To the young men give orders to be wise and serious-minded: 2:7In all things see that you are an example of good works; holy in your teaching, serious in behaviour, 2:8Saying true and right words, against which no protest may be made, so that he who is not on our side may be put to shame, unable to say any evil of us. 2:9Servants are to be under the authority of their masters, pleasing them in all things, without argument; 2:10Not taking what is not theirs, but giving clear signs of their good faith, in all things doing credit to the teaching of God our Saviour. 2:11For the grace of God has come, giving salvation to all men, 2:12Training us so that, turning away from evil and the desires of this world, we may be living wisely and uprightly in the knowledge of God in this present life; 2:13Looking for the glad hope, the revelation of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ; 2:14Who gave himself for us, so that he might make us free from all wrongdoing, and make for himself a people clean in heart and on fire with good works. 2:15On all these points give teaching and help, and make clear what is right with all authority. Let all men give you honour.
3:1Make clear to them that they are to put themselves under rulers and authorities, to do what they are ordered, to be ready for every good work, 3:2To say no evil of any man, not to be fighters, to give way to others, to be gentle in behaviour to all men. 3:3For in the past we were foolish, hard in heart, turned from the true way, servants of evil desires and pleasures, living in bad feeling and envy, hated and hating one another. 3:4But when the mercy of God our Saviour, and his love to man was seen, 3:5Not by works of righteousness which we did ourselves, but in the measure of his mercy, he gave us salvation, through the washing of the new birth and the giving of new life in the Holy Spirit, 3:6Which he gave us freely through Jesus Christ our Saviour; 3:7So that, having been given righteousness through grace, we might have a part in the heritage, the hope of eternal life. 3:8This is a true saying; and it is my desire that you may give certain witness about these things, so that those who have had faith in God may give attention to good works. These things are good and of profit to men; 3:9But have nothing to do with foolish questionings, and lists of generations, and fights and arguments about the law; for they are of no profit and foolish. 3:10A man whose opinions are not those of the church, after a first and second protest, is to be kept out of your society; 3:11Clearly he is in error and a sinner, being self-judged. 3:12When I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis: for it is my purpose to be there for the winter. 3:13Send Zenas, the man of law, and Apollos on their journey with all care, so that they may be in need of nothing. 3:14And let our people go on with good works for necessary purposes, so that they may not be without fruit. 3:15All who are with me send you their love. Give our love to our friends in the faith. Grace be with you all.
Philemon
1:1Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our dear helper in the faith,
Hebrews
1:1In times past the word of God came to our fathers through the prophets, in different parts and in different ways; 1:2But now, at the end of these days, it has come to us through his Son, to whom he has given all things for a heritage, and through whom he made the order of the generations; 1:3Who, 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; 1:4Having become by so much better than the angels, as the name which is his heritage is more noble than theirs. 1:5To which of the angels did God say at any time, You are my Son, this day I have given you being? or, I will be his Father, and he will be my Son? 1:6And again, when he is sending his only Son into the world, he says, Let all the angels of God give him worship. 1:7And of the angels he says, Who makes his angels winds, and his servants flames of fire: 1:8But of the Son he says, Your seat of power, O God, is for ever and ever; and the rod of your kingdom is a rod of righteousness. 1:9You have been a lover of righteousness and a hater of evil; and so God, your God, has put the oil of joy on your head more than on the heads of those who are with you. 1:10You, Lord, at the first did put the earth on its base, and the heavens are the works of your hands: 1:11They will come to their end; but you are for ever; they will become old as a robe; 1:12They will be rolled up like a cloth, even like a robe, and they will be changed: but you are the same and your years will have no end. 1:13But of which of the angels has he said at any time, Take your seat at my right hand till I put all those who are against you under your feet? 1:14Are they not all helping spirits, who are sent out as servants to those whose heritage will be salvation?