Hebrews 1:14

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to serve those who will inherit salvation?

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Οὐχὶ πάντες εἰσὶν λειτουργικὰ πνεύματα, εἰς διακονίαν ἀποστελλόμενα διὰ τοὺς μέλλοντας κληρονομεῖν σωτηρίαν;

Transliteration

Not all eisin leitourgika pneumata, for diakonian apostellomena because of the ones mellontas klēronomein sōtērian?

Grammar Details

• *Ouchi*: negative interrogative particle - not/are not
• *pantes*: nominative, masculine, plural - all
• *eisin*: present active indicative, 3rd plural - are
• *leitourgika*: nominative, neuter, plural - ministering/serving
• *pneumata*: nominative, neuter, plural - spirits
• *eis*: preposition + accusative - for/unto
• *diakonian*: accusative, feminine, singular - service/ministry
• *apostellomena*: present passive participle, nominative, neuter, plural - being sent
• *dia*: preposition + accusative - because of/for the sake of
• *mellontas*: present active participle, accusative, masculine, plural - being about to/going to
• *klēronomein*: present active infinitive - to inherit
• *sōtērian*: accusative, feminine, singular - salvation

Word Meanings

• *leitourgika*: ministering/serving/ministerial
• *pneumata*: spirits/winds
• *diakonian*: service/ministry/assistance
• *apostellomena*: being sent out/being dispatched
• *mellontas*: about to/going to/destined to
• *klēronomein*: to inherit/to obtain/to receive as an inheritance
• *sōtērian*: salvation/deliverance/preservation

