Hebrews 3:13

Hebrews 3:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
• New International Version (NIV)But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called "today," that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.
• New King James Version (NKJV)but exhort one another daily, while it is called “Today,” lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.

Context of Hebrews 3:13

11Because of that, I promised to punish them. Because I was angry with them, I said, “They will never arrive in my special place of rest.” ’ 12So be careful, my Christian friends. Do not refuse to trust God. That would be a very bad thing to do. Do not turn away from the God who lives for ever. Instead, help each other to be strong every day. Today, you can still hear God's message. While that is still true, do not refuse to obey God. Do not think that sin will not hurt you. That is a lie. 14We must continue to trust Christ very well, as we did when we first believed in him. We must continue to trust him until the end of our lives. Then we will share in everything that is his. 15We have seen what the Bible says: ‘You must listen when you hear God speak today. Do not refuse to obey him. Do not be like God's people many years ago, when they turned against God.’

Hebrews 3:13 word by word

ἀλλὰ παρακαλεῖτε ἑαυτοὺς καθ᾽ ἑκάστην ἡμέραν ἄχρις οὗ τὸ σήμερον καλεῖται ἵνα μὴ σκληρυνθῇ τις ἐξ ὑμῶν ἀπάτῃ τῆς ἁμαρτίας·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butἀλλάalla · butG235
• exhortπαρακαλέωparakaleō · to plead/comfortG3870
• one anotherἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• ·κατάkata · according toG2596
• ·ἕκαστοςhekastos · eachG1538
• dailyἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• whileἄχριachri achris · untilG891
• ·ὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• it is calledκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• To dayσήμερονsēmeron · todayG4594
• lestἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• lestμήmē · notG3361
• anyτιςtis · oneG5100
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• youσύsu · youG4771
• be hardenedσκληρύνωsklērunō · to hardenG4645
• through the deceitfulnessἀπάτηapatē · deceitG539
• of sinἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266

Cross-references for Hebrews 3:13

• Hebrews 10:24We should think about how we can help one another. We want everyone to show love to each other. We want everyone to do good things to help one another.
• Acts 11:23Barnabas arrived in Antioch. He saw how God had been kind to the people there and helped them. Barnabas was happy about this. So he said to the new believers, ‘Continue to trust the Lord Jesus completely.’
• 1 Thessalonians 2:11You know that we helped you, like a father helps his own children.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:18Because this message is true, tell it to each other. Help one another to be strong, not sad.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:11Because of that, you should help each other to become stronger as believers. I know that you are already doing that.
• 2 Timothy 4:2Tell God's message to people. Always be ready to speak God's message clearly to people, whether they want to listen to you or not. Warn people when they are doing something wrong. Tell them to stop doing wrong things, and explain to them what they ought to do. But be very patient while you teach them what is true.
• Hebrews 3:7God's Holy Spirit says this: ‘You must listen when you hear God speak today.
• Proverbs 28:26If you trust your own thoughts, you are a fool. But if you live in a wise way, you will be safe from danger.
• Isaiah 44:20Someone like that is stupid enough to eat ashes. His mind has deceived him. He cannot save himself from his lies. He will not say to himself, ‘This thing that I hold in my right hand is completely false!’
• Obadiah 1:3You think that you are better than other people. And so you believe something that is not true. You live in a place that is difficult to reach. Your home is high up in a place among rocks. You say to yourself, “Nobody can reach us up here.”
• Romans 7:11That command gave sin a chance to deceive me. It caused me to become separate from God.
• Ephesians 4:22They taught you to change the way that you live. You must put away the nature that you had before. That old nature deceived you. As a result, you wanted to do things that would destroy you.
• James 1:14It is our own thoughts that make us do bad things. When we want to do something wrong, our thoughts lead us in a bad way.

Commentaries on Hebrews 3:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13But exhort one another daily - This supposes a state of chose Church fellowship, without which they could not have had access to each other. While it is called to-day - Use time while you have: it, for by and by there will be no more present time; all will be future; all will be eternity. Daily signifies time continued. To-day, all present time. Your fathers said: Let us make ourselves a captain, and return back unto Egypt, Numbers 14:4. Thus they…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13But exhort one another daily - This is addressed to the members of the churches; and it follows, therefore: (1) that it is their duty to exhort their brethren; and, (2) that it is their duty to do it “daily;” that is, constantly; see Hebrews 10:25; 1 Thessalonians 4:18; 1 Thessalonians 5:11; note, Romans 12:8. While this is the special duty of the ministers of the gospel 1 Timothy 6:2; 2 Timothy 4:2; Titus 2:6, Titus 2:15, it is also the duty of all the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-13Verses 7-13 Days of temptation are often days of provocation. But to provoke God, when he is letting us see that we entirely depend and live upon him, is a provocation indeed. The hardening of the heart is the spring of all other sins. The sins of others, especially of our relations, should be warnings to us. All sin, especially sin committed by God's professing, privileged people, not only provokes God, but it grieves him. God is loth to destroy any in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13The author uses the word "today" from Psalms 95:7 to urge people to remind each other daily about the misleading and toughening effects of sin.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. one another--Greek, "yourselves"; let each exhort himself and his neighbor. daily--Greek, "on each day," or "day by day." while it is called To-day--while the "to-day" lasts (the day of grace, Lu 4:21, before the coming of the day of glory and judgment at Christ's coming, He 10:25, 37). To-morrow is the day when idle men work, and fools repent. To-morrow is Satan's to-day; he cares not what good resolutions you form, if only you fix them for…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 3:13

• Backsliders
• Communion
• Fellowship
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• Sin

In the dictionaries

• Apostle
• Moses
• Unbelief
• Congregation
• Faint
• Faithful; Faithfulness
• Harden
• Hebrews, Epistle to the
• Mark
• Papyrus

Commentaries on Hebrews 3

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings