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Hebrews 13:16 — King James Version← Study notes

But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.


Hebrews 13:16Greek Interlinear

Greek · Hebrews 13:1613 words
GreekMeaning
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
δὲde
AndwordG1161
εὐποιΐαςeupoiias
the goodnounG2140
καὶkai
andwordG2532
κοινωνίαςkoinōnias
of sharingnounG2842
μὴ
notadverbG3361
ἐπιλανθάνεσθεepilanthanesthe
do be forgetfulverbG1950
τοιαύταιςtoiautais
with suchdemonstrativeG5108
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
θυσίαιςthysiais
sacrificesnounG2378
εὐαρεστεῖταιeuaresteitai
is well pleasedverbG2100
ho
thearticleG3588
θεόςtheos
GodnounG2316
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Hebrews 13:16

“But to do good and to communicate forget not.” I speak not [merely] with reference to the brethren present, but to those absent also. But if others have plundered your property, display your hospitality out of such things as you have. What excuse then shall we have henceforward, when they, even after the spoiling of their goods, were thus admonished? And he did not say, “Be not forgetful” of the entertaining of strangers, but “of hospitality”: that is, do not merely…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 33 on Hebrews
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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