HEB 13:5 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said:
⇔ “I’ll never leave you;
⇔ Indeed I’ll never abandon you.”

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, cyan:dative/indirect object, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT Your manner of life must be free from the love of money, being content with the things being present, for he himself has said, “I will never leave you, nor never will I forsake you,”

UST You should always avoid desiring money. You can do that by being happy with whatever you have. You should behave in this way, because God has spoken these words to each of you:
⇔ “I will definitely not abandon you.
⇔ Yes, I will always be with you.”

BSB § Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said:
⇔ “Never will I leave you,
⇔ never will I forsake you.”[fn]

BLB Let your manner of life be without covetousness, being satisfied with the present; for He Himself has said: "Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you."

AICNT Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have; for he has said, “I will never leave you nor will I ever forsake you,”[fn]

13:5, Deuteronomy 31:6, 8; Joshua 1:5

OEB Do not let your conduct be ruled by the love of money. Be content with what you have, for God himself has said –
⇔ “I will never forsake you, nor will I ever abandon you.”

WEBBE Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Your conduct must be free from the love of money and you must be content with what you have, for he has said, “ I will never leave you and I will never abandon you.”

LSV [Be] without covetous behavior, being content with the things present, for He has said, “No, I will not leave, no, nor forsake you,”

FBV Don't love money; be content with what you have. God himself has said, “I'll never let you down; I'll never give up on you.”[fn]

13:5 Quoting Deuteronomy 31:6-8; Joshua 1:5.

TCNT Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have, for God has said, “I will never leave yoʋ or forsake yoʋ.”

T4T Live without constantly coveting money, and be content with the things you possess, remembering what Moses wrote that God has said about supplying what you need,
⇔ I will never leave you,
⇔ I will never stop providing for you [DOU].

LEB Your lifestyle must be free from the love of money, being content with what you have. For he himself has said, “I will never desert you, and I will never abandon you.”[fn]

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BBE Be free from the love of money and pleased with the things which you have; for he himself has said, I will be with you at all times.

Moff No Moff HEB book available

Wymth Your lives should be untainted by love for money. Be content with what you have; for God Himself has said, "I will never, never let go your hand: I will never never forsake you."

ASV Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.

DRA Let your manners be without covetousness, contented with such things as you have; for he hath said: I will not leave thee, neither will I forsake thee.

YLT Without covetousness the behaviour, being content with the things present, for He hath said, 'No, I will not leave, no, nor forsake thee,'

Drby [Let your] conversation [be] without love of money, satisfied with [your] present circumstances; for he has said, I will not leave thee, neither will I forsake thee.

RV Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.

Wbstr Let your manner of life be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

KJB-1769 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.
(Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye/you_all have: for he hath/has said, I will never leave thee/you, nor forsake thee/you. )

KJB-1611 Let your conuersation bee without couetousnesse: and be content with such things as yee haue. For hee hath said, [fn]I will neuer leaue thee, nor forsake thee.
(Let your conuersation be without couetousnesse: and be content with such things as ye/you_all have. For he hath/has said, I will never leave thee/you, nor forsake thee/you.)

13:5 Ios.1.5.

Bshps Let your conuersation be without couetousnesse, beyng content with such thynges as ye haue. For he hath sayde: I wyll not fayle thee, neither forsake thee.
(Let your conuersation be without couetousnesse, being content with such things as ye/you_all have. For he hath/has said: I will not fail thee/you, neither forsake thee/you.)

Gnva Let your conuersation be without couetousnesse, and be content with those things that ye haue, for he hath said,
(Let your conuersation be without couetousnesse, and be content with those things that ye/you_all have, for he hath/has said, )

Cvdl Let youre conuersacion be without couetousnes, and be content with that ye haue allready, for he hath sayde: I wyl not fayle the nether forsake the,
(Let your(pl) conuersacion be without couetousnes, and be content with that ye/you_all have allready, for he hath/has said: I will not fail the neither forsake them,)

TNT Let youre conversacion be with out coveteousnes and be content with that ye have all redy. For he verely sayd: I will not fayle the nether forsake the:
(Let your(pl) conversacion be with out coveteousnes and be content with that ye/you_all have all redy. For he verily/truly said: I will not fail the neither forsake them: )

