Hebrews 13:5
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. | Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.” | Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee. |
In context
AI-assisted, sourcedHebrews 13:1-6Brotherly love and contentment
About Hebrews 13"Let brotherly love continue," the writer says, and urges hospitality, care for prisoners, honour for marriage, and contentment, "for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee." He reminds them, "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever," and since Jesus "suffered without the gate," he says, "Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach," and "offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually." He asks them to obey their leaders and pray for him, prays that "the God of peace" will "Make you perfect in every good work," and sends news that "our brother Timothy is set at liberty." Hebrews 13:1Hebrews 13:2Hebrews 13:3Hebrews 13:4Hebrews 13:5Hebrews 13:8Hebrews 13:12Hebrews 13:13Hebrews 13:15Hebrews 13:17Hebrews 13:18Hebrews 13:20Hebrews 13:21Hebrews 13:23
Why this verse matters here"Be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee." Verse 6 echoes Psalm 118:6, "The LORD is on my side; I will not fear." Hebrews 13:5Hebrews 13:6Psalms 118:6
Original Greek words
| English | Greek | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Let be] without covetousness | Ἀφιλάργυρος | Aphilarguros | G0866 | not greedyἀφιλάργυρος (aphilarguros) ἀ-φιλ-άργυρος, -ον without love of money, not avaricious; 1Ti.3:3, Heb.13:5. (For other instances, see MM, see word)† (AS) |
| [your] manner of life; | τρόπος· | tropos | G5158 | wayτρόπος (tropos) τρόπος, -ου, ὁ (τρέπω), [in LXX chiefly (ὃν τ.) for אֲשֶׁר ;] 1. a way, manner, fashion: Mat.23:37, Luk.13:34, Act.1:11 7:28, 2Ti.3:8, Ju 7; καθ᾽ ὃν τ., Act.15:11 27:25 (ef. MM, xxv); κατὰ πάντα τ., Rom.3:2; κατὰ μηδένα τ. (4Ma.4:24, al.), 2Th.2:3; (ἐν) παντὶ τ., Php.1:18, 2Th.3:16 2. Of persons, manner of life, character (Hdt., Æsch., al.): Heb.13:5.† (AS) |
| being satisfied | ἀρκούμενοι | arkoumenoi | G0714 | be sufficientἀρκέω (arkeō) ἀρκέω, -ῶ [in LXX for הוֹן, etc. ;] 1. to keep off; with dative, to assist. 2. to suffice: with dative of person(s), Jo 67, 2Co.12:9; impers., Mat.25:9, Jhn.14:8 (MM, see word). Pass., to be satisfied: with dative of thing(s), Luk.3:14, 1Ti.6:8, Heb.13:5; before ἐπί, III Jn 10.† (AS) |
| present; | παροῦσιν· | parousin | G3918 | be presentπάρειμι (pareimi) πάρ-ειμι [in LXX for בּוֹא, etc. ;] 1. to be by, at hand or present; (a) of persons: Rev.17:8; παρών (opposite to ἀπών), 1Co.5:3, 2Co.10:2 10:11 13:2 13:10; before ἐπί with genitive, Act.24:19; ἐνώπιον, Act.10:33; ἐνθάδε, Act.17:6; πρός, with accusative of person(s), Act.12:20, 2Co.11:8, Gal.4:18, 20; (b) of things : of time, ὁ καιρός, Jhn.7:6; τ. παρόν, Heb.12:11; ἡ ἀλήθεια, 2Pe.1:12; ταῦτα, 2Pe.1:9; τ. παρόντα, Heb.13:5. … |
