Hebrews 1:14
12 You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed; but You remain the same, and Your years will never end.”
13 Yet to which of the angels did God ever say: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet”?
Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
- KJV
- Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
- WEB
- Aren’t they all serving spirits, sent out to do service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?
- ASV
- Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to do service for the sake of them that shall inherit salvation?
- DARBY
- Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out for service on account of those who shall inherit salvation?
- BLB
- Are they not all ministering spirits being sent forth for service for the sake of those being about to inherit salvation?
- ÅB
- Er de ikke alle tjenende ånder, som sendes ut til tjeneste for deres skyld som skal arve frelse?
- OTB
- Er ikke alle engler tjenende ånder sendt ut for å tjene dem som skal arve frelse?
- B1930
- Er de ikke alle tjenende ånder, som sendes ut til tjeneste for deres skyld som skal arve frelse?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 34:7
The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them.
Read in contextPsalms 103:20–21
Bless the LORD, all His angels mighty in strength who carry out His word, who hearken to the voice of His command.
Read in contextPsalms 91:11–12
For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.
Read in contextDaniel 6:22
My God sent His angel and shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, for I was found innocent in His sight, and I have done no wrong against you, O king.”
Read in contextMatthew 18:10
See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.
Read in contextActs 27:23
For just last night an angel of God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood beside me
Read in contextActs 5:19
But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying,
Read in contextActs 10:3–4
One day at about the ninth hour, he had a clear vision of an angel of God who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”
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