KJV 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;
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Hebrews 1:3
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;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB 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, when he had by himself made purification for our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
ASV 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;
YLT 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,
Surrounding context — Hebrews 1
1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
2 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;
3 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;
4 Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained 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 again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὃςG3739 · hos, hēwhichὢνG1510 · eimito beἀπαύγασμαG541 · apaugasmaradianceτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoδόξηςG1391 · doxagloryκαὶG2532 · kaiandχαρακτὴρG5481 · charaktērreproductionτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoὑποστάσεωςG5287 · hupostasisconfidence/essenceαὐτοῦ,G846 · autosit/s/heφέρωνG5342 · pherōto bear/leadτεG5037 · teand/bothτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoπάνταG3956 · pasallτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoῥήματιG4487 · rhēmadeclarationτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoδυνάμεωςG1411 · dunamispowerδι᾽G1223 · diathrough/because ofἑαυτοῦ,G1438 · heautouthemselfκαθαρισμὸνG2512 · katharismoscleansingτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἁμαρτιῶνG266 · hamartiasinποιησάμενοςG4160 · poieōto do/make: doἐκάθισενG2523 · kathizōto seatἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongδεξιᾷG1188 · dexiosrightτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoμεγαλωσύνηςG3172 · megalōsunēmajestyἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongὑψηλοῖςG5308 · hupsēloshigh
Cross-references
Colossians 1:15-17Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:Revelation 4:11Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.John 14:9-10Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou [then], Shew us the Father?John 1:14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.2 Corinthians 4:4In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.Hebrews 10:12But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;John 1:4In him was life; and the life was the light of men.Hebrews 12:2Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of [our] faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.2 Corinthians 4:6-7For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to [give] the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.Hebrews 9:26For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.Jude 1:25To the only wise God our Saviour, [be] glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.1 John 1:7But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.Hebrews 8:1Now of the things which we have spoken [this is] the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;Hebrews 4:14Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast [our] profession.1 Peter 3:22Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.1 John 3:5And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.Mark 16:19So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.Revelation 3:21To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.
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