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Hebrews 1:14

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?

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οὐχὶouchinotοὐχίparticle — “not”G3780by no means, not at all.notπάντεςpantesallπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allεἰσὶνeisinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.λειτουργικὰleitourgikaministeringλειτουργικός (leitourgikos)adjective, nominative, plural, neuter — “ministering”, the subject formG3010given to serving (ministration), ministering.ministeringπνεύματαpneumataspiritsπνεῦμα (pneuma)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “spirits”, the subject formG4151wind, breath, spirit.spiritsεἰςeistoεἰςpreposition — “to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.toδιακονίανdiakonianministerδιακονία (diakonia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “minister”, the object formG1248waiting at table; in a wider sense: service, ministration.ministerἀποστελλόμεναapostellomenato sendἀποστέλλω (apostellō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, plural, neuter — “to send”, an ongoing or repeated actionG649I send forth, send (as a messenger, commission, etc.), send away, dismiss.This verse uses “send”.διὰdiaforδιάpreposition — “for”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.forτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.μέλλονταςmellontasthem who shallμέλλω (mellō)verb, present active participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “them who shall”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3195I intend, am about to; I delay, linger.them who shallκληρονομεῖνklēronomeinto be heirs ofκληρονομέω (klēronomeō)verb, present active infinitive — “to be heirs of”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2816I inherit, obtain (possess) by inheritance, acquire.be heirs ofσωτηρίανsōtēriansalvationσωτηρία (sōtēria)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “salvation”, the object formG4991welfare, prosperity, deliverance, preservation, salvation, safety.This verse uses “salvation”.salvation

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

are they not all spirits of service — for ministration being sent forth because of those about to inherit salvation?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to do service for the sake of them that shall inherit salvation?

Young’s Literal Translation

are they not all spirits of service — for ministration being sent forth because of those about to inherit salvation?

World English Bible

Aren’t they all serving spirits, sent out to do service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?

Darby Translation

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out for service on account of those who shall inherit salvation?

Douay-Rheims

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent to minister for them, who shall receive the inheritance of salvation?

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