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href="/niv/hebrews/1.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/hebrews/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Long ago God spoke many times and in many ways to our ancestors through the prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/hebrews/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/hebrews/1.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/hebrews/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/hebrews/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/hebrews/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/hebrews/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />God, having spoken to the fathers long ago in [the voices and writings of] the prophets in many separate revelations [each of which set forth a portion of the truth], and in many ways,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/hebrews/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Long ago God spoke to our ancestors by the prophets at different times and in different ways.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/hebrews/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Long ago God spoke to the fathers by the prophets at different times and in different ways.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/hebrews/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Long ago in many ways and at many times God's prophets spoke his message to our ancestors. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/hebrews/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />In the past God spoke to our ancestors many times and in many ways through the prophets, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/hebrews/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />In the past God spoke to our ancestors at many different times and in many different ways through the prophets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/hebrews/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />God, having spoken in former times in fragmentary and varied fashion to our forefathers by the prophets, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/hebrews/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />After God spoke long ago in various portions and in various ways to our ancestors through the prophets,</div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/hebrews/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/hebrews/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/hebrews/1.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />God, who at many times and in various manners spoke in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/hebrews/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />God, having in the past spoken to the fathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/hebrews/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />God, having in the past spoken to the fathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/hebrews/1.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/hebrews/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />God, having of old time spoken unto the fathers in the prophets by divers portions and in divers manners,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/hebrews/1.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />God, Who spoke to the fathers at different times in the past and in many ways by the prophets, has spoken to us in these last days by His Son,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/hebrews/1.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />God having spoken in many parts and in many ways formerly to the fathers in the prophets,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/hebrews/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />God, having of old time spoken unto the fathers in the prophets by divers portions and in divers manners,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/hebrews/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/hebrews/1.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />At sundry times and in diuers maners God spake in the olde time to our fathers by the Prophetes: in these last dayes hee hath spoken vnto vs by his Sonne,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/hebrews/1.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />God which in time past, at sundrie tymes, and in diuers maners, spake vnto the fathers in the prophetes:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/hebrews/1.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />God in tyme past dyuersly & many wayes, spake vnto ye fathers by prophetes,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/tyndale/hebrews/1.htm">Tyndale Bible of 1526</a></span><br />God in tyme past diversly and many wayes spake vnto the fathers by Prophetes:</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/hebrews/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />In many parts and many ways, God, having spoken long ago to the fathers by the prophets,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/hebrews/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />God, having spoken long ago to <i>our</i> fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/hebrews/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> In many parts, and many ways, God of old having spoken to the fathers in the prophets,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/hebrews/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />God, formerly multifariously and abundantly having spoken to the fathers in the prophets,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/let/hebrews/1.htm">Literal Emphasis Translation</a></span><br />God having spoken long ago in many parts and in many ways to the fathers in the prophets;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/hebrews/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />God, who, at sundry times and in divers manners, spoke in times past to the fathers by the prophets, last of all, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/hebrews/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />In many places and in many ways, in past times, God spoke to the fathers through the Prophets;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/hebrews/1.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />From the first, in all parts and in all forms, God spoke with our fathers by The Prophets,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/hebrews/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />FROM of old God spoke to our fathers by the prophets in every manner and in all ways; and in these latter days, he has spoken to us by his Son;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/hebrews/1.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />GOD, who in many parts and in many ways spoke in ancient times to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by his Son,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/hebrews/1.