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<a href="/nlt/hebrews/1.htm">New Living Translation</a> Therefore, angels are only servants—spirits sent to care for people who will inherit salvation. <a href="/esv/hebrews/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation? <a href="/bsb/hebrews/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation? <a href="/blb/hebrews/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Are they not all ministering spirits, being sent forth for service for the sake of those being about to inherit salvation? <a href="/kjv/hebrews/1.htm">King James Bible</a> Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation? <a href="/nkjv/hebrews/1.htm">New King James Version</a> Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation? <a href="/nasb_/hebrews/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to provide service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation? <a href="/nasb/hebrews/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to render service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation? <a href="/nasb77/hebrews/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to render service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation? <a href="/lsb/hebrews/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Are they not all ministering spirits, sent to render service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation? <a href="/amp/hebrews/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Are not all the angels ministering spirits sent out [by God] to serve (accompany, protect) those who will inherit salvation? [Of course they are!] <a href="/csb/hebrews/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve those who are going to inherit salvation? <a href="/hcsb/hebrews/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve those who are going to inherit salvation? <a href="/asv/hebrews/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to do service for the sake of them that shall inherit salvation? <a href="/cev/hebrews/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Angels are merely spirits sent to serve people who are going to be saved. <a href="/erv/hebrews/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to do service for the sake of them that shall inherit salvation? <a href="/gwt/hebrews/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> What are all the angels? They are spirits sent to serve those who are going to receive salvation. <a href="/gnt/hebrews/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> What are the angels, then? They are spirits who serve God and are sent by him to help those who are to receive salvation. <a href="/isv/hebrews/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> All of them are spirits on a divine mission, sent to serve those who are about to inherit salvation, aren't they? <a href="/msb/hebrews/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation? <a href="/net/hebrews/1.htm">NET Bible</a> Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to serve those who will inherit salvation? <a href="/nheb/hebrews/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to do service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation? <a href="/wbt/hebrews/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall inherit salvation? <a href="/wey/hebrews/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Are not all angels spirits that serve Him--whom He sends out to render service for the benefit of those who, before long, will inherit salvation? <a href="/web/hebrews/1.htm">World English Bible</a> Aren’t they all serving spirits, sent out to do service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation? <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/hebrews/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Are they not all spirits of service—being sent forth for ministry because of those about to inherit salvation? <a href="/blb/hebrews/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Are they not all ministering spirits, being sent forth for service for the sake of those being about to inherit salvation? <a href="/ylt/hebrews/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> are they not all spirits of service -- for ministration being sent forth because of those about to inherit salvation? <a href="/slt/hebrews/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Are they not all spirits qualified for service, sent forth for service for them about to inherit salvation?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/hebrews/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Are they not all ministering spirits, sent to minister for them, who shall receive the inheritance of salvation? <a href="/cpdv/hebrews/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Are they not all spirits of ministration, sent to minister for the sake of those who shall receive the inheritance of salvation? <a href="/nabre/hebrews/1.htm">New American Bible</a> Are they not all ministering spirits sent to serve, for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation? <a href="/nrsvce/hebrews/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Are not all angels spirits in the divine service, sent to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/hebrews/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth in the service for those who shall inherit life everlasting? <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/hebrews/1.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Behold, are they not all spirits of service, who are sent into service for the sake of those who are going to inherit life? <div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/hebrews/1.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister to those who shall inherit salvation? <a href="/godbey/hebrews/1.