Hebrews 13:1

Hebrews 13:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let brotherly love continue.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let brotherly love continue.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let brotherly love continue.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Keep on loving each other as brothers and sisters.

Context of Hebrews 13:1

Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters. 2Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it. 3Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.

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 6:10God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.
• Hebrews 10:24And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds,
• John 13:34“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
• John 15:17This is my command: Love each other.
• Acts 2:1When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.
• Acts 4:32All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had.
• Romans 12:9Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.
• Galatians 5:6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.
• Ephesians 4:3Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
• Ephesians 5:2and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
• Philippians 2:1Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion,
• 1 Thessalonians 4:9Now about your love for one another we do not need to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love each other.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:3We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing.
• 1 Peter 1:22Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart.
• 1 Peter 2:17Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the emperor.
• 1 Peter 3:8Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, 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