Hebrews 13:15

Hebrews 13:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
• New International Version (NIV)Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess his name.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.

Context of Hebrews 13:15

13Jesus died like that in a place where people insulted him. So we must go out to that place too. We must be ready for people to insult us, as they insulted him. 14Here on earth, we who are believers do not have a city that will always be our home. But we are waiting for God's city that will come. So we should always praise God, because of what Jesus has done for us. We should say clearly that we trust Jesus. That is like our sacrifice which we offer to God all the time. 16Remember to be kind to other people. Share with them the things that you have. God is happy with sacrifices like that. 17Respect your leaders and obey them. They watch over your lives on God's behalf. God will check to see if they have done their work well. So respect them, and then they will be happy as they serve God. Do not say bad things against them, because that will never help you.

Hebrews 13:15 word by word

δι᾽ αὐτοῦ οὖν ἀναφέρωμεν θυσίαν αἰνέσεως διὰ παντὸς τῷ θεῷ, τοῦτ᾽ ἔστιν καρπὸν χειλέων ὁμολογούντων τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• let us offerἀναφέρωanapherō · to carry upG399
• the sacrificeθυσίαthusia · sacrificeG2378
• of praiseαἴνεσιςainesis · praiseG133
• to Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• to Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• continuallyδιαπαντόςdiapantos · alwaysG1275
• thatοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• the fruitκαρπόςkarpos · fruitG2590
• ofχεῖλοςcheilos · lipG5491
• giving thanksὁμολογέωhomologeō · to confess/professG3670
• toὄνομαonoma · nameG3686

Cross-references for Hebrews 13:15

• Hebrews 7:25Jesus is always alive and he asks God to help his people. So he can completely save everyone who believes in him. He will lead them to God.
• John 10:9I am like the gate. Everyone who comes in through me will be safe. They will be free to come in and to go out. And they will find plenty of food.
• John 14:6Jesus answered, ‘I am the way. I am the truth. I am the life. Nobody comes to the Father except by me.
• Ephesians 2:18Now we all have received the same Holy Spirit, because of what Christ has done for us. As a result, we can all come near to God the Father.
• Colossians 3:17Show that you belong to the Lord Jesus with everything that you do and with everything that you say. Always thank God the Father in the way that you serve Jesus.
• 1 Peter 2:5You yourselves are also like stones that are alive. God is using you, like stones, to build a house where his Spirit lives. You will serve him like his special priests who offer sacrifices to him. God will be happy with the spiritual offerings that you give to him, because you belong to Jesus Christ.
• Leviticus 7:12If a man wants to thank God, he must give an animal and flat loaves of bread. He must mix the flour for the bread with oil. He must not mix the flour with yeast.
• 2 Chronicles 7:6The priests and the Levites stood in their places. The Levites held the musical instruments that King David had made to thank the Lord. They sang these words to praise the Lord: ‘His faithful love continues for ever.’ The priests stood on the other side and they made music with their trumpets. All the Israelites were standing up while this was happening.
• 2 Chronicles 29:31Then Hezekiah said, ‘Now you have made yourselves clean to serve the Lord. So come to the Lord's temple and bring sacrifices and offerings to thank the Lord.’ So all the people brought their sacrifices and their offerings to thank the Lord. Everyone who wanted to offer burnt offerings brought animals for that too.
• 2 Chronicles 33:16Then he repaired the Lord's altar in the temple. He brought friendship offerings and thank offerings as sacrifices on the altar. He told Judah's people to worship the Lord, Israel's God.
• Ezra 3:11They sang together to praise the Lord. Group by group, they sang these words: ‘He is good. His love for Israel will continue for ever.’ Then all the people shouted loudly to praise the Lord. They praised him because they had finished work on the temple's foundation.
• Nehemiah 12:40Then the two groups of singers went to stand in the yard of God's temple. I went with them, together with half of the officers.
• Psalms 50:14Say “thank you” to me as your offering. Do whatever you have promised to do for me, the Most High God.
• Psalms 69:30I will sing to praise God's name! I will thank him because he is great!
• Psalms 107:21So they should thank the Lord because of his faithful love. They should thank him for the great things that he does for people.
• Psalms 116:17I will offer to you a special sacrifice to say ‘thank you’. I will worship you as Lord.

Commentaries on Hebrews 13:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise - He has now fulfilled all vision and prophecy, has offered the last bloody sacrifice which God will ever accept; and as he is the gift of God's love to the world, let us through him offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, this being the substitute for all the Levitical sacrifices. The Jews allowed that, in the time of the Messiah, all sacrifices, except the sacrifice of praise, should cease…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15By him, therefore - The Jews approached God by the blood of the sacrifice and by the ministry of their high priest. The exhortation of the apostle here is founded on the general course of argument in the Epistle “In view of all the considerations presented respecting the Christian High Priest - his dignity, purity, and love; his sacrifice and his intercession, let us persevere in offering through him praise to God.” That is, let us persevere in adherence…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-15Verses 7-15 The instructions and examples of ministers, who honourably and comfortably closed their testimony, should be particularly remembered by survivors. And though their ministers were some dead, others dying, yet the great Head and High Priest of the church, the Bishop of their souls, ever lives, and is ever the same. Christ is the same in the Old Testament day. as in the gospel day, and will be so to his people for ever, equally merciful…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15sacrifice of praise: This likely refers to a peace offering (Leviticus 7:11–14). The person bringing the offering needed to be ritually clean first. We can continually offer thanks to God because Jesus has made us clean forever. By giving thanks to Jesus all the time, we show our loyalty to his name.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. As the "altar" was mentioned in He 13:10, so the "sacrifices" here (compare 1Pe 2:5, namely, praise and doing good, He 13:16). Compare Psa 119:108; Ro 12:1. By him--as the Mediator of our prayers and praises (Joh 14:13, 14); not by Jewish observances (Psa 50:14, 23; 69:30, 31; 107:22; 116:17). It was an old saying of the rabbis, "At a future time all sacrifices shall cease, but praises shall not cease." of praise--for salvation. continually--not…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 13:15

• Commandments
• Jesus Continued
• Offerings
• Praise
• Quotations and Allusions
• Sacrifices
• Thankfulness
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Altar
• Bed
• Calf
• Continuing
• Entertain
• Forgetful
• Fruit
• Lip

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