11 translations · Greek
Hebrews 1:3
His Son is the radiance of his glory, the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, who, when he had by himself purified us of our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
Hebrews 1:3 in 11 translations
- 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, who, when he had by himself purified us of our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
- 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;
- 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.
- 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;
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- who being the brightness of the glory, and the impress of His subsistence, bearing up also all things by the saying of His might—having made a cleansing of our sins through Himself, sat down at the right hand of the Greatness in the highest,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- The Son is the radiant glory of God, and the visible expression of his true character. He sustains everything by his powerful command. When he had provided cleansing for sin he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
- 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,
- DBY Darby Translation
- who being [the] effulgence of his glory and [the] expression of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, having made [by himself] the purification of sins, set himself down on the right hand of the greatness on high,
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- 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 made purification of our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- His Son is the radiance of his glory, the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, who, when he had by himself purified us of our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high,
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Who being the brightness of his glory, and the figure of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, making purgation of sins, sitteth on the right hand of the majesty on high.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| ὃς | hos | [The Son] | G3739 ὅς which |
| ὢν | ōn | is | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| ἀπαύγασμα | apaugasma | [the] radiance | G541 ἀπαύγασμα radiance |
| τῆς | tēs | of [God’s] | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| δόξης | doxēs | glory | G1391 δόξα glory |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| χαρακτὴρ | charaktēr | [the] exact representation | G5481 χαρακτήρ reproduction |
| τῆς | tēs | of | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ὑποστάσεως | hypostaseōs | nature | G5287 ὑπόστασις confidence/essence |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | His | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| φέρων | pherōn | upholding | G5342 φέρω to bear/lead |
| τε | te | — | G5037 τε and/both |
| τὰ | ta | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| πάντα | panta | all things | G3956 πᾶς all |
| τῷ | tō | by | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ῥήματι | rhēmati | word | G4487 ῥῆμα declaration |
| τῆς | tēs | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| δυνάμεως | dynameōs | powerful | G1411 δύναμις power |
| δι’ | di’ | [After] | G1223 διά through/because of |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | His | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| καθαρισμὸν | katharismon | purification | G2512 καθαρισμός cleansing |
| τῶν | tōn | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἁμαρτιῶν | hamartiōn | for sins | G266 ἁμαρτία sin |
| ποιησάμενος | poiēsamenos | He had provided | G4160 ποιέω to do/make: do |
| ἐκάθισεν | ekathisen | He sat down | G2523 καθίζω to seat |
| ἐν | en | at | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| δεξιᾷ | dexia | [the] right hand | G1188 δεξιός right |
| τῆς | tēs | of the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Μεγαλωσύνης | Megalōsynēs | Majesty | G3172 μεγαλωσύνη majesty |
| ἐν | en | on | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| ὑψηλοῖς | hypsēlois | high | G5308 ὑψηλός high |
Related verses
- Colossians 1:15–17
who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in the heavens and on the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.
- Revelation 4:11
“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, the Holy One, to receive the glory, the honor, and the power, for you created all things, and because of your desire they existed, and were created!”
- John 14:9–10
Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you such a long time, and do you not know me, Philip? He who has seen me has seen the Father. How do you say, ‘Show us the Father?’ Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? The words that I tell you, I speak not from myself; but the Father who lives in me does his works.
- John 1:14
The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.
- 2 Corinthians 4:4
in whom the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the Good News of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dawn on them.
- John 1:4
In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
- Hebrews 10:12
but he, when he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the right hand of God;
- Hebrews 12:2
looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising its shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
- 2 Corinthians 4:6–7
seeing it is God who said, “Light will shine out of darkness,” who has shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in clay vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves.
- Hebrews 9:26
or else he must have suffered often since the foundation of the world. But now once at the end of the ages, he has been revealed to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
1 God, having in the past spoken to the fathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways,
2 has at the end of these days spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds.
3 His Son is the radiance of his glory, the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, who, when he had by himself purified us of our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
4 having become so much better than the angels, as he has inherited a more excellent name than they have.
5 For to which of the angels did he say at any time, “You are my Son. Today I have become your father?” and again, “I will be to him a Father, and he will be to me a Son?”
Read all of Hebrews 1 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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