| He Himself | αὐτὸς | autos | G0846 | it/s/heαὐτός (autos) αὐτός, -ή, -ό, determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse), expressing opposition, distinction, exclusion, etc., αὐ. ἐκχυθήσεται, Luk.5:37; αὐ. ἐγινώσκεν, Jhn.2:25; αὐ.ὑμεῖς, Jhn.3:28; καὶ αὐ. ἐγώ, Rom.15:14; αὐ. Ἰησοῦς, Jhn.2:24; αὐ. καὶ οἱ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ, Mrk.2:25; ὑμεῖς αὐ., Mrk.6:31; esp. (as freq in cl.) αὐ. ὁ, Mat.3:4, Mrk.6:17, Jhn.16:27, 1Th.3:11, al.; in late Gk., sometimes weakened, ἐν αὐτῇ τ. ὥρᾳ, in that hour, Luk.10:21 (M, Pr., 91; … |
| for | γὰρ | gar | G1063 | forγάρ (gar) γάρ, co-ordinating particle, contr. of γε ἄρα, verily then, hence, in truth, indeed, yea, then, why, and when giving a reason or explanation, for, the usage in NT being in general accord with that of cl.; 1. explicative and epexegetic: Mat.4:18 19:12, Mrk.1:16 5:42 16:4, Luk.11:3o, Rom.7:1, 1Co.16:5, al. 2. Conclusive, in questions, answers and exclamations: Mat.9:5 27:23, Luk.9:25 22:27, Jhn.9:30, Act.8:31 16:37 19:35, Rom.15:26, 1Co.9:10, Php.1:18 (Ellic., in l.), 1Th.2:20, al. … |
| has said: | εἴρηκεν· | eirēken | G2046 | to sayἐρῶ (erō) λέγω, [in LXX very freq., chiefly for אמר; λέγει for נְאֻם, Gen.22:16, al. ;] 1. in Hom., to pick out, gather, reckon, recount. 2. In Hdt. and Att., to say, speak, affirm, declare: absol., Act.13:15, 24:10; before orat. dir., Mat.9:34, Mrk.3:11, Jhn.1:29, al.; before ὅτι recit., Mrk.3:21, Luk.1:24, Jhn.6:14, al.; accusative and inf., Luk.11:18, Jhn.12:29, al.; after another verb of speaking, προσφωνεῖν κ. λέγειν, Mat.11:17, al.; ἀπεκρίθη (ἐλάλησεν) λέγων (καὶ λέγει; Dalman, Words, 24 ff.), Mat.25:9, Mrk.3:33, 7:28, Luk.24:6, 7, al.; of unspoken thought, λ. ἐν ἑαυτῷ, Mat.3:9, Luk.3:8, al.; of … |
| Certainly | οὐ | ou | G3756 | noοὐ (ou) οὐ, before a vowel with smooth breathing οὐκ, before one with rough breathing οὐχ (but improperly οὐχ ἰδού, Act.2:7, WH, mg.; cf. WH, Intr., §409; M, Pr., 44, 244), [in LXX for אֵין ,אַיִן ,לֹא ;] neg. particle, not, no, used generally with indic, and for a denial of fact (cf . μή); 1. absol. (accented), οὔ, no: Mat.13:29 Jhn.1:21 21:5; οὒ οὕ, Mat.5:37 Jas.5:12. … |
| not | μή | mē | G3361 | notμή (mē) μή, subjective negative particle, used where the negation depends on a condition or hypothesis, expressed or understood, as distinct from οὐ, which denies absolutely. μή is used where one thinks a thing is not, as distinct from an absolute negation. As a general rule, οὐ negatives the indic, μή the other moods, incl, ptcp. [In LXX for אֵין ,אַיִן ,אַל ] I. As a neg. adv., not; 1. with ref. to thought or opinion: Jhn.3:18, Tit.1:11, 2Pe.1:9. 2. In delib. questions, with subjc. (M, Pr., 185): Mrk.12:14, Rom.3:8. … |
| you | σε | se | G4771 | youσέ (se) αὐτός, -ή, -ό, determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse), expressing opposition, distinction, exclusion, etc., αὐ. ἐκχυθήσεται, Luk.5:37; αὐ. ἐγινώσκεν, Jhn.2:25; αὐ.ὑμεῖς, Jhn.3:28; καὶ αὐ. ἐγώ, Rom.15:14; αὐ. Ἰησοῦς, Jhn.2:24; αὐ. καὶ οἱ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ, Mrk.2:25; ὑμεῖς αὐ., Mrk.6:31; esp. (as freq in cl.) αὐ. ὁ, Mat.3:4, Mrk.6:17, Jhn.16:27, 1Th.3:11, al.; in late Gk., sometimes weakened, ἐν αὐτῇ τ. ὥρᾳ, in that hour, Luk.10:21 (M, Pr., 91; … |
