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NASB | Hebrews 1:5 ¶ For to which of the angels did He ever say, "YOU ARE MY SON, TODAY I HAVE BEGOTTEN YOU"? And again, "I WILL BE A FATHER TO HIM AND HE SHALL BE A SON TO ME"? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Hebrews 1:5 ¶ For to which of the angels did the Father ever say, "YOU ARE MY SON, TODAY I HAVE BEGOTTEN (fathered) YOU [established You as a Son, with kingly dignity]"? And again [did He ever say to the angels], "I SHALL BE A FATHER TO HIM AND HE SHALL BE A SON TO ME"? [2 Sam 7:14; Ps 2:7] |
Subject: What does begotten mean on this verse? |
Bible Note: You asked the question, 'how is begotten used in the Bible?' It is used of fathers begetting their sons. This is a direct begetting (as in Heb 1.5). It is used of ancestors 'begetting' descendants (e.g. Matt 1.8 where Uzziah was a descendant of Joram, not hs son). It is probably used in Matt 1.16 of the adoption of a relative as heir (that is how Joseph could have two fathers, and how Jesus could be heir to the throne of Israel). It is also probably use in Psalm 2.7 of the adoption by God of Israel's king as His 'son' (compare 2 Sam 7.14). This as a type of the coming Messiah. No one in the Psalmist's time would have seen it as indicating what it did come to mean. No one was expecting God's own Son to come into the world. But as Seth has pointed out its meaning in Heb 1.5 is determined by the context. It is speaking of One 'begotten' as an only trueborn Son of God. |