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />On many occasions and in many ways in the olden time, God having spoken to the fathers through the prophets, at the last of these days has spoken to us through his Son,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/hebrews/1.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />GOD, who spake to the fathers of old at various times, and in different manners by the prophets,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/hebrews/1.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />God who at sundry times, and in divers manners, spake in time past to the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken unto us by his SON,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/hebrews/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />God, who in ancient days spoke to our forefathers in many distinct messages and by various methods through the Prophets,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/hebrews/1.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />God, having in many parts and many ways spoken, of old, to the fathers in the prophets,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/hebrews/1.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><bld>God</bld>, who at sundry times, and various ways, spake of old unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken to us by <i>his</i> Son,</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br 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Probably another form for palin; formerly, or sometime since; ancient.">On many past</a> <a href="/greek/4181.htm" title="4181: Polymerōs (Adv) -- Adverb from a compound of polus and meros; in many portions, i.e. Variously as to time and agency.">occasions</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/4187.htm" title="4187: polytropōs (Adv) -- In many ways. Adverb from a compound of polus and tropos; in many ways, i.e. Variously as to method or form.">in many different ways,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theos (N-NMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God</a> <a href="/greek/2980.htm" title="2980: lalēsas (V-APA-NMS) -- A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.">spoke</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tois (Art-DMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">to our</a> <a href="/greek/3962.htm" title="3962: patrasin (N-DMP) -- Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a father.">fathers</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">through</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tois (Art-DMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4396.htm" title="4396: prophētais (N-DMP) -- From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet.">prophets.</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/hebrews/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/greek/4181.htm" title="4181. polumeros (pol-oo-mer'-oce) -- in many parts">In many parts</a><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532. kai (kahee) -- and, even, also">, and</a><a href="/greek/4187.htm" title="4187. polutropos (pol-oot-rop'-oce) -- in many ways"> many ways</a><a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316. theos (theh'-os) -- God, a god">, God</a><a href="/greek/3819.htm" title="3819. palai (pal'-ahee) -- long ago, of old"> of old</a><a href="/greek/2980.htm" title="2980. laleo (lal-eh'-o) -- to talk"> having spoken</a><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588. ho (ho) -- the"> to the</a><a href="/greek/3962.htm" title="3962. pater (pat-ayr') -- a father"> fathers</a><a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722. en (en) -- in, on, at, by, with"> in</a><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588. ho (ho) -- the"> the</a><a href="/greek/4396.htm" title="4396. prophetes (prof-ay'-tace) -- a prophet (an interpreter or forth-teller of the divine will)"> prophets,</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/hebrews/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/greek/3819.htm" title="πάλαι d- 3819">Long ago</a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="θεός n- -nsm- 2316"> God</a> <a href="/greek/2980.htm" title="λαλέω v- -nsm-aap 2980"> spoke</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="ὁ ra -dpm- 3588"> to the</a> <a href="/greek/3962.htm" title="πατήρ n- -dpm- 3962"> fathers</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="ἐν p- 1722"> by</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="ὁ ra -dpm- 3588"> the</a> <a href="/greek/4396.htm" title="προφήτης n- -dpm- 4396"> prophets</a> <a href="/greek/4181.htm" title="πολυμερῶς d- 4181"> at different times</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="καί c- 2532"> and</a> <a href="/greek/4187.htm" title="πολυτρόπως d- 4187"> in different ways</a>.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/hebrews/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316. theos (theh'-os) -- God, a god">God,</a> <a href="/greek/2980.htm" title="2980. laleo (lal-eh'-o) -- to talk">after He spoke</a> <a href="/greek/3819.htm" title="3819. palai (pal'-ahee) -- long ago, of old">long ago</a> <a href="/greek/3962.htm" title="3962. pater (pat-ayr') -- a father">to the fathers</a> <a href="/greek/4396.htm" title="4396. prophetes (prof-ay'-tace) -- a prophet (an interpreter or forth-teller of the divine will)">in the prophets</a> <a href="/greek/4181.htm" title="4181. polumeros (pol-oo-mer'-oce) -- in many parts">in many portions</a> <a href="/greek/4187.htm" title="4187. polutropos (pol-oot-rop'-oce) -- in many ways">and in many ways,</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316. theos (theh'-os) -- God, a god">God,</a> <a href="/greek/4181.htm" title="4181. polumeros (pol-oo-mer'-oce) -- in many parts">who at sundry times</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532. kai (kahee) -- and, even, also">and</a> <a href="/greek/4187.htm" title="4187. polutropos (pol-oot-rop'-oce) -- in many ways">in divers manners</a> <a href="/greek/2980.htm" title="2980. laleo (lal-eh'-o) -- to talk">spake</a> <a href="/greek/3819.htm" title="3819. palai (pal'-ahee) -- long ago, of old">in time past</a> <a href="/greek/3962.htm" title="3962. pater (pat-ayr') -- a father">unto the fathers</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722. en (en) -- in, on, at, by, with">by</a> <a href="/greek/4396.htm" title="4396. prophetes (prof-ay'-tace) -- a prophet (an interpreter or forth-teller of the divine will)">the prophets,</a> </span></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../philemon/1-25.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Philemon 1:25"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Philemon 1:25" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../hebrews/1-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Hebrews 1:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Hebrews 1:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' 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