Hebrews 1:7
And to the angels indeed he saith: He that maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.
In Context
Cross References
2 Kings 6:17And Eliseus prayed, and said: Lord, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the servant, and he saw: and behold the mountain was full of horses, and chariots of fire round about Eliseus.
Isaiah 6:2Upon it stood the seraphims: the one had six wings, and the other had six wings: with two they covered his face, and with two they covered his feet, and with two they hew.
Daniel 7:10A swift stream of fire issued forth from before him: thousands of thousands ministered to him, and ten thousand times a hundred thousand stood before him: the judgment sat, and the books were opened.
Hebrews 1:14Are they not all ministering spirits, sent to minister for them, who shall receive the inheritance of salvation?
Matthew Henry on Hebrews 1:5-14
The Dignity of Christ. ( a. d. 62.) 4 Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. 5 For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son? 6 And again, when he bringeth in the first-begotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him. 7 And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a… Read the whole commentary →