Hebrews 1:5

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

God has never said to any of the angels, “You are my Son, because today I have become your Father!” Neither has God said to any of them, “I will be his Father, and he will be my Son!”

Cross References

2 Samuel 7:14

I will be his father, and he will be my son. When he does wrong, I'll see that he is corrected, just as children are corrected by their parents.

1 Chronicles 17:13

I will be like a father to him, and he will be like a son to me. I will never put an end to my agreement with him, as I put an end to my agreement with Saul, who was king before you.

1 Chronicles 22:10

Solomon will build my temple. He will be like a son to me, and I will be like a father to him. In fact, one of his descendants will always rule in Israel.”

1 Chronicles 28:6

The LORD said to me, “Your son Solomon will build my temple, and it will honour me. Solomon will be like a son to me, and I will be like a father to him.

Psalm 2:7

I will tell the promise that the LORD made to me: “You are my son, because today I have become your father.

Acts 13:33

that he has kept this promise to us. It is just as the second Psalm says about Jesus, “You are my son because today I have become your Father.”

Hebrews 5:5

That is how it was with Christ. He became a high priest, but not just because he wanted the honour of being one. It was God who told him, “You are my Son, because today I have become your Father!”