1 God, having spoken in former times in fragmentary and varied fashion to our forefathers by the prophets,

2 has in these last days spoken to us by a Son whom he appointed to be the heir of everything and through whom he also made the universe.

3 He is the reflection of God's glory and the exact likeness of his being, and he holds everything together by his powerful word. After he had provided a cleansing from sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Highest Majesty