| shall I leave, | ἀνῶ, | anō | G0447 | to loosen/leaveἀνίημι (aniēmi) ἀν-ίημι (ἀνά, ἵημι), [in LXX for רָפָה, נָשָׂא, etc. ;] 1. to send up, produce, to send back. 2. to let go, leave without support: Heb.13:5 (cf. Deu.31:6; Hom., Iliad., ii, 71). 3. to relax, loosen (see Field, Notes, 124 f.): Act.16:26 27:40; hence, metaphorically, to give up, desist from: Eph.6:9.† (AS) |
| nor | οὐδ᾽ | oud᾽ | G3761 | norοὐδέ (oude) οὐδέ, negative particle, related to μηδέ as οὐ to μή. I. As conjc., and not, also not, neither, nor: Mat.6:15, Luk.16:31, Rom.4:15, al.; οὐ . . . οὐδέ, Mat.5:15 10:24, Mrk.4:22, Luk.6:43, 44, Jhn.6:24, Act.2:27, Rom.2:28, al. (see Bl., §77, 10). II. As adv., not even: Mat.6:29, Mrk.6:31, Luk.7:9, 1Co.5:1; οὐδὲ εἷς, Act.4:32, Rom.3:10" (LXX) . (AS) |
| certainly | οὐ | ou | G3756 | noοὐ (ou) οὐ, before a vowel with smooth breathing οὐκ, before one with rough breathing οὐχ (but improperly οὐχ ἰδού, Act.2:7, WH, mg.; cf. WH, Intr., §409; M, Pr., 44, 244), [in LXX for אֵין ,אַיִן ,לֹא ;] neg. particle, not, no, used generally with indic, and for a denial of fact (cf . μή); 1. absol. (accented), οὔ, no: Mat.13:29 Jhn.1:21 21:5; οὒ οὕ, Mat.5:37 Jas.5:12. … |
| not | μή | mē | G3361 | notμή (mē) μή, subjective negative particle, used where the negation depends on a condition or hypothesis, expressed or understood, as distinct from οὐ, which denies absolutely. μή is used where one thinks a thing is not, as distinct from an absolute negation. As a general rule, οὐ negatives the indic, μή the other moods, incl, ptcp. [In LXX for אֵין ,אַיִן ,אַל ] I. As a neg. adv., not; 1. with ref. to thought or opinion: Jhn.3:18, Tit.1:11, 2Pe.1:9. 2. In delib. questions, with subjc. (M, Pr., 185): Mrk.12:14, Rom.3:8. … |
| you | σε | se | G4771 | youσέ (se) αὐτός, -ή, -ό, determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse), expressing opposition, distinction, exclusion, etc., αὐ. ἐκχυθήσεται, Luk.5:37; αὐ. ἐγινώσκεν, Jhn.2:25; αὐ.ὑμεῖς, Jhn.3:28; καὶ αὐ. ἐγώ, Rom.15:14; αὐ. Ἰησοῦς, Jhn.2:24; αὐ. καὶ οἱ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ, Mrk.2:25; ὑμεῖς αὐ., Mrk.6:31; esp. (as freq in cl.) αὐ. ὁ, Mat.3:4, Mrk.6:17, Jhn.16:27, 1Th.3:11, al.; in late Gk., sometimes weakened, ἐν αὐτῇ τ. ὥρᾳ, in that hour, Luk.10:21 (M, Pr., 91; … |
| shall I forsake; | ἐγκαταλίπω· | egkatalipō | G1459 | to leave behindἐγκαταλείπω (egkataleipō) ἐγκαταλείπω, [in LXX chiefly for עזב ;] 1. to leave behind: ἡμῖν σπέρμα, Rom.9:29 (LXX). 2. to abandon, desert, forsake: with accusative of person(s), Mat.27:46 (LXX), Mrk.15:34 (ib.), Act.2:27 (LXX) (WH, ἐνκ-), 2Ti.4:10, 16 Heb.13:5" (LXX) ; τ. ἐπισυναγωγήν (cf. MM, Exp., xi), Heb.10:25. Pass., Act.2:31 (WH, ἐνκ-), 2Co.4:9. † (AS) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.