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angels

Meaning of “angels”

Sense 1: Messengers. Sense 2: Heavenly or spiritual messengers, whether holy or fallen as stated.

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94 occurrences92 verses19 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 19:1

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Hebrews 2:7
Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Hebrews 2:7 · retained source text

Thou madest him a little lower then the Angels, thou crownedst him with glory and honor, and didst set him ouer the workes of thy hands.

1611 marginal noteOr, a little while inferiour to.

Hebrews 2:9
But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Hebrews 2:9 · retained source text

But wee see Iesus, who was made a little lower then the Angels, for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour, that hee by the grace of God should taste death for euery man.

1611 marginal noteOr, by.

Hebrews 2:16
For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.
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1611 witness · Hebrews 2:16 · retained source text

For verely he tooke not on him the nature of Angels: but he tooke on him the seed of Abraham.

1611 marginal noteGr. hee taketh not hold of Angels, but of the seede of Abraham he taketh hold.

Hebrews 12:22
But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,
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1611 witness · Hebrews 12:22 · retained source text

But ye are come vnto mount Sion, and vnto the citie of the liuing God the heauenly Ierusalem, and to an innumerable company of Angels:

Hebrews 13:2
Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
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1611 witness · Hebrews 13:2 · retained source text

Bee not forgetfull to entertaine strangers, for thereby some haue entertayned Angels vnawares.

1 Peter 1:12
Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Peter 1:12 · retained source text

Unto whome it was reuealed, that not vnto themselues, but vnto vs, they did minister the things which are now reported vnto you, by them that haue preached the Gospel vnto you, with the holy Ghost sent downe from heauen, which things the Angels desire to looke into.

1 Peter 3:22
Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.
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1611 witness · 1 Peter 3:22 · retained source text

Who is gone into heauen, and is on the right hand of God, Angels, and authorities, and powers being made subiect vnto him.

2 Peter 2:4
For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;
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1611 witness · 2 Peter 2:4 · retained source text

For if God spared not the Angels that sinned, but cast them downe to hell, and deliuered them into chaines of darkenesse, to be reserued vnto iudgment:

2 Peter 2:11
Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Peter 2:11 · retained source text

Whereas Angels which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord.

1611 marginal noteSome read against themselues.

Jude 1:6
And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.
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1611 witness · Jude 1:6 · retained source text

And the Angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserued in euerlasting chaines vnder darkenesse, vnto the iudgement of the great day.

1611 marginal noteOr, principalitie.

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