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Hebrews 13:15

“Through him, then, let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that confess his name.”

Hebrews 13:15 · direct translation from the Greek
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Offering praise, and also doing good and sharing: sacrifices that please GodPraise and worship

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Allusion · Hosea 14:2

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“Fruit of lips” (karpon cheileōn) is in the Septuagint of Hosea 14:2; the Hebrew says “the bulls of our lips.”

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

Words of the Septuagint, the ancient Greek translation of the OT (Hosea 14:3 in the Septuagint numbering; Swete's text, CC BY-SA 4.0):

  • καρπὸνkarponG2590καρπὸνkarponLXX“fruit”
  • χειλέωνcheileōnG5491χειλέωνcheileōnLXX“lip”

Hebrews 13:15, word by word

offer upἀναφέρωμενanapherōmen

offer up

To present a sacrifice on the altar.

Where else “anapherōmen” appears
a sacrificeθυσίανthysian

offering of self

What one gives to God: one's life, one's praise.

Where else “thysian” appears
of praiseαἰνέσεωςaineseōs

praise

Praise.

Where else “aineseōs” appears
to Godθεῷtheōi

God

The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.

Where else “theōi” appears
that isἔστινestin

be

To be: says who or what something is.

Where else “estin” appears
the fruitκαρπὸνkarpon

result

The result of what someone is or does.

Where else “karpon” appears
of lipsχειλέωνcheileōn

lip

The mouth's edge used in speech; what one says.

Where else “cheileōn” appears
that confessὁμολογούντωνhomologountōn

confess

To state openly what one believes, as that Christ is Lord.

Where else “homologountōn” appears
his nameὀνόματιonomati

name

The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.

Where else “onomati” appears

Translation note

This recalls Hosea 14:2 according to the Greek Old Testament.

The context

14For here we do not have a city that remains, but we are seeking the one that is to come.

15 · This verse (above)

16And do not forget doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

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