Hebrews 1:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsHebrews 1:3 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ὃς
hós
G3739
who
ὢν
eimí
G1510
to be
ἀπαύγασμα
apaúgasma
G541
brightness
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
δόξης
dóxa
G1391
glory
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
χαρακτὴρ
charaktḗr
G5481
engraving tool
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
ὑποστάσεως
hypóstasis
G5287
confidence
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
φέρων
phérō
G5342
to carry
τε
té
G5037
and
τὰ
ho
G3588
the
πάντα
pâs
G3956
all
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
ῥήματι
rhēma
G4487
word
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
δυνάμεως
dýnamis
G1411
power
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
καθαρισμὸν
katharismós
G2512
purification
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
ἁμαρτιῶν
hamartía
G266
sin
ποιησάμενος
poiéō
G4160
to make
ἐκάθισεν
kathízō
G2523
to settle
ἐν
en
G1722
in
δεξιᾷ
dexiós
G1188
right
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
μεγαλωσύνης
megalōsýnē
G3172
majesty
ἐν
en
G1722
in
ὑψηλοῖς
hypsēlós
G5308
high
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World English Bible Public Domain
His Son is the radiance of his glory, the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself made purification for our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
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King James Version Public Domain
Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
who, being the brightness of his glory and exact representation of his being, upholding all the things by the word of his power and having made purification for sins, sat down at the right of the Majesty on high;
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).