For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
For verily not to angels doth he give help, but he giveth help to the seed of Abraham.
WEB
For surely it is not the angels He helps, but the descendants of Abraham.
YLT
for, doubtless, of messengers it doth not lay hold, but of seed of Abraham it layeth hold,
DBT
For he does not indeed take hold of angels [by the hand], but he takes hold of the seed of Abraham.
About this book
New Testament▾
About this book
New TestamentHebrews — The NT's most sustained Old-Testament argument — an extended demonstration that Jesus is ‘better than’ every institution Judaism knew. Priesthood, covenant, tabernacle, sacrifice: all fulfilled in one great high priest.
- Author
- Unknown — the book itself does not name its author. Traditional attribution is Pauline (Clement of Alexandria, Origen, much of the Eastern church); Luther proposed Apollos; Tertullian preferred Barnabas; Harnack proposed Priscilla. Site does not adjudicate
- Date
- Mid-to-late 1st century AD, almost certainly before AD 70 (the book argues against the ongoing Temple liturgy as if the Temple still stands)