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Hebrews 13:9 — King James Version← Study notes

Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.


Hebrews 13:9Greek Interlinear

Greek · Hebrews 13:920 words
GreekMeaning
διδαχαῖςdidachais
by teachingsnounG1322
ποικίλαιςpoikilais
variousadjectiveG4164
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ξέναιςxenais
strangeadjectiveG3581
μὴ
notadverbG3361
παραφέρεσθεparapheresthe
remove, take awayverbG3911
καλὸνkalon
it is goodadjectiveG2570
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
χάριτιchariti
by gracenounG5485
βεβαιοῦσθαιbebaiousthai
to be strengthenedverbG950
τὴνtēn
for thearticleG3588
καρδίανkardian
heartnounG2588
οὐou
notadverbG3756
βρώμασινbrōmasin
by foodsnounG1033
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
οἷςhois
whichrelative pronounG3739
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ὠφελήθησανōphelēthēsan
they profitedverbG5623
οἱhoi
thosearticleG3588
περιπατοῦντεςperipatountes
go, be occupied with, walk (about)verbG4043
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Hebrews 13:9

In these words, “Jesus Christ the same yesterday and today and for ever,” “yesterday” means all the time that is past: “today,” the present: “for ever,” the endless which is to come. That is to say: You have heard of an High Priest, but not an High Priest who fails. He is always the same. As though there were some who said, 'He is not, another will come,' he says this, that He who was “yesterday and today,” is “the same also forever.” For even now the Jews say, that another…

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