King James Version
Hebrews 1:13 in the King James Version says “But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool ?” — study this verse from Hebrews chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool ?”
Hebrews 1:13 · KJV
They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment;
And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.
But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool ?
Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
KJV Study — Public Domain
“to”
G4314a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of,
“which”
G5101an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
“of the angels”
G32compare g0034) (to bring tidings); a messenger; especially an "angel"; by implication, a pastor
“Sit”
G2521and ???? (to sit; akin to the base of g1476); to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside
“on”
G1537a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct
“I make”
G5087to place (in the widest application, literally and figuratively; properly, in a passive or horizontal posture, and thus different from g2476, which pr
“enemies”
G2190hateful (passively, odious, or actively, hostile); usually as a noun, an adversary (especially satan)
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