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Source language
Original Greek   
οὐ γὰρ δήπου ἀγγέλων ἐπιλαμβάνεται, ἀλλὰ σπέρματος Ἀβραὰμ ἐπιλαμβάνεται.
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
ou gar depou aggelon epilambanetai, alla spermatos Abraam epilambanetai.

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
nusquam enim angelos adprehendit sed semen Abrahae adprehendit

King James Variants
American King James Version   
For truly he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.
American King James Version   
For truly he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the nature of Abraham.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the nature of Abraham.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.
Authorized (King James) Version   
For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.
New King James Version   
For indeed He does not give aid to angels, but He does give aid to the seed of Abraham.
21st Century King James Version   
For verily He took not on Himself the nature of angels, but He took on Him the seed of Abraham.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
For verily not to angels doth he give help, but he giveth help to the seed of Abraham.
American Standard Version   
For verily not to angels doth he give help, but he giveth help to the seed of Abraham.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
For death was not authorized over the Angels, but death was authorized over the seed of Abraham.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
For death was not authorized over the Angels, but death was authorized over the seed of Abraham.
Darby Bible Translation   
For he does not indeed take hold of angels by the hand, but he takes hold of the seed of Abraham.
Darby Bible Translation   
For he does not indeed take hold of angels by the hand, but he takes hold of the seed of Abraham.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
For no where doth he take hold of the angels: but of the seed of Abraham he taketh hold.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
For no where doth he take hold of the angels: but of the seed of Abraham he taketh hold.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
For verily not of angels doth he take hold, but he taketh hold of the seed of Abraham.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
For verily not of angels doth he take hold, but he taketh hold of the seed of Abraham.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
For surely it is not angels that he helps, but he helps the offspring of Abraham.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
For surely it is not angels that he helps, but he helps the offspring of Abraham.
God's Word   
So Jesus helps Abraham's descendants rather than helping angels.
God's Word   
So Jesus helps Abraham's descendants rather than helping angels.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
For it is clear that He does not reach out to help angels, but to help Abraham's offspring.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
For it is clear that He does not reach out to help angels, but to help Abraham's offspring.
International Standard Version   
For it is clear that he did not come to help angels. No, he came to help Abraham's descendants,
International Standard Version   
For it is clear that he did not come to help angels. No, he came to help Abraham's descendants,
NET Bible   
For surely his concern is not for angels, but he is concerned for Abraham's descendants.
NET Bible   
For surely his concern is not for angels, but he is concerned for Abraham's descendants.
New American Standard Bible   
For assuredly He does not give help to angels, but He gives help to the descendant of Abraham.
New American Standard Bible   
For assuredly He does not give help to angels, but He gives help to the descendant of Abraham.
New International Version   
For surely it is not angels he helps, but Abraham's descendants.
New International Version   
For surely it is not angels he helps, but Abraham's descendants.
New Living Translation   
We also know that the Son did not come to help angels; he came to help the descendants of Abraham.
New Living Translation   
We also know that the Son did not come to help angels; he came to help the descendants of Abraham.
Webster's Bible Translation   
For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.
Webster's Bible Translation   
For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.
Weymouth New Testament   
For assuredly it is not to angels that He is continually reaching a helping hand, but it is to the descendants of Abraham.
Weymouth New Testament   
For assuredly it is not to angels that He is continually reaching a helping hand, but it is to the descendants of Abraham.
The World English Bible   
For most certainly, he doesn't give help to angels, but he gives help to the seed of Abraham.
The World English Bible   
For most certainly, he doesn't give help to angels, but he gives help to the seed of Abraham.
EasyEnglish Bible   
It is clear that Jesus did not come to help the angels. He came to help people who are from Abraham's family.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
for, doubtless, of messengers it doth not lay hold, but of seed of Abraham it layeth hold,
New Life Version   
Jesus did not come to help angels. Instead, He came to help men who are of Abraham’s family.
Revised Geneva Translation   
For He in no way took on the nature of angels, but He took on the seed of Abraham.
The Voice Bible   
So notice—His concern here is not for the welfare of the heavenly messengers, but for the children of Abraham.
Living Bible   
We all know he did not come as an angel but as a human being—yes, a Jew.
New Catholic Bible   
For clearly he did not come to help angels but rather he came to help the descendants of Abraham.
Legacy Standard Bible   
For assuredly He does not give help to angels, but He gives help to the seed of Abraham.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
For verily he did not take the angels, but he took the seed of Abraham.
