The Son superior to angels

⁵ For to which of the angels did God ever say,

‘You are my Son;
    today I have become your Father’?

Or again,

‘I will be his Father,
    and he will be my Son’?

⁶ And again, when God brings his firstborn into the world, he says,

‘Let all God’s angels worship him.’

⁷ In speaking of the angels he says,

‘He makes his angels spirits,
    and his servants flames of fire.’

⁸ But about the Son he says,

‘Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever;
    a sceptre of justice will be the sceptre of your kingdom.
⁹ You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;
    therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions
    by anointing you with the oil of joy.’

¹⁰ He also says,

‘In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth,
    and the heavens are the work of your hands.
¹¹ They will perish, but you remain;
    they will all wear out like a garment.
¹² You will roll them up like a robe;
    like a garment they will be changed.
But you remain the same,
    and your years will never end.’

¹³ To which of the angels did God ever say,

‘Sit at my right hand
    until I make your enemies
    a footstool for your feet’?

¹⁴ Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?