Hebrews 1:6 (WEB)
When he again brings in the firstborn into the world he says, “Let all the angels of God worship him.”
Catechism · 1
“When God "brings the firstborn into the world, he says: 'Let all God's angels worship him.'"” — Catechism footnote: Heb 1:6.
Fathers and councils · 16
Gregory of Nyssa
“…without combining it with other words, saying, “But when again He bringeth the first-born into the world, He saith, And let all the angels of God worship Him.”” — editor's note: Heb. i. 6.
Read the whole comment“And of the angels He saith, ‘Who maketh His angels spirits, and His ministers a flame of fire’: but of the Son He saith, ‘Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of Thy kingdom,’” and all else that the prophecy recites together with these words in declaring His Godhead.” — editor's note: Cf. Heb. i. 4, and foll. It is to be noted that Gregory connects πάλιν in v. 6, with εἰσαγάγῃ, not treating it, as the A.V. does, as simply introducing another…
Read the whole comment“…absolute, being mentioned by itself: for he speaks thus, “When again He bringeth the first-begotten into the world, He saith, ‘Let all the angels worship Him.’”” — editor's note: Cf. Heb. i. 6
Read the whole comment“…He saith, And let all the angels of God worship Him,” and, “Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever,” and, “Thou art the same, and Thy years shall not fail”?” — editor's note: Cf. Heb. i. 6–12. The passages there cited are Ps. xcvii. 7; Ps. xlv. 6; Ps. cii. 25, sqq.
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Athanasius of Alexandria
“And while He was worshipped by the Patriarchs, concerning the Angels it is written, ‘Let all the Angels of God worship Him.’” — editor's note: Heb. i. 6.
Read the whole comment“And the Angels indeed minister ascending and descending; but concerning the Son he saith, ‘And let all the Angels of God worship Him.’” — editor's note: Heb. i. 6.
Read the whole comment“On the other hand, the Lord is worshipped even by the Angels; for it is written, ‘Let all the Angels of God worship Him;’ and by all the Gentiles, as Isaiah says, ‘The labour of Egypt and merchandize of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and…” — editor's note: Heb. i. 6.
Read the whole comment“For so it is written, ‘When He bringeth the First-born into the world, He saith, Let all the Angels of God worship Him.’” — editor's note: Heb. i. 6.
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Cyril of Jerusalem
“And in like manner on hearing of the First-born, think not that this is after the manner of men; for the first-born among men have other brothers also.” — editor's note: Πρωτότοκον. The word occurs in Heb. i. 6, which had been read in the Lesson before this Lecture. The exact dogmatic sense of the word is carefully explained by…
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Ambrose of Milan
“…say that God is One, neither dividing His Son from Him, as do the heathen, nor denying, with the Jews, that He was begotten of the Father before all worlds, and afterwards born of the Virgin; nor yet, like Sabellius, confounding the Father with the Word, and so maintaining that Father and Son are one and the same…” — editor's note: The original is ante tempora—“before the ages”—“before time was.” Cf. 1 Cor. viii. 6; Phil. ii. 6–8; Col. i. 15 (πρωτότοκος πάσης κτίσεως—“first-born of all…
Read the whole comment““I do not say,” answerest thou, “that the Son existed not before time; but when I call Him “Son,” I declare that His Father existed before Him, for, as you say, father exists before son.”” — editor's note: The Arians fell into the popular error of supposing that a father, as a father, existed before his son. They also required men to apply to Divine Persons, what…
Read the whole comment“Lastly, of the Son it is written: “And let all the angels of God worship Him.”” — editor's note: Heb. i. 6.
Read the whole comment“And the angels worshipped, of whom it is written: “And let all His angels worship Him.”” — editor's note: Heb. i. 6.
Read the whole comment“For it is said of the Son of God: “Let all the Angels of God worship Him;” we do not read, Let the Spirit worship Him.” — editor's note: Heb. i. 6.
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John Chrysostom
“Hebrews i. 6–8” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundations of the earth” ( c. i. 6, 5, 7, 10 ):—so also here he saith, “but one in a certain place testified, saying.”” — the author cites it
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Cross-references · 7
Cited together with
Cross-reference given by the World English Bible's translators.
Cited together in Against Eunomius IV.2.
Cited together in Against Eunomius IV.2.
Cited together in Against Eunomius IV.2.
Cited together in Against Eunomius IV.2.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith I.10.
Quotes
'Let all God's angels worship him', a line present in the Septuagint and the Dead Sea Scrolls.