Referenced Verses

• Ps 34:7 : 7 The LORD’s angel camps around the LORD’s loyal followers and delivers them.
• Ps 103:20-21 : 20 Praise the LORD, you angels of his, you powerful warriors who carry out his decrees and obey his orders! 21 Praise the LORD, all you warriors of his, you servants of his who carry out his desires!
• Dan 3:28 : 28 Nebuchadnezzar exclaimed,“Praised be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent forth his angel and has rescued his servants who trusted in him, ignoring the edict of the king and giving up their bodies rather than serve or pay homage to any god other than their God!
• Dan 6:22 : 22 My God sent his angel and closed the lions’ mouths so that they have not harmed me, because I was found to be innocent before him. Nor have I done any harm to you, O king.”
• Luke 16:22 : 22 “Now the poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.
• Acts 5:19 : 19 But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison, led them out, and said,
• Matt 18:10 : 10 The Parable of the Lost Sheep“See that you do not disdain one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.
• Acts 27:23 : 23 For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve came to me
• Gen 32:1-2 : 1 Jacob Wrestles at Peniel So Jacob went on his way and the angels of God met him. 2 When Jacob saw them, he exclaimed,“This is the camp of God!” So he named that place Mahanaim.
• 1 Pet 1:12 : 12 They were shown that they were serving not themselves but you, in regard to the things now announced to you through those who proclaimed the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven– things angels long to catch a glimpse of.
• Heb 6:12 : 12 so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherit the promises.
• Heb 6:17 : 17 In the same way God wanted to demonstrate more clearly to the heirs of the promise that his purpose was unchangeable, and so he intervened with an oath,
• Heb 10:11 : 11 And every priest stands day after day serving and offering the same sacrifices again and again– sacrifices that can never take away sins.
• 2 Cor 9:12 : 12 because the service of this ministry is not only providing for the needs of the saints but is also overflowing with many thanks to God.
• Rom 13:6 : 6 For this reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants devoted to governing.
• 2 Thess 1:7 : 7 and to you who are being afflicted to give rest together with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels.
• Titus 3:7 : 7 And so, since we have been justified by his grace, we become heirs with the confident expectation of eternal life.”
• Matt 13:49-50 : 49 It will be this way at the end of the age. Angels will come and separate the evil from the righteous 50 and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
• Gen 32:24 : 24 So Jacob was left alone. Then a man wrestled with him until daybreak.
• Gen 19:15-16 : 15 At dawn the angels hurried Lot along, saying,“Get going! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or else you will be destroyed when the city is judged!” 16 When Lot hesitated, the men grabbed his hand and the hands of his wife and two daughters because the LORD had compassion on them. They led them away and placed them outside the city.
• Job 1:6 : 6 Satan’s Accusation of Job Now the day came when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD– and Satan also arrived among them.
• Ps 104:4 : 4 He makes the winds his messengers, and the flaming fire his attendant.
• Isa 6:2-3 : 2 Seraphs stood over him; each one had six wings. With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and they used the remaining two to fly. 3 They called out to one another,“Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Heaven’s Armies! His majestic splendor fills the entire earth!”
• Ps 91:11-12 : 11 For he will order his angels to protect you in all you do. 12 They will lift you up in their hands, so you will not slip and fall on a stone.
• Dan 7:10 : 10 A river of fire was streaming forth and proceeding from his presence. Many thousands were ministering to him; many tens of thousands stood ready to serve him. The court convened and the books were opened.
• Dan 9:21-23 : 21 yes, while I was still praying, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen previously in a vision, was approaching me in my state of extreme weariness, around the time of the evening offering. 22 He spoke with me, instructing me as follows:“Daniel, I have now come to impart understanding to you. 23 At the beginning of your requests a message went out, and I have come to convey it to you, for you are of great value in God’s sight. Therefore consider the message and understand the vision:
• Dan 10:11-12 : 11 He said to me,“Daniel, you are of great value. Understand the words that I am about to speak to you. So stand up, for I have now been sent to you.” When he said this to me, I stood up shaking. 12 Then he said to me,“Don’t be afraid, Daniel, for from the very first day you applied your mind to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard. I have come in response to your words.
• Matt 1:20 : 20 When he had contemplated this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said,“Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
• Matt 2:13 : 13 The Escape to Egypt After they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said,“Get up, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to look for the child to kill him.”
• Acts 12:7 : 7 Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared, and a light shone in the prison cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up, saying,“Get up quickly!” And the chains fell off Peter’s wrists.
• Acts 12:23 : 23 Immediately an angel of the Lord struck Herod down because he did not give the glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.
• Acts 10:3-4 : 3 About three o’clock one afternoon he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God who came in and said to him,“Cornelius.” 4 Staring at him and becoming greatly afraid, Cornelius replied,“What is it, Lord?” The angel said to him,“Your prayers and your acts of charity have gone up as a memorial before God.
• Matt 25:34 : 34 Then the king will say to those on his right,‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
• Luke 1:19 : 19 The angel answered him,“I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
• Luke 1:23 : 23 When his time of service was over, he went to his home.
• Luke 2:9 : 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were absolutely terrified.
• Luke 2:13 : 13 Suddenly a vast, heavenly army appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
• Acts 11:22 : 22 A report about them came to the attention of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.
• Acts 13:2 : 2 While they were serving the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said,“Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
• Acts 16:26 : 26 Suddenly a great earthquake occurred, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. Immediately all the doors flew open, and the bonds of all the prisoners came loose.
• Rom 8:17 : 17 And if children, then heirs(namely, heirs of God and also fellow heirs with Christ)– if indeed we suffer with him so we may also be glorified with him.
• Matt 24:31 : 31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet blast, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
• Matt 13:41 : 41 The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather from his kingdom everything that causes sin as well as all lawbreakers.
• 1 Kgs 22:19 : 19 Micaiah said,“That being the case, listen to the LORD’s message. I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, with all the heavenly assembly standing beside him on his right and on his left.
• Heb 5:9 : 9 And by being perfected in this way, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,
• Rom 15:16 : 16 to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles. I serve the gospel of God like a priest, so that the Gentiles may become an acceptable offering, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
• Rom 15:27 : 27 For they were pleased to do this, and indeed they are indebted to the Jerusalem saints. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual things, they are obligated also to minister to them in material things.
• Gal 3:7 : 7 so then, understand that those who believe are the sons of Abraham.
• Gal 3:9 : 9 So then those who believe are blessed along with Abraham the believer.
• Gal 3:29 : 29 And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s descendants, heirs according to the promise.
• Eph 3:6 : 6 namely, that through the gospel the Gentiles are fellow heirs, fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus.
• Phil 2:17 : 17 But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice together with all of you.
• Phil 2:25 : 25 But for now I have considered it necessary to send Epaphroditus to you. For he is my brother, coworker and fellow soldier, and your messenger and minister to me in my need.
• Jas 2:5 : 5 Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! Did not God choose the poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?
• 1 Pet 1:4 : 4 that is, into an inheritance imperishable, undefiled, and unfading. It is reserved in heaven for you,
• Heb 8:6 : 6 But now Jesus has obtained a superior ministry, since the covenant that he mediates is also better and is enacted on better promises.
• 1 Pet 3:7 : 7 Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as the weaker partners and show them honor as fellow heirs of the grace of life. In this way nothing will hinder your prayers.
• Jude 1:14 : 14 Now Enoch, the seventh in descent beginning with Adam, even prophesied of them, saying,“Look! The Lord is coming with thousands and thousands of his holy ones,
• Rev 5:6 : 6 Then I saw standing in the middle of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the middle of the elders, a Lamb that appeared to have been killed. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.