Christian Standard Bible   
For it is clear that he does not reach out to help angels, but to help Abraham’s offspring.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
For, as we all know, He [Christ] did not take hold of angels [the fallen angels, to give them a helping and delivering hand], but He did take hold of [the fallen] descendants of Abraham [to reach out to them a helping and delivering hand].
New Century Version   
Clearly, it is not angels that Jesus helps, but the people who are from Abraham.
The Message   
It’s obvious, of course, that he didn’t go to all this trouble for angels. It was for people like us, children of Abraham. That’s why he had to enter into every detail of human life. Then, when he came before God as high priest to get rid of the people’s sins, he would have already experienced it all himself—all the pain, all the testing—and would be able to help where help was needed.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
For surely he was not concerned with helping angels but with helping Abraham’s offspring.
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
For surely he does not reach out to help angels, but he reaches out to help the seed of Abraham.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
For it is clear that he did not come to help angels, but the descendants of Abraham.
New Matthew Bible   
For in no place does he take on him the angels, but he takes the seed of Abraham on him.
Good News Translation®   
For it is clear that it is not the angels that he helps. Instead, he helps the descendants of Abraham.
Wycliffe Bible   
And he took [to] never angels, but he took [to] the seed of Abraham.
New Testament for Everyone   
It’s obvious, you see, that he isn’t taking special thought for angels; he’s taking special thought for Abraham’s family.
Contemporary English Version   
Jesus clearly did not come to help angels, but he did come to help Abraham's descendants.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
For surely it is not with angels that he is concerned but with the descendants of Abraham.
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
Since, then, “the children” have a common physical nature as human beings, he also became a human being, so that by going through death as a man he might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil; and might also set free those who lived their whole lives a prey to the fear of death. It is plain that for this purpose he did not become an angel; he became a man, in actual fact a descendant of Abraham. It was imperative that he should be made like his brothers in nature, if he were to become a High Priest both compassionate and faithful in the things of God, and at the same time able to make atonement for the sins of the people. For by virtue of his own suffering under temptation he is able to help those who are exposed to temptation.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
For it is clear that he did not come to help angels but the descendants of Abraham.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
For it is clear that he did not come to help angels, but the descendants of Abraham.
Common English Bible © 2011   
Of course, he isn’t trying to help angels, but rather he’s helping Abraham’s descendants.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
For, as we all know, He (Christ) does not take hold of [the fallen] angels [to give them a helping hand], but He does take hold of [the fallen] descendants of Abraham [extending to them His hand of deliverance].
English Standard Version Anglicised   
For surely it is not angels that he helps, but he helps the offspring of Abraham.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
Surely he did not help angels but rather the descendants of Abraham;
New American Standard Bible   
For clearly He does not give help to angels, but He gives help to the descendants of Abraham.
The Expanded Bible   
[L For] Clearly, it is not angels that Jesus helps, but the ·people who are from [seed/descendants of] Abraham [C the father of the Jewish nation; Gen. 12—25].
Tree of Life Version   
For surely He is not concerned about angels, but about the seed of Abraham.
Revised Standard Version   
For surely it is not with angels that he is concerned but with the descendants of Abraham.
New International Reader's Version   
It is certainly Abraham’s children that he helps. He doesn’t help angels.
BRG Bible   
For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham.
Complete Jewish Bible   
Indeed, it is obvious that he does not take hold of angels to help them; on the contrary, “He takes hold of the seed of Avraham.”
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
Jesus did not come to help angels. He came to help people who were born in Abraham's family.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
For it is clear that he did not come to help angels, but the descendants of Abraham.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
For surely it was not malachim that concerned him, but the zera Avraham Avinu.
Names of God Bible   
So Yeshua helps Abraham’s descendants rather than helping angels.
Modern English Version   
For surely He does not help the angels, but He helps the seed of Abraham.
Easy-to-Read Version   
Clearly, it is not angels that Jesus helps. He helps the people who are from Abraham.
International Children’s Bible   
Clearly, it is not angels that Jesus helps, but the people who are from Abraham.
Lexham English Bible   
For surely he is not concerned with angels, but he is concerned with the descendants of Abraham.
New International Version - UK   
For surely it is not angels he helps, but Abraham’s descendants.
Disciples Literal New Testament   
For He surely does not take-hold-of  angels, but He takes hold of the seed of Abraham.