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> Are not all these ministering spirits, having been sent forth unto ministration for the sake of those who are about to inherit salvation? <a href="/haweis/hebrews/1.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Are they not all ministerial spirits, sent to perform service on account of those who are about to inherit salvation?<CM> <a href="/mace/hebrews/1.htm">Mace New Testament</a> are not all those spirits dispatch'd as ministers to take care of those who shall belong to the christian church. <a href="/wey/hebrews/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Are not all angels spirits that serve Him--whom He sends out to render service for the benefit of those who, before long, will inherit salvation? <a href="/worrell/hebrews/1.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth for service, for the sake of those about to inherit salvation? <a href="/worsley/hebrews/1.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Are they not all ministring spirits, sent forth to attend on those who shall be heirs of salvation? <a href="/parallel/hebrews/1-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x-IAXXp5zcA?start=132" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/hebrews/1.htm">The Supremacy of the Son</a> …13Yet to which of the angels did God ever say: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet”? 14<a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: eisin (V-PIA-3P) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">Are</a> <a href="/greek/3780.htm" title="3780: Ouchi (IntPrtcl) -- By no means, not at all. Intensive of ou; not indeed.">not</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pantes (Adj-NMP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">the angels</a> <a href="/greek/3010.htm" title="3010: leitourgika (Adj-NNP) -- Given to serving (ministration), ministering. From the same as leitourgeo; functional publicly; i.e. Beneficient.">ministering</a> <a href="/greek/4151.htm" title="4151: pneumata (N-NNP) -- Wind, breath, spirit. ">spirits</a> <a href="/greek/649.htm" title="649: apostellomena (V-PPM/P-NNP) -- From apo and stello; set apart, i.e. to send out literally or figuratively.">sent</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases."></a> <a href="/greek/1248.htm" title="1248: diakonian (N-AFS) -- Waiting at table; in a wider sense: service, ministration. From diakonos; attendance; figuratively aid, service.">to serve</a> <a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: dia (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tous (Art-AMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">those who</a> <a href="/greek/3195.htm" title="3195: mellontas (V-PPA-AMP) -- A strengthened form of melo; to intend, i.e. Be about to be, do, or suffer something.">will</a> <a href="/greek/2816.htm" title="2816: klēronomein (V-PNA) -- To inherit, obtain (possess) by inheritance, acquire. From kleronomos; to be an heir to.">inherit</a> <a href="/greek/4991.htm" title="4991: sōtērian (N-AFS) -- Feminine of a derivative of soter as noun; rescue or safety.">salvation?</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/psalms/103-20.htm">Psalm 103:20-21</a> Bless the LORD, all His angels mighty in strength who carry out His word, who hearken to the voice of His command. / Bless the LORD, all His hosts, you servants who do His will. <a href="/matthew/18-10.htm">Matthew 18:10</a> 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. <a href="/daniel/6-22.htm">Daniel 6:22</a> 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.” <a href="/psalms/34-7.htm">Psalm 34:7</a> The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them. <a href="/luke/16-22.htm">Luke 16:22</a> One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried. <a href="/genesis/28-12.htm">Genesis 28:12</a> And Jacob had a dream about a ladder that rested on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven, and God’s angels were going up and down the ladder. <a href="/revelation/5-11.htm">Revelation 5:11-12</a> Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels encircling the throne, and the living creatures and the elders. And their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands. / In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!” <a href="/2_kings/6-16.htm">2 Kings 6:16-17</a> “Do not be afraid,” Elisha answered, “for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” / Then Elisha prayed, “O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.” And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw that the hills were full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. <a href="/acts/12-7.htm">Acts 12:7-10</a> Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists. / “Get dressed and put on your sandals,” said the angel. Peter did so, and the angel told him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.” / So Peter followed him out, but he was unaware that what the angel was doing was real. He thought he was only seeing a vision. ... <a href="/psalms/91-11.htm">Psalm 91:11-12</a> For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. / They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. <a href="/matthew/4-11.htm">Matthew 4:11</a> Then the devil left Him, and angels came and ministered to Him. <a href="/revelation/7-11.htm">Revelation 7:11-12</a> And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. And they fell facedown before the throne and worshiped God, / saying, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength be to our God forever and ever! Amen.” <a href="/1_peter/3-22.htm">1 Peter 3:22</a> who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him. <a href="/exodus/23-20.htm">Exodus 23:20-23</a> Behold, I am sending an angel before you to protect you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared. / Pay attention to him and listen to his voice; do not defy him, for he will not forgive rebellion, since My Name is in him. / But if you will listen carefully to his voice and do everything I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies and a foe to your foes. ... <a href="/judges/13-3.htm">Judges 13:3-21</a> The angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, “It is true that you are barren and have no children; but you will conceive and give birth to a son. / Now please be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, and not to eat anything unclean. / For behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. And no razor shall touch his head, because the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb, and he will begin the deliverance of Israel from the hand of the Philistines.” ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?ministering.<a href="/hebrews/8-6.htm">Hebrews 8:6</a> But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.<a href="/hebrews/10-11.htm">Hebrews 10:11</a> And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:<a href="/psalms/103-20.htm">Psalm 103:20,21</a> Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word… sent.<a href="/genesis/19-15.htm">Genesis 19:15,16</a> And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city… <a href="/genesis/32-1.htm">Genesis 32:1,2,24</a> And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him… <a href="/acts/11-22.htm">Acts 11:22</a> Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch.minister.<a href="/psalms/34-7.htm">Psalm 34:7</a> The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.<a href="/psalms/91-11.htm">Psalm 91:11,12</a> For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways… <a href="/daniel/6-22.htm">Daniel 6:22</a> My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.heirs.<a href="/hebrews/6-12.htm">Hebrews 6:12,17</a> That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises… <a href="/matthew/25-34.htm">Matthew 25:34</a> Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:<a href="/romans/8-17.htm">Romans 8:17</a> And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/philemon/1-18.htm">Account</a> <a href="/hebrews/1-13.htm">Angels</a> <a href="/philemon/1-20.htm">Benefit</a> <a href="/1_timothy/1-16.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/titus/3-7.htm">Heirs</a> <a href="/philemon/1-13.htm">Helping</a> <a href="/hebrews/1-4.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/hebrews/1-4.htm">Inherit</a> <a href="/philemon/1-13.htm">Minister</a> <a href="/hebrews/1-7.htm">Ministering</a> <a href="/2_timothy/4-11.htm">Ministration</a> <a href="/2_timothy/3-15.htm">Obtain</a> <a href="/2_timothy/4-14.htm">Render</a> <a href="/philemon/1-23.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/titus/3-5.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/philemon/1-23.htm">Sends</a> <a href="/hebrews/1-7.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/philemon/1-13.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/2_timothy/4-11.htm">Service</a> <a href="/titus/3-3.htm">Serving</a> <a href="/hebrews/1-7.htm">Spirits</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hebrews/2-6.htm">Account</a> <a href="/hebrews/2-2.htm">Angels</a> <a href="/hebrews/4-2.htm">Benefit</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-7.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-12.htm">Heirs</a> <a href="/hebrews/2-16.htm">Helping</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-12.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-12.htm">Inherit</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-10.htm">Minister</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-5.htm">Ministering</a> <a href="/revelation/2-19.htm">Ministration</a> <a href="/hebrews/4-16.htm">Obtain</a> <a href="/hebrews/2-14.htm">Render</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-7.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/hebrews/2-3.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-8.htm">Sends</a> <a href="/hebrews/8-5.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-10.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/hebrews/2-17.htm">Service</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-10.htm">Serving</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-9.htm">Spirits</a><div class="vheading2">Hebrews 1</div>1. <a href="/hebrews/1-1.htm">Christ in these last times coming to us from the Father,</a> 4. <a href="/hebrews/1-4.htm">is preferred above the angels, both in person and office.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><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'; 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In the Greek, "angels" (ἄγγελοι, angeloi) means "messengers." This term is used throughout Scripture to describe heavenly beings who serve God and carry out His will. Historically, angels have been seen as powerful, divine agents who execute God's commands, as seen in various Old Testament accounts such as the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19) and the deliverance of messages to prophets.ministering spirits The term "ministering" (λειτουργικά, leitourgika) is derived from the Greek word for public service or worship. This indicates that angels are engaged in sacred service, emphasizing their role in God's divine plan. "Spirits" (πνεύματα, pneumata) highlights their non-corporeal nature, distinguishing them from human beings. Angels, as ministering spirits, are dedicated to serving God and His purposes, which includes aiding believers.sent to serve The phrase "sent to serve" underscores the mission-oriented nature of angels. The Greek word for "sent" (ἀποστελλόμενα, apostellomena) is related to the term "apostle," meaning one who is sent with a purpose. This indicates that angels are dispatched by God with specific tasks. "To serve" (διακονίαν, diakonian) is a term often associated with humble service, akin to the work of deacons in the early church. This reflects the angels' role in supporting and assisting believers.those who will inherit salvation This phrase identifies the beneficiaries of the angels' service. "Those who will inherit" (κληρονομεῖν, klēronomein) suggests a future promise, pointing to the eschatological hope of believers. "Salvation" (σωτηρίαν, sōtērian) refers to the deliverance from sin and its consequences, a central theme in Christian theology. The inheritance of salvation is a gift from God, secured through faith in Jesus Christ. This highlights the grace and mercy of God, who not only provides salvation but also assigns angels to aid those on the path to eternal life.