Hebrews 1:13

Revised Standard Version

But to what angel has he ever said, "Sit at my right hand, till I make thy enemies a stool for thy feet"?

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
And God never said this to an angel: "Sit at my right side until I put your enemies under your power."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Vnto which of the angels sayde he at eny tyme? Sit on my ryght honde tyll I make thyne enemyes thy fote stole.

Hebrew Names Version
But of which of the angels has he said at any time, "Sit at my right hand, Until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet?"

New American Standard Bible
But to which of the angels has He ever said, "SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND, UNTIL I MAKE YOUR ENEMIES A FOOTSTOOL FOR YOUR FEET"?

New Century Version
And God never said this to an angel: "Sit by me at my right side until I put your enemies under your control."Psalm 110:1

Update Bible Version
But of which of the angels has he said at any time, Sit at my right hand, Until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet?

Webster's Bible Translation
But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thy enemies thy footstool?

English Standard Version
And to which of the angels has he ever said, "Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet"?

World English Bible
But of which of the angels has he said at any time, "Sit at my right hand, Until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet?"

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But to which of the angels did he ever say, Sit at my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?

Weymouth's New Testament
To which of the angels has He ever said, "Sit at My right hand till I make Thy foes a footstool for Thy feet"?

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But to whiche of the aungels seide God at ony tyme, Sitte thou on my riythalf, till Y putte thin enemyes a stool of thi feet?

English Revised Version
But of which of the angels hath he said at any time, Sit thou on my right hand, Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet?

Berean Standard Bible
Yet to which of the angels did God ever say: "Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet"?

Contemporary English Version
God never said to any of the angels, "Sit at my right side until I make your enemies into a footstool for you!"

Amplified Bible
But to which of the angels has the Father ever said, "SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND [together with me in royal dignity], UNTIL I MAKE YOUR ENEMIES A FOOTSTOOL FOR YOUR FEET [in triumphant conquest]"?

American Standard Version
But of which of the angels hath he said at any time, Sit thou on my right hand, Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet?

Bible in Basic English
But 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?

Complete Jewish Bible
Moreover, to which of the angels has he ever said, "Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet"?

Darby Translation
But as to which of the angels said he ever, Sit at my right hand until I put thine enemies [as] footstool of thy feet?

International Standard Version
But to which of the angels did he ever say,[xr] "Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet"?[fn]

Etheridge Translation
But to which from (among) the angels hath he said at any time, Sit at my right hand, until I put thine adversaries a footstool beneath thy feet?

Murdock Translation
And to which of the angels did he ever say: Sit thou at my right hand, until I shall place thy enemies a footstool under thy feet?

King James Version (1611)
But to which of the Angels said hee at any time, Sit on my right hand, vntill I make thine enemies thy footstoole?

New Living Translation
And God never said to any of the angels, "Sit in the place of honor at my right hand until I humble your enemies, making them a footstool under your feet."

New Life Bible
God never said to any angel, "Sit at My right side, until I make those who hate You a place to rest Your feet."

New Revised Standard
But to which of the angels has he ever said, "Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet"?

Geneva Bible (1587)
Vnto which also of the Angels saide he at any time, Sit at my right hand, til I make thine enemies thy footestoole?

George Lamsa Translation
For to which of the angels has he at any time said, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool under your feet?

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, to which of the messengers, hath he said, at any time - Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thy foes thy footstool?

Douay-Rheims Bible
But to which of the angels said he at any time: Sit on my right hand, until I make thy enemies thy footstool?

Bishop's Bible (1568)
But vnto which of ye Angels sayde he at any tyme: Sitte on my right hande, tyll I make thyne enemies thy foote stoole?

Good News Translation
God never said to any of his angels: "Sit here at my right side until I put your enemies as a footstool under your feet."

Christian Standard Bible®
Now to which of the angels has he ever said:

King James Version
But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?

Lexham English Bible
But to which of the angels has he ever said, "Sit down at my right hand, until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet."

Literal Translation
But to which of the angels did He ever say, "Sit at My right hand until I place Your enemies as a footstool of Your feet?" LXX-Psa. 109:1; MT-Psa. 110:1

Young's Literal Translation
And unto which of the messengers said He ever, `Sit at My right hand, till I may make thine enemies thy footstool?'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Vnto which of the angels sayde he at eny tyme: Syt thou on my righte hade, tyll I make thyne enemies thy fote stole?

Mace New Testament (1729)
But to which of the angels did he ever say, "sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?"

THE MESSAGE
And did he ever say anything like this to an angel? Sit alongside me here on my throne Until I make your enemies a stool for your feet.

New English Translation
But to which of the angels has he ever said, " Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet "?

