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 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

3Remember the prisoners as if chained with them—those who are mistreated—since you yourselves are in the body also. 4Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge. 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.” 6So we may boldly say: “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?” 7Remember those who rule over you, who have spoken the word of God to you, whose faith follow, considering the outcome of their conduct.

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, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.”
• Joshua 7:21When I saw among the spoils a beautiful Babylonian garment, two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. And there they are, hidden in the earth in the midst of my tent, with the silver under it.”
• Psalms 10:3For the wicked boasts of his heart’s desire; He blesses the greedy and renounces the Lord.
• Psalms 119:36Incline my heart to Your testimonies, And not to covetousness.
• Jeremiah 6:13“Because from the least of them even to the greatest of them, Everyone is given to covetousness; And from the prophet even to the priest, Everyone deals falsely.
• Ezekiel 33:31So they come to you as people do, they sit before you as My people, and they hear your words, but they do not do them; for with their mouth they show much love, but their hearts pursue their own gain.
• Mark 7:22thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness.
• Luke 8:14Now the ones that fell among thorns are those who, when they have heard, go out and are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity.
• Luke 12:15And He said to them, “Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.”
• Luke 16:13“No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.”
• Romans 1:29being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers,
• 1 Corinthians 5:11But now I have written to you not to keep company with anyone named a brother, who is sexually immoral, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner—not even to eat with such a person.
• 1 Corinthians 6:10nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God.
• Ephesians 5:3But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints;
• Colossians 3:5Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
• 1 Timothy 3:3not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;

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