11 translations · Greek
Hebrews 1:14
Aren’t they all serving spirits, sent out to do service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?
Hebrews 1:14 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Aren’t they all serving spirits, sent out to do service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?
- KJV King James Version
- Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
- ASV American Standard Version
- Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to do service for the sake of them that shall inherit salvation?
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- Are they not all spirits of service—being sent forth for ministry because of those about to inherit salvation?
- FBV Free Bible Version
- What are the angels? They are beings that serve, sent out to help those who will receive salvation.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- are they not all spirits of service — for ministration being sent forth because of those about to inherit salvation?
- DBY Darby Translation
- Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out for service on account of those who shall inherit salvation?
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall inherit salvation?
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Aren’t they all serving spirits, sent out to do service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Are they not all ministering spirits, sent to minister for them, who shall receive the inheritance of salvation?
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Οὐχὶ | Ouchi | not | G3780 οὐχί not! |
| πάντες | pantes | [the angels] | G3956 πᾶς all |
| εἰσὶν | eisin | Are | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| λειτουργικὰ | leitourgika | ministering | G3010 λειτουργικός ministering |
| πνεύματα | pneumata | spirits | G4151 πνεῦμα spirit/breath: spirit |
| εἰς | eis | — | G1519 εἰς toward |
| διακονίαν | diakonian | to serve | G1248 διακονία service |
| ἀποστελλόμενα | apostellomena | sent | G649 ἀποστέλλω to send |
| διὰ | dia | — | G1223 διά through/because of |
| τοὺς | tous | those who | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| μέλλοντας | mellontas | will | G3195 μέλλω to ensue |
| κληρονομεῖν | klēronomein | inherit | G2816 κληρονομέω to inherit |
| σωτηρίαν | sōtērian | salvation | G4991 σωτηρία salvation |
Related verses
- Psalm 34:7
Yahweh’s angel encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.
- Psalm 103:20–21
Praise Yahweh, you angels of his, who are mighty in strength, who fulfill his word, obeying the voice of his word. Praise Yahweh, all you armies of his, you servants of his, who do his pleasure.
- Psalm 91:11–12
For he will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you in all your ways. They will bear you up in their hands, so that you won’t dash your foot against a stone.
- Daniel 6:22
My God has sent his angel, and has shut the lions’ mouths, and they have not hurt me; because as before him innocence was found in me; and also before you, O king, I have done no harm.”
- Matthew 18:10
See that you don’t despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.
- Acts 27:23
For there stood by me this night an angel, belonging to the God whose I am and whom I serve,
- Acts 5:19
But an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors by night, and brought them out, and said,
- Acts 10:3–4
At about the ninth hour of the day, he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God coming to him, and saying to him, “Cornelius!” He, fastening his eyes on him, and being frightened, said, “What is it, Lord?” He said to him, “Your prayers and your gifts to the needy have gone up for a memorial before God.
- Luke 1:19
The angel answered him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God. I was sent to speak to you, and to bring you this good news.
- Acts 12:7
And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side, and woke him up, saying, “Stand up quickly!” His chains fell off from his hands.
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In context
12 You will roll them up like a mantle, and they will be changed; but you are the same. Your years will not fail.”
13 But which of the angels has he told at any time, “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet?”
14 Aren’t they all serving spirits, sent out to do service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?
Read all of Hebrews 1 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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