Hebrews 13:5

Hebrews 13:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
• New International Version (NIV)Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Context of Hebrews 13:5

3Remember the prisoners, as though in prison with them, and those who are badly treated, since you yourselves also are in the body. 4Marriage is to be held in honor among all, and the marriage bed is to be undefiled; for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers. Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, “I will never desert you, nor will I ever abandon you,” 6so that we confidently say, “The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What will man do to me?” 7Remember those who led you, who spoke the word of God to you; and considering the result of their way of life, imitate their faith.

Hebrews 13:5 word by word

Ἀφιλάργυρος ὁ τρόπος· ἀρκούμενοι τοῖς παροῦσιν· αὐτὸς γὰρ εἴρηκεν· οὐ μή σε ἀνῶ, οὐδ᾽ οὐ μή σε ἐγκαταλίπω·Read the interlinear

• your characterτρόποςtropos · wayG5158
• freeἀφιλάργυροςaphilarguros · not greedyG866
• being contentἀρκέωarkeō · be sufficientG714
• for He Himselfαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• has saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• I will neverοὐou · noG3756
• I will neverμήmē · notG3361
• desertἀνίημιaniēmi · to loosen/leaveG447
• you, norοὐδέoude · norG3761
• abandonἐγκαταλείπωegkataleipō · to leave behindG1459

Cross-references for Hebrews 13:5

• Exodus 20:17“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male slave, or his female slave, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
• Joshua 7:21when I saw among the spoils a beautiful robe from Shinar, two hundred shekels of silver, and a bar of gold fifty shekels in weight, then I wanted them and took them; and behold, they are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath.”
• Psalms 10:3For the wicked boasts of his soul’s desire, And the greedy person curses and shows disrespect to the Lord.
• Psalms 119:36Incline my heart to Your testimonies, And not to dishonest gain.
• Jeremiah 6:13“For from the least of them to the greatest of them, Everyone is greedy for gain, And from the prophet to the priest Everyone deals falsely.
• Ezekiel 33:31And they come to you as people come, and sit before you as My people and hear your words, but they do not do them; for they do the lustful desires expressed by their mouth, and their heart follows their unlawful gain.
• Mark 7:22deeds of greed, wickedness, deceit, indecent behavior, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness.
• Luke 8:14And the seed which fell among the thorns, these are the ones who have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked by worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and they bring no fruit to maturity.
• Luke 12:15But He said to them, “Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; for not even when one is affluent does his life consist of his possessions.”
• Luke 16:13No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.”
• Romans 1:29people having been filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, and evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice; they are gossips,
• 1 Corinthians 5:11But actually, I wrote to you not to associate with any so-called brother if he is a sexually immoral person, or a greedy person, or an idolater, or is verbally abusive, or habitually drunk, or a swindler--not even to eat with such a person.
• 1 Corinthians 6:10nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor those habitually drunk, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.
• Ephesians 5:3But sexual immorality or any impurity or greed must not even be mentioned among you, as is proper among saints;
• Colossians 3:5Therefore, treat the parts of your earthly body as dead to sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry.
• 1 Timothy 3:3not overindulging in wine, not a bully, but gentle, not contentious, free from the love of money.

Commentaries on Hebrews 13:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Let your conversation - That is, the whole tenor of your conduct, , the manner of your life, or rather the disposition of your hearts in reference to all your secular transactions; for in this sense the original is used by the best Greek writers. Be without covetousness - Desire nothing more than what God has given you; and especially covet nothing which the Divine Providence has given to another man, for this is the very spirit of robbery. Content with…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Let your conversation - Your “conduct” - for so the word “conversation” is used in the Scriptures; notes, Philemon 1:27. Be without covetousness - Ephesians 5:3 note; Colossians 3:5 note. And be content with such things as ye have - see the Philemon 4:11-12 notes; Matthew 6:25-34 notes. The particular reason here given for contentment is, that God has promised never to leave his people. Compare with this the beautiful argument of the Saviour in Matthew…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Keep your lives free from the love of money: See 1 Timothy 6:6–10. Instead, believers should be content with what God has given them. Some in the community might have faced financial difficulties (see Hebrews 10:32–34). God's promises remain true: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you” (see Deuteronomy 31:6, 8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. conversation--"manner of life." The love of filthy lust and the love of filthy lucre follow one another as closely akin, both alienating the heart from the Creator to the creature. such things as ye have--literally, "present things" (Php 4:11). I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee--A promise tantamount to this was given to Jacob (Ge 28:15), to Israel (De 31:6, 8), to Joshua (Jos 1:5), to Solomon (1Ch 28:20). It is therefore like a divine adage…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 13:5

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Care
• Commandments
• Contentment
• Covetousness
• Faith
• Quotations and Allusions
• Righteous

In the dictionaries

• Altar
• Bed
• Contentment
• Continuing
• Conversation
• Covetousness
• Entertain
• Forgetful
• Marriage
• Meat

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