But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.
Parallel translations
- WEB has at the end of these days spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds.
- KJV Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
- NKJV has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds;
- NASB in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom He also made the world.
- NLT And now in these final days, he has spoken to us through his Son. God promised everything to the Son as an inheritance, and through the Son he created the universe.
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In these last days God has spoken definitively through His Son, who is heir of all things and the agent of creation. The Son is God's supreme and final self-revelation.
Overview
The prophetic word reaches its climax not in another prophet but in the Son Himself. As 'heir of all things' He is the rightful Lord of everything, and as the one 'through whom also he made the worlds' He shares fully in God's creative work. This points to Christ's deity and His central place in both creation and redemption, making Him the standard by which all earlier revelation is understood.
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Cross-references · 40
- John 1:3Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.
- 1 Cor 8:6yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.
- Col 1:16–18For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.
- John 1:14The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
- 1 Pet 1:20He was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake.
- Matt 28:18Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
- John 13:3Jesus knew that the Father had delivered all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was returning to God.
- Phil 2:9–11Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names,
- Matt 17:5While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”
- Rom 8:17And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.
- John 1:17–18For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
- Heb 11:3By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.
- Heb 5:8Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from what He suffered.
- Eph 1:10as a plan for the fullness of time, to bring all things in heaven and on earth together in Christ.
- Matt 21:38But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’
- John 3:16For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
- Isa 44:24Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer who formed you from the womb: “I am the LORD, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who by Myself spread out the earth,
- Matt 26:63But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to Him, “I charge You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God.”
- Deut 18:15The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to him.
- Eph 3:9and to illuminate for everyone the stewardship of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things.
- Heb 2:3how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,
- Heb 7:3Without father or mother or genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God, he remains a priest for all time.
- Isa 2:2In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it.
- Deut 4:30When you are in distress and all these things have happened to you, then in later days you will return to the LORD your God and listen to His voice.
- John 15:15No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known to you.
- Heb 1:5For 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”?
- Acts 10:36He has sent this message to the people of Israel, proclaiming the gospel of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.
- Mic 4:1In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and the peoples will stream to it.
- Isa 53:10–12Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.
- Jer 30:24The fierce anger of the LORD will not turn back until He has fully accomplished the purposes of His heart. In the days to come you will understand this.
- Gal 4:4But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
- Rom 1:4and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.
- Jude 1:18when they said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow after their own ungodly desires.”
- John 16:15Everything that belongs to the Father is Mine. That is why I said that the Spirit will take from what is Mine and disclose it to you.
- Mark 1:1This is the beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
- John 17:2For You granted Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all those You have given Him.
- Mark 12:6Finally, having one beloved son, he sent him to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.
- Prov 8:22–31The LORD created me as His first course, before His works of old.
- Isa 9:6–7For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
- Acts 2:17‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.
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