New King James Version
But to which of the angels has He ever said: "Sit at My right hand,Till I make Your enemies Your footstool"? Psalms 110:1 ">[fn]

Simplified Cowboy Version
God never said to the angels, "Sit at my right hand and take up the honor that is yours. Sit here until I conquer your enemies and make them a bench to rest your feet upon."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
But to which of the angels has He ever said, "SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND, UNTIL I MAKE YOUR ENEMIES A FOOTSTOOL FOR YOUR FEET"?

Legacy Standard Bible
But to which of the angels has He ever said,"Sit at My right hand,Until I put Your enemiesAs a footstool for Your feet"?

Contextual Overview

⁴ having become as much superior to angels as the name he has obtained is more excellent than theirs. ⁵ For to what angel did God ever say, "Thou art my Son, today I have begotten thee"? Or again, "I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son"? ⁶ And again, when he brings the first-born into the world, he says, "Let all God's angels worship him." ⁷ Of the angels he says, "Who makes his angels winds, and his servants flames of fire." ⁸ But of the Son he says, "Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever, the righteous scepter is the scepter of thy kingdom. ⁹ Thou hast loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; therefore God, thy God, has anointed thee with the oil of gladness beyond thy comrades." ¹⁰ And, "Thou, Lord, didst found the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the work of thy hands; ¹¹ they will perish, but thou remainest; they will all grow old like a garment, ¹² like a mantle thou wilt roll them up, and they will be changed. But thou art the same, and thy years will never end." ¹³ But to what angel has he ever said, "Sit at my right hand, till I make thy enemies a stool for thy feet"?

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

to: Hebrews 1:5

Sit: Hebrews 1:3, Hebrews 10:12, Psalms 110:1, Matthew 22:44, Mark 12:36, Luke 20:42, Acts 2:34-36, Acts 7:55

until: Psalms 21:8, Psalms 21:9, Psalms 132:18, Isaiah 63:3-6, Luke 19:27, 1 Corinthians 15:25, 1 Corinthians 15:26, Revelation 19:11-21, Revelation 20:15

Reciprocal: Exodus 33:20 - Thou canst not Matthew 2:13 - the angel 1 Corinthians 15:27 - General Ephesians 5:13 - for Colossians 3:1 - where Hebrews 2:8 - hast Hebrews 8:1 - who Hebrews 10:13 - General Hebrews 12:2 - and is 1 Peter 3:22 - is on

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But to which of the angels said he at any time,.... That is, he never said to any of them in his council, or covenant; he never designed to give them any such honour, as hereafter expressed; he never promised it to them, or bestowed it on them; he never called up any of them to so high a place, or to such a dignity:

sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool; yet this he said to his Son, Psalms 110:1 for to him, the Messiah, are they spoken, and have had their fulfilment in him: Psalms 110:1- :; and therefore he must be greater than the angels.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But to which of the angels - The apostle adduces one other proof of the exaltation of the Son of God above the angels. He asks where there is an instance in which God had addressed any one of the angels, and asked him to sit at his right hand until he should subdue his enemies under him? Yet that high honor had been conferred on the Son of God; and he was therefore far exalted above them. “Sit on my right hand;” see notes on Hebrews 1:3. This passage is taken from Psalms 110:1, a Psalm that is repeatedly quoted in this Epistle as referring to the Messiah, and the very passage before is applied by the Saviour to himself, in Matthew 22:43-44, and by Peter it is applied to him in Acts 2:34-35. There can be no doubt, therefore, of its applicability to the Messiah. “Until I make thine enemies thy footstool.” Until I reduce them to entire subjection. A footstool is what is placed under the feet when we sit on a chair, and the phrase here means that an enemy is entirely subdued; compare notes on 1 Corinthians 15:25. The phrase “to make an enemy a footstool,” is borrowed from the custom of ancient warriors who stood on the necks of vanquished kings on the occasion of celebrating a triumph over them as a token of their complete prostration and subjection; see notes on Isaiah 10:6. The enemies here referred to are the foes of God and of his religion, and the meaning is, that the Messiah is to be exalted until all those foes are subdued. Then he will give up the kingdom to the Father; see notes on 1 Corinthians 15:24-28. The exaltation of the Redeemer, to which the apostle refers here, is to the mediatorial throne. In this he is exalted far above the angels. His foes are to be subdued to him, but angels are to be employed as mere instruments in that great work.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Hebrews 1:13. But to which of the angels — We have already seen, from the opinions and concessions of the Jews, that, if Jesus Christ could be proved to be greater than the angels, it would necessarily follow that he was God: and this the apostle does most amply prove by these various quotations from their own Scriptures; for he shows that while he is the supreme and absolute Sovereign, they are no more than his messengers and servants, and servants even to his servants, i.e. to mankind.