Hebrews 13:1

Hebrews 13:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let brotherly love continue.
• New International Version (NIV)Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let brotherly love continue.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let brotherly love continue.

Context of Hebrews 13:1

Let brotherly love continue. 2Don’t neglect to show hospitality, for by doing this some have welcomed angels as guests without knowing it. 3Remember those in prison, as though you were in prison with them, and the mistreated, as though you yourselves were suffering bodily.

Hebrews 13:1 word by word

Ἡ φιλαδελφία μενέτω.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Letμένωmenō · to stayG3306
• brotherly loveὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• brotherly loveφιλαδελφίαphiladelphia · brotherly loveG5360

Cross-references for Hebrews 13:1

• Hebrews 6:10For God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you demonstrated for his name by serving the saints — and by continuing to serve them.
• Hebrews 10:24And let us consider one another in order to provoke love and good works,
• John 13:34“I give you a new command: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, you are also to love one another.
• John 15:17“This is what I command you: Love one another.
• Acts 2:1When the day of Pentecost had arrived, they were all together in one place.
• Acts 4:32Now the entire group of those who believed were of one heart and mind, and no one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but instead they held everything in common.
• Romans 12:9Let love be without hypocrisy. Detest evil; cling to what is good.
• Galatians 5:6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision accomplishes anything; what matters is faith working through love.
• Ephesians 4:3making every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
• Ephesians 5:2and walk in love, as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us, a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God.
• Philippians 2:1If, then, there is any encouragement in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and mercy,
• 1 Thessalonians 4:9About brotherly love: You don’t need me to write you because you yourselves are taught by God to love one another.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:3We ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, since your faith is flourishing and the love each one of you has for one another is increasing.
• 1 Peter 1:22Since you have purified yourselves by your obedience to the truth, so that you show sincere brotherly love for each other, from a pure heart love one another constantly,
• 1 Peter 2:17Honor everyone. Love the brothers and sisters. Fear God. Honor the emperor.
• 1 Peter 3:8Finally, all of you be like-minded and sympathetic, love one another, and be compassionate and humble,

Commentaries on Hebrews 13:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Let brotherly love continue - Be all of one heart and one soul. Feel for, comfort, and support each other; and remember that he who professes to love God should love his brother also. They had this brotherly love among them; they should take care to retain it. As God is remarkable for his , philanthropy, or love to man, so should they be for , or love to each other. See the note on Titus 3:4.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Let brotherly love continue - Implying that it now existed among them. The apostle had no occasion to reprove them for the want of it, as he had in regard to some to whom he wrote, but he aims merely to impress on them the importance of this virtue, and to caution them against the danger of allowing it ever to be interrupted; see the notes on John 13:34.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Exhortations to various duties, and to be content with what Providence allots. (1-6) To respect the instructions of faithful pastors, with cautions against being carried away by strange doctrines. (7-15) Further exhortations to duties, that relate to God, to our neighbour, and to those set over us in the Lord. (16-21) This epistle to be seriously considered. (22-25) Verses 1-6 The design of Christ in giving himself for us, is, that he may purchase to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Continue in brotherly love: This advice to keep on loving each other like family is for everyone in the Christian community (see study notes on Hebrews 2:11; 3:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-251. brotherly love--a distinct special manifestation of "charity" or "love" (2Pe 1:7). The Church of Jerusalem, to which in part this Epistle was addressed, was distinguished by this grace, we know from Acts (compare He 6:10; 10:32-34; 12:12, 13). continue--Charity will itself continue. See that it continue with you.Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 13:1

• Commandments
• Fellowship
• Fraternity
• Love

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Hebrews 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings