Parallel Verses
NET Bible
After God spoke long ago in various portions and in various ways to our ancestors through the prophets,
New American Standard Bible
God, after He
King James Version
God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
Holman Bible
Long ago God spoke
International Standard Version
God, having spoken in former times in fragmentary and varied fashion to our forefathers by the prophets,
A Conservative Version
God, who formerly spoke in many portions and in many ways to the fathers by the prophets, spoke to us in these last days by a Son,
American Standard Version
God, having of old time spoken unto the fathers in the prophets by divers portions and in divers manners,
Amplified
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,
An Understandable Version
In times past God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets in many parts and in various ways,
Anderson New Testament
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,
Bible in Basic English
In times past the word of God came to our fathers through the prophets, in different parts and in different ways;
Common New Testament
In the past God spoke to our fathers by the prophets at many times and in various ways,
Daniel Mace New Testament
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,
Darby Translation
God having spoken in many parts and in many ways formerly to the fathers in the prophets,
Godbey New Testament
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,
Goodspeed New Testament
It was little by little and in different ways that God spoke in old times to our forefathers through the prophets,
John Wesley New Testament
God who at sundry times and in divers manners spake of old to the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken to us by his Son;
Julia Smith Translation
God, formerly multifariously and abundantly having spoken to the fathers in the prophets,
King James 2000
God, who at many times and in various manners spoke in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
Lexham Expanded Bible
[Although] God spoke long ago in many parts and in many ways to the fathers by the prophets,
Modern King James verseion
God, who at many times and in many ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
God, in time past, diversely and many ways, spake unto the fathers by prophets:
Moffatt New Testament
Many were the forms and fashions in which God spoke of old to our fathers by the prophets,
Montgomery New Testament
God, who in ancient days spoke to our ancestors in the prophets, at many different times and by various methods,
New Heart English Bible
God, having in the past spoken to the fathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways,
Noyes New Testament
God, who at different times and in different ways spoke of old to the fathers by the prophets,
Sawyer New Testament
GOD, who at many times and in many ways spoke anciently to the fathers by the prophets,
The Emphasized Bible
Whereas, in many parts and in many ways of old, God spake unto the fathers, in the prophets,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
GOD, who spake to the fathers of old at various times, and in different manners by the prophets,
Twentieth Century New Testament
God, who, of old, at many times and in many ways, spoke to our ancestors, by the Prophets,
Webster
God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets,
Weymouth New Testament
God, who in ancient days spoke to our forefathers in many distinct messages and by various methods through the Prophets,
Williams New Testament
It was bit by bit and in many different ways that God in olden times spoke to our forefathers through the prophets,
World English Bible
God, having in the past spoken to the fathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways,
Worrell New Testament
God, having in many parts and many ways spoken, of old, to the fathers in the prophets,
Worsley New Testament
God, 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 his Son,
Youngs Literal Translation
In many parts, and many ways, God of old having spoken to the fathers in the prophets,
Themes
Better » The keyword of Hebrews » Better revelation
Christ » Conqueror of death » Creator
Creation » Everything being created by the word of God (jesus Christ)
Holy spirit » Fruits of » Inspiring prophets
Inspiration » General references to inspiration of prophets and teachers
the Inspiration of the Holy Spirit » Modes of » Various
Jesus Christ » Preexistence of
Jesus Christ » Prophet » Reveals God
Last days » The last days being here
New » The keyword of Hebrews » Better revelation
Prophecy » Fulfilment of » General references to inspiration of prophets and teachers
Prophets » Inspiration of » General references to inspiration of prophets and teachers
Prophets » God spake of old by
Prophets » God communicated to » At various time and in divers ways
Speech/communication » How God spoke in past times and how he speaks now
God, Trinity » Each person in, described as » Inspiring the prophets, &c
Interlinear
Palai
Devotionals
Devotionals about Hebrews 1:1
Devotionals containing Hebrews 1:1
References
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Hebrews 1:1
Images Hebrews 1:1
Prayers for Hebrews 1:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Full And Final Revelation In The Son
25 May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. 1 After God spoke long ago in various portions and in various ways to our ancestors through the prophets, 2 in these last days he has spoken to us in a son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he created the world.
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 3:15
And I will put hostility between you and the woman and between your offspring and her offspring; her offspring will attack your head, and you will attack her offspring's heel."
Joel 2:28
After all of this I will pour out my Spirit on all kinds of people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your elderly will have revelatory dreams; your young men will see prophetic visions.
Numbers 12:6-8
The Lord said, "Hear now my words: If there is a prophet among you, I the Lord will make myself known to him in a vision; I will speak with him in a dream.
Genesis 6:3
So the Lord said, "My spirit will not remain in humankind indefinitely, since they are mortal. They will remain for 120 more years."
Genesis 6:13-22
So God said to Noah, "I have decided that all living creatures must die, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. Now I am about to destroy them and the earth.
Genesis 8:15-19
Then God spoke to Noah and said,
Genesis 9:1-17
Then God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.
Genesis 12:1-3
Now the Lord said to Abram, "Go out from your country, your relatives, and your father's household to the land that I will show you.
Genesis 26:2-5
The Lord appeared to Isaac and said, "Do not go down to Egypt; settle down in the land that I will point out to you.
Genesis 28:12-15
and had a dream. He saw a stairway erected on the earth with its top reaching to the heavens. The angels of God were going up and coming down it
Genesis 32:24-30
So Jacob was left alone. Then a man wrestled with him until daybreak.
Genesis 46:2-4
God spoke to Israel in a vision during the night and said, "Jacob, Jacob!" He replied, "Here I am!"
Exodus 3:1-22
Now Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the desert and came to the mountain of God, to Horeb.
Luke 1:55
as he promised to our ancestors, to Abraham and to his descendants forever."
Luke 1:72
He has done this to show mercy to our ancestors, and to remember his holy covenant --
Luke 24:27
Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them the things written about himself in all the scriptures.
Luke 24:44
Then he said to them, "These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled."
John 7:22
However, because Moses gave you the practice of circumcision (not that it came from Moses, but from the forefathers), you circumcise a male child on the Sabbath.
John 9:29
We know that God has spoken to Moses! We do not know where this man comes from!"
Acts 2:30
So then, because he was a prophet and knew that God had sworn to him with an oath to seat one of his descendants on his throne,
Acts 13:32
And we proclaim to you the good news about the promise to our ancestors,
Acts 28:23
They set a day to meet with him, and they came to him where he was staying in even greater numbers. From morning until evening he explained things to them, testifying about the kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus from both the law of Moses and the prophets.
Hebrews 2:2
For if the message spoken through angels proved to be so firm that every violation or disobedience received its just penalty,
1 Peter 1:10-12
Concerning this salvation, the prophets who predicted the grace that would come to you searched and investigated carefully.
2 Peter 1:20-21
Above all, you do well if you recognize this: No prophecy of scripture ever comes about by the prophet's own imagination,