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.
• 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.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)Don’t love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, “I will never fail you. I will never abandon you.”

Context of Hebrews 13:5

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. 4Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral. 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.” 6So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?” 7Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• conversationὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• conversationτρόποςtropos · wayG5158
• without covetousnessἀφιλάργυροςaphilarguros · not greedyG866
• contentἀρκέωarkeō · be sufficientG714
• with such things as ye haveπάρειμιpareimi · be presentG3918
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• hath saidἐρῶereō · to sayG2046
• I willἀνίημιaniēmi · to loosen/leaveG447
• neverοὐou · noG3756
• neverμήmē · notG3361
• theeσύsu · youG4771
• norοὐδέoude · norG3761
• forsakeἐγκαταλείπωegkataleipō · 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 or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
• Joshua 7:21When I saw in the plunder a beautiful robe from Babylonia, two hundred shekels of silver and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. They are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath.”
• Psalms 10:3He boasts about the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord.
• Psalms 119:36Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain.
• Jeremiah 6:13“From the least to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; prophets and priests alike, all practice deceit.
• Ezekiel 33:31My people come to you, as they usually do, and sit before you to hear your words, but they do not put them into practice. Their mouths speak of love, but their hearts are greedy for unjust gain.
• Mark 7:22adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly.
• Luke 8:14The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature.
• Luke 12:15Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.”
• Luke 16:13“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”
• Romans 1:29They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips,
• 1 Corinthians 5:11But now I am writing to you that you must not associate with anyone who claims to be a brother or sister but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or slanderer, a drunkard or swindler. Do not even eat with such people.
• 1 Corinthians 6:10nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
• Ephesians 5:3But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people.
• Colossians 3:5Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry.
• 1 Timothy 3:3not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover 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
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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