Hebrews 13:5–6
“I will never leave you, nor will I ever abandon you,” the author of Hebrews cites
Study it word by word5Let your conduct be free from the love of money, being content with what you have, for he himself has said: I will never leave you, nor will I ever abandon you.
6So we say with confidence: The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What will a human being do to me?
In its context
3Remember the prisoners as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you yourselves also are in the body.
4Let marriage be honored among all, and the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
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7Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you; considering the outcome of their way of life, imitate their faith.
8Jesus the Messiah is the same yesterday and today and forever.
Its words in the original
- ἀφιλάργυροςaphilargyros· not money-loving
Not a lover of money.
- τρόποςtropos· way, manner
Way, manner; manner of life, character.
- ἀρκούμενοιarkoumenoi· be enough
Be enough, suffice; also be content.
- παροῦσινparousin· be present
Be present, have come.
- εἴρηκενeirēken· say
Say, speak; in the passive, "be called".
- ἀνῶanō· loosen, let go
Loosen, unfasten, let go; give up, stop.
- ἐγκαταλίπωenkatalipō· forsake
Abandon, leave alone.
- ὥστεhōste· so that
So that, therefore.
- θαρροῦνταςtharrountas· be confident, take courage
Be of good courage, be confident and unafraid; also be bold toward someone.
- ΚύριοςKyrios· Lord, lord
Lord, master, owner. Said of God, the Lord; in Old Testament quotations it stands for the name YHWH.
- βοηθόςboēthos· helper
Helper: someone who comes to help.
- φοβηθήσομαιphobēthēsomai· fear, be afraid
Fear, be afraid; also show reverent respect.
- ποιήσειpoiēsei· do, make
Do, make, produce.
- ἄνθρωποςanthrōpos· human being, man
Human being, person, man (without distinguishing male or female).