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Hebrews 13

Hebrews 13:15

Sacrifice, Obedience, and Prayer · Hebrews 13:15–19
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Translations

Modern
Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.
Traditional
By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
Literal
Through Him, then, we should offer up a sacrifice of praise through all time to God, that is, the fruit of lips confessing His name.
Latin
Per ipsum ergo offeramus hostiam laudis semper Deo, id est, fructum labiorum confitentium nomini ejus.

Original

Greek
English
Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.

Notes

Hebrews 13:15

sacrifice of praise: This likely refers to a peace offering (Leviticus 7:11–14). The person bringing the offering needed to be ritually clean first. We can continually offer thanks to God because Jesus has made us clean forever. By giving thanks to Jesus all the time, we show our loyalty to his name.

Hebrews 13:15–16

Because of Jesus and his decisive and sacrificial work for us, Christians still have sacrifices to offer to God. These sacrifices are praise and obedience. Christ ended the old covenant sacrifices when he gave himself as the final sacrifice (Hebrews 7:27–28; 8:13; 9:11–14; 10:11–14). Now these spiritual sacrifices are the ones that please God.

Hebrews 13:7–19

This middle part of chapter 13 is framed by mentions of the community's leaders (13:7, 17–19). Rabbis often used a technique called inclusio, where similar words or phrases mark the start and end of a section, like a subheading in a modern book. This part suggests there were several challenges in the church that the book of Hebrews originally addressed.

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Hebrews, Letter to the Hosea, Book of Intercession of Christ Malachi, Book of Prayer

Topics

Commandments: Precepts of Paul--Explicitly Stated or Implied in Didactic Epistles Fruits of Praise Having Faith Jesus, the Christ: |In his Name|: Prayer Lips Offerings: Figurative Praise: Acceptable Through Christ Praise: Called The: Fruit of the Lips Praise: Called The: Sacrifice of Praise Praises Praising God Praising Oneself Religious Zeal: General Scriptures Concerning Sacrifice Sacrifice Yourself Sacrifices of Praise Sacrifices: Thanksgiving Thankfulness: Enjoined Thankfulness: should Always Accompany Praise Thankfulness: should be offered: Through Christ Thanksgiving: should Always Accompany Praise Thanksgiving: should be offered: Through Christ True Worship Types of Christ: Golden Altar Volunteer Work Worshiping God