Hebrews 1:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

brightness. effulgence. Greek. apaugasma. Only here. Compare Wisdom Hebrews 7:26.

glory. See p. 1511.

express image. Greek. charakter. Only here. The word means the exact impression as when metal is, pressed into. die, or as. seal upon wax.

parson. substance. Greek. hupostasis. See 2 Corinthians 9:4.

word Greek. rhema. See Mark 9:32.

power. Greek. dunamis. App-172.

when, &c. = having made purification of.

by Himself. The texts omit.

our. The texts omit.

sins. Greek. hamartia. App-128.

Majesty. Greek. megalosune. Only here, Hebrews 8:1.Jude 1:25.

high. Compare Psalms 93:4; Psalms 113:4.

Hebrews 1:3

3 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;