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Hebrews 1:8

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.

KJV

πρὸς δὲ τὸν υἱόν, ὁ θρόνος σου, ὁ θεός, εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος, καὶ ἡ ῥάβδος τῆς εὐθύτητος ῥάβδος τῆς βασιλείας σου.

Greek NT

Ad Filium autem : Thronus tuus Deus in sæculum sæculi : virga æquitatis, virga regni tui.

Vulgate

but of the Sonhe saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; And the sceptre of uprightness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

ASV

But to the Son: Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of justice is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αἰών
aion
noun · 124×
βασιλεία
basileia
noun · 162×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
εὐθύτης
euthutes
noun · 1×
θεός
theos
noun · 1311×
θρόνος
thronos
noun · 62×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
πρός
pros
preposition · 697×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
υἱός
uios
noun · 375×
o
article · 19778×
ῥάβδος
rabdos
noun · 12×

Intertextual echoes

This verse quotes or alludes to 1 earlier text.

  • Ps 45:6 · adapted
    "Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre."
    Psalm 45: your throne O God is forever — applied to the Son

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: καὶ ἡ ῥάβδος τῆς εὐθύτητος | WH/Treg/NIV: καὶ ἡ ῥάβδος τῆς εὐθύτητος | RP: ῥάβδος εὐθύτητος ἡ
  • καὶ ἡ ῥάβδος τῆς εὐθύτητοςSBLGNT
  • καὶ ἡ ῥάβδος τῆς εὐθύτητοςWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ῥάβδος εὐθύτητος ἡRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: σου | Treg/NIV/RP: σου | WH: αὐτοῦ
  • σουSBLGNT
  • σουTregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
  • αὐτοῦWestcott-Hort
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Themes

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

But those who say: "There was a time when he was not"; and "He was not before he was made"; and "He was made out of nothing," or "He is of another substance" or "essence," or "The Son of God is created," or "changeable," or "alterable" — they are condemned by the holy catholic and apostolic Church.
'My heart overflows with a good word; I speak my works to the King.' See Ps. xlv. 1. This good word is the Word, Christ Himself, for He is the Good Word of the Father. And in this Psalm the prophet speaks of the marriage of the King, which is the union of Christ with His Church. 'Thou art fairer than the children of men; grace is poured into Thy lips.' See Ps. xlv. 2. Of whom i…

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 15:25 — For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
  • 1John 2:29 — If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.
  • 1John 5:20 — And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and
  • 1John 5:20 — And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and
  • 1Kgs 10:18 — Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.
  • 1Tim 1:17 — Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
  • 2Chr 9:8 — Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne, to be king for the LORD thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king o
  • 2Sam 7:16 — And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
  • 2Sam 23:3 — The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.
  • 2Sam 23:3 — The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.
  • Dan 4:3 — How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.
  • Eph 4:24 — And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
  • Eph 5:9 — (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
  • Heb 3:3 — For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house.
  • Hos 1:7 — But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.
  • Isa 7:14 — Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
  • Isa 9:6 — For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prin
  • Isa 9:6 — For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prin
  • Isa 9:7 — Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even
  • Isa 32:1 — Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.
  • Isa 32:1 — Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.
  • Isa 42:6 — I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;
  • Isa 45:5 — I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:
  • Jer 23:5 — Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
  • Jer 33:15 — In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.
  • John 1:1 — In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
  • John 10:30 — I and my Father are one.
  • John 20:28 — And Thomas answered and said unto him, My LORD and my God.
  • Lam 5:19 — Thou, O LORD, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation.
  • Luke 1:33 — And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
  • Mal 3:1 — Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the LORD, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold,
  • Matt 1:23 — Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
  • Matt 25:31 — When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
  • Num 24:17 — I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the c
  • Phil 2:6 — Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
  • Prov 29:14 — The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
  • Ps 45:6 — Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
  • Ps 45:6 — Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
  • Ps 72:1 — Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king’s son.
  • Ps 93:1 — The LORD reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.