“Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,”
Now may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant — the pastoral blessing (eulogeia) invokes God as the one who raised (anago) Jesus from the dead. Jesus is the great shepherd (poimen) of the flock; his blood established (the eternal covenant (diathēkē aiōnios). The resurrection authenticates Jesus' sacrifice.
Church Fathers on Hebrews 13:20
“Now the God of peace,” he says (be ye not therefore at variance one with another), “that brought again from the earth the Shepherd of the sheep” Hebrews 13:20 (this is said concerning the resurrection) “the Great [Shepherd]” (another addition: here again he confirms to them even to the end, his discourse concerning the Resurrection) “through the blood of the everlasting covenant, our Lord Jesus Christ,” Hebrews 13:21 “make you perfect in every good work, to do His will,…
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