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Hebrews 1:4

Hebrews 1:4
Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Being made so much better than the angels,.... Christ is so much better than the angels, as the Creator, than the creature; as an independent being, than a dependent one; as he that blesses, than he…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Being made so much better - Being exalted so much above the angels. The word “better” here does not refer to moral character, but to exaltation of rank. As Mediator; as the Son of God in our nature,…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

So much better than the angels - Another argument in favor of the Divinity of our Lord. The Jews had the highest opinion of the transcendent excellence of angels, they even associate them with God in…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Hebrews 1:4-14

The apostle, having proved the pre-eminence of the gospel above the law from the pre-eminence of the Lord Jesus Christ above the prophets, now proceeds to show that he is much superior not only to the…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

being made Rather, "becoming," or "proving himself to be." The allusion is to the Redemptive Kingdom of Christ, and the word merely qualifies the "better name." Christ, regarded as the Agent or…