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Philemon 1.

The Book of Hebrews

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Chapter 1

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God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
divers

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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;
heir Psa 2:8, Matt 21:38
things John 1:3, 1st Cor 8:6, Col 1:16

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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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Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

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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?
Thou art Psa 2:7, Acts 13:33, Heb 5:5
I will Psa 89:26,27

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And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.
world

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And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.
Psa 104:4

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But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
Psa 45:6

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Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Psa 45:7
iniquity

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And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:
Thou Psa 102:25
beginning Gen 1:1, John 1:1

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They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment;
They Psa 102:26
perish Psa 102:26, Isa 51:6, Jer 31:36, Matt 24:35, Mark 13:31, Luke 21:33

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And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.
And Psa 102:26,27
fold Rev 6:14

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But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?
Psa 110:1, Matt 22:44, Luke 20:42, Acts 2:34, 1st Cor 15:25

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Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
spirits Psa 34:7, Matt 18:10

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Notes on Chapter 1

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(a) "divers" = in many ways
Strongs #4187 polutropos - in many ways, variously as to method or form.
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(a) "world" = "inhabited earth" - Strongs #3625 "oikoumene", land, from #3611 "oikeo" meaning "to occupy" and #1093 "ge" meaning "soil".
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(a) "iniquity" in this verse is from the Greek word "anomia", meaning "lawless" or "without law."
Verses with "anomia" are: Matt 7:23, Matt 13:41, Matt 23:28, Matt 24:12, Rom 4:7, Rom 6:19, 2nd Cor 6:14, 2nd Thess 2:7, Titus 2:14, Heb 1:9, Heb 8:12, Heb 10:17, 1st John 3:4
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