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hebrews/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) Are they not all ministering spirits?--In this verse and the preceding is repeated the contrast of <a href="/context/hebrews/1-7.htm" title="And of the angels he said, Who makes his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.">Hebrews 1:7-9</a>, in reversed order. The words "ministering spirits" at once recall the "ministers" and "winds" (expressed in Greek and Hebrew by the same word as "spirits") spoken of in <a href="/hebrews/1-7.htm" title="And of the angels he said, Who makes his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.">Hebrews 1:7</a>. In the LXX. this word "minister" is usually applied to those who stood before God in His earthly sanctuary: so here it is fitly used of the nobler offices of the unseen world. To the English reader it may seem that those who in <a href="/hebrews/1-7.htm" title="And of the angels he said, Who makes his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.">Hebrews 1:7</a> are God's ministers are here represented as servants of man. It is not really so, for the words properly mean, . . . sent forth (that is, continually sent forth) to do service (to God), for the sake of them who are to inherit salvation. "Inherit" is a prelude of <a href="/hebrews/2-10.htm" title="For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.">Hebrews 2:10</a>. The last word, "salvation," expresses the divine purpose indicated by all the prophecies that have passed under review. The chapter has been occupied with promises of the Christ: the last word brings before us Jesus, the Saviour.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/hebrews/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 14. - Are they not all, etc.? A final expression, adduced in contrast, of the position and office of the angels, as seen above. The A.V. suggests the idea, not conveyed by the Greek, of guardian angels. The more correct translation is, Are they not all ministering (λειτουργικὰ) spirits, for service (εἰς διακονίαν) sent forth, on account of those who are to (διὰ τοὺς μέλλοντας) inherit salvation? The allusion is generally to their office of subordinate ministration in furtherance of the Divine purposes of human salvation; the continuance of such office being denoted by the present participle, αποστελλόμενα. <a href="/commentaries/hebrews/1-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Are εἰσὶν (eisin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. not Οὐχὶ (Ouchi) IntPrtcl <a href="/greek/strongs_3780.htm">Strong's 3780: </a> By no means, not at all. Intensive of ou; not indeed. [the angels] πάντες (pantes) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. ministering λειτουργικὰ (leitourgika) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3010.htm">Strong's 3010: </a> Given to serving (ministration), ministering. From the same as leitourgeo; functional publicly; i.e. Beneficient. spirits πνεύματα (pneumata) Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4151.htm">Strong's 4151: </a> Wind, breath, spirit. sent ἀποστελλόμενα (apostellomena) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_649.htm">Strong's 649: </a> From apo and stello; set apart, i.e. to send out literally or figuratively. to serve διακονίαν (diakonian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1248.htm">Strong's 1248: </a> Waiting at table; in a wider sense: service, ministration. From diakonos; attendance; figuratively aid, service. those who τοὺς (tous) Article - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. will μέλλοντας (mellontas) Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3195.htm">Strong's 3195: </a> A strengthened form of melo; to intend, i.e. Be about to be, do, or suffer something. inherit κληρονομεῖν (klēronomein) Verb - Present Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_2816.htm">Strong's 2816: </a> To inherit, obtain (possess) by inheritance, acquire. From kleronomos; to be an heir to. salvation? σωτηρίαν (sōtērian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4991.htm">Strong's 4991: </a> Feminine of a derivative of soter as noun; rescue or safety. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/hebrews/1-14.htm">Hebrews 1:14 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/hebrews/1-14.htm">Hebrews 1:14 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/hebrews/1-14.htm">Hebrews 1:14 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/hebrews/1-14.htm">Hebrews 1:14 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/hebrews/1-14.htm">Hebrews 1:14 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/hebrews/1-14.htm">Hebrews 1:14 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/hebrews/1-14.htm">Hebrews 1:14 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/hebrews/1-14.htm">Hebrews 1:14 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/hebrews/1-14.htm">Hebrews 1:14 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/hebrews/1-14.htm">Hebrews 1:14 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/hebrews/1-14.htm">NT Letters: Hebrews 1:14 Aren't they all serving spirits sent out (Heb. He. 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