Psa 45:2, 89:6, Song 5:9-10, 16, Joh 1:14-18, 3:29-31, Heb 1:1-6, 3:1-6 | ESV | STEP | You are the most handsome of the sons of men ; grace is poured upon your lips ; therefore God has blessed you forever .

6 For ^cwho in the skies can be compared to the Lord?
^dWho among the heavenly beings ^{▼▼Hebrew the sons of God, or the sons of might} is like the Lord,

Song of Solomon 5:9-10

Others

9 What is your beloved more than another beloved,
O ^fmost beautiful among women?
What is your beloved more than another beloved,
that you thus ^gadjure us?

The Bride Praises Her Beloved

She

10 My beloved is radiant and ^hruddy,
ⁱdistinguished among ten thousand.

Song of Solomon 5:16

16 His ^jmouth ^{▼▼Hebrew palate} is most sweet,
and he is altogether desirable.
This is my beloved and this is my friend,
O ^ldaughters of Jerusalem.

John 1:14-18

14 And ^mthe Word ⁿbecame flesh and ^odwelt among us, ^pand we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of ^qgrace and ^rtruth. 15 ( ^sJohn bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ^t‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’”) 16 For from ^uhis fullness we have all received, ^vgrace upon grace. ^{▼▼Or grace in place of grace} 17 For ^xthe law was given through Moses; ^ygrace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 ^zNo one has ever seen God; ^aathe only God, ^{▼▼Or the only One, who is God; some manuscripts the only Son} who is at the Father’s side, ^{▼▼Greek in the bosom of the Father} ^adhe has made him known.

John 3:29-31

29 ^aeThe one who has the bride is the bridegroom. ^afThe friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, ^agrejoices greatly at the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete. 30 ^ahHe must increase, but I must decrease.” ^{▼▼Some interpreters hold that the quotation continues through verse 36}

31 ^ajHe who comes from above ^akis above all. He who is of the earth belongs to the earth and ^alspeaks in an earthly way. ^amHe who comes from heaven ^anis above all.

Hebrews 1:1-6

The Supremacy of God’s Son

1 Long ago, at many times and ^aoin many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, 2 but ^apin these last days ^aqhe has spoken to us by ^arhis Son, whom he appointed ^asthe heir of all things, ^atthrough whom also he created ^authe world. 3 He is the radiance of the glory of God and ^avthe exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. ^awAfter making purification for sins, ^axhe sat down ^ayat the right hand of the Majesty on high, 4 having become as much superior to angels as the name ^azhe has inherited is more excellent than theirs.

5 For to which of the angels did God ever say,

^ba“You are my Son,
today I have begotten you”?
Or again,

^bb“I will be to him a father,
and he shall be to me a son”?
6 And again, when he brings ^bcthe firstborn into the world, he says,

^bd“Let all God’s angels worship him.”

Hebrews 3:1-6

Jesus Greater Than Moses

1 Therefore, holy brothers, ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters; also verse 12} you who share in ^bfa heavenly calling, consider Jesus, ^bgthe apostle and high priest of our confession, 2 who was faithful to him who appointed him, ^bhjust as Moses also was faithful in all God’s ^{▼▼Greek his; also verses 5, 6} house. 3 For Jesus has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses—as much more glory as the builder of a house has more honor than the house itself. 4 (For every house is built by someone, but ^bjthe builder of all things is God.) 5 ^bkNow Moses was faithful in all God’s house ^blas a servant, ^bmto testify to the things that were to be spoken later, 6 but Christ is faithful over God’s house as ^bna son. And ^bowe are his house, if indeed we ^bphold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope. ^{▼▼Some manuscripts insert firm to the end}