Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
In many parts, and many ways, God of old having spoken to the fathers in 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,
NET Bible
After God spoke long ago in various portions and in various ways to our ancestors through the prophets,
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,
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 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ is with your spirit! Amen. 1 In many parts, and many ways, God of old having spoken to the fathers in the prophets, 2 in these last days did speak to us in a Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He did make the ages;
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 3:15
and enmity I put between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; he doth bruise thee -- the head, and thou dost bruise him -- the heel.'
Joel 2:28
And it hath come to pass afterwards, I do pour out My Spirit on all flesh, And prophesied have your sons and your daughters, Your old men do dream dreams, Your young men do see visions.
Numbers 12:6-8
And He saith, 'Hear, I pray you, My words: If your prophet is of Jehovah -- in an appearance unto him I make Myself known; in a dream I speak with him;
Genesis 6:3
And Jehovah saith, 'My Spirit doth not strive in man -- to the age; in their erring they are flesh:' and his days have been an hundred and twenty years.
Genesis 6:13-22
And God said to Noah, 'An end of all flesh hath come before Me, for the earth hath been full of violence from their presence; and lo, I am destroying them with the earth.
Genesis 8:15-19
And God speaketh unto Noah, saying, 'Go out from the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with thee;
Genesis 9:1-17
And God blesseth Noah, and his sons, and saith to them, 'Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth;
Genesis 12:1-3
And Jehovah saith unto Abram, 'Go for thyself, from thy land, and from thy kindred, and from the house of thy father, unto the land which I shew thee.
Genesis 26:2-5
And Jehovah appeareth unto him, and saith, 'Go not down towards Egypt, tabernacle in the land concerning which I speak unto thee,
Genesis 28:12-15
And he dreameth, and lo, a ladder set up on the earth, and its head is touching the heavens; and lo, messengers of God are going up and coming down by it;
Genesis 32:24-30
And Jacob is left alone, and one wrestleth with him till the ascending of the dawn;
Genesis 46:2-4
and God speaketh to Israel in visions of the night, and saith, 'Jacob, Jacob;' and he saith, 'Here am I.'
Exodus 3:1-22
And Moses hath been feeding the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, priest of Midian, and he leadeth the flock behind the wilderness, and cometh in unto the mount of God, to Horeb;
Luke 1:55
As He spake unto our fathers, To Abraham and to his seed -- to the age.'
Luke 1:72
To do kindness with our fathers, And to be mindful of His holy covenant,
Luke 24:27
and having begun from Moses, and from all the prophets, he was expounding to them in all the Writings the things about himself.
Luke 24:44
and he said to them, 'These are the words that I spake unto you, being yet with you, that it behoveth to be fulfilled all the things that are written in the Law of Moses, and the Prophets, and the Psalms, about me.'
John 7:22
because of this, Moses hath given you the circumcision -- not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers -- and on a sabbath ye circumcise a man;
John 9:29
we have known that God hath spoken to Moses, but this one -- we have not known whence he is.'
Acts 2:30
a prophet, therefore, being, and knowing that with an oath God did swear to him, out of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, to raise up the Christ, to sit upon his throne,
Acts 13:32
And we to you do proclaim good news -- that the promise made unto the fathers,
Acts 28:23
and having appointed him a day, they came, more of them unto him, to the lodging, to whom he was expounding, testifying fully the reign of God, persuading them also of the things concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses, and the prophets, from morning till evening,
Hebrews 2:2
for if the word being spoken through messengers did become stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience did receive a just recompense,
1 Peter 1:10-12
concerning which salvation seek out and search out did prophets who concerning the grace toward you did prophecy,
2 Peter 1:20-21
this first knowing, that no prophecy of the Writing doth come of private exposition,