Wycl Be youre maneres withoute coueitise, apaied with present thingis; for he seide, Y schal not leeue thee,
(Be your(pl) manners withoute coueitise, apaied with present things; for he said, I shall not leave thee/you,)

Luth Der Wandel sei ohne Geiz; und lasset euch begnügen an dem, was da ist. Denn er hat gesagt: Ich will dich nicht verlassen noch versäumen,
(The Wandel be without Geiz; and let you begnügen at to_him, what/which there is. Because he has said: I will you/yourself not leave still versäumen,)

ClVg Sint mores sine avaritia, contenti præsentibus: ipse enim dixit: Non te deseram, neque derelinquam:[fn]
(Sint mores without avaritia, contenti præsentibus: exactly_that/himself because he_said: Non you(sg) deseram, nor I_will_leave: )

13.5 Sint mores. Postquam sua Hebræi perdiderant, volebant iterum congregare: quod Apostolus prohibet. Sed ne dicerent: Quid si necessaria defecerint? subdit consolationem. Sine avaritia. Avarus est qui tenax est in largiendo, cupidus in accipiendo. Non te deseram. Hoc Deus dicit omni speranti in se, sicut Josue, ita est nobiscum, ut confidenter dicamus, etc. Neque derelinquam. Derelinqueretur qui fame periret: sed quia hoc non est, ne sit homo cupidus.

13.5 Sint mores. Postquam his_own Hebræi perdiderant, volebant again congregare: that Apostolus prohibet. But not dicerent: What when/but_if necessaria defecerint? subdit consolationem. Sine avaritia. Avarus it_is who tenax it_is in largiendo, cupidus in accipiendo. Non you(sg) deseram. This God dicit all speranti in se, like Yosue, ita it_is nobiscum, ut confidenter dicamus, etc. Neither I_will_leave. Derelinqueretur who fame periret: but because this not/no it_is, not let_it_be human cupidus.

UGNT ἀφιλάργυρος ὁ τρόπος, ἀρκούμενοι τοῖς παροῦσιν; αὐτὸς γὰρ εἴρηκεν, οὐ μή σε ἀνῶ, οὐδ’ οὐ μή σε ἐνκαταλείπω.
(afilarguros ho tropos, arkoumenoi tois parousin; autos gar eiraʸken, ou maʸ se anō, oud’ ou maʸ se enkataleipō.)

SBL-GNT ἀφιλάργυρος ὁ τρόπος· ἀρκούμενοι τοῖς παροῦσιν· αὐτὸς γὰρ εἴρηκεν· Οὐ μή σε ἀνῶ οὐδʼ οὐ μή σε ⸀ἐγκαταλίπω·
(afilarguros ho tropos; arkoumenoi tois parousin; autos gar eiraʸken; Ou maʸ se anō oudʼ ou maʸ se ⸀egkatalipō;)

TC-GNT Ἀφιλάργυρος ὁ τρόπος, ἀρκούμενοι τοῖς παροῦσιν· αὐτὸς γὰρ εἴρηκεν, Οὐ μή σε ἀνῶ, οὐδ᾽ οὐ μή σε [fn]ἐγκαταλείπω.
(Afilarguros ho tropos, arkoumenoi tois parousin; autos gar eiraʸken, Ou maʸ se anō, oud ou maʸ se egkataleipō. )

13:5 εγκαταλειπω ¦ εγκαταλιπω ANT NA PCK SBL TR WH

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Love in the Community of Christ

Life in community is not always easy. The community of Christ—the church—has been prone to disunity and division throughout its history. Even in its earliest days, the church stuggled with issues of unity (see 1 Cor 1:11-17; Gal 2:11-16).

The answer to relational discord in the community of Christ is to exercise love toward our brothers and sisters in Christ. This command is grounded in the teaching of Jesus (Matt 22:37-40; John 13:34-35; see Lev 19:18), is expressed by Paul (Rom 13:8-10; 1 Cor 13:1-13), and is found elsewhere in the New Testament (1 Pet 1:22; 1 Jn 2:7-11; 3:10; 4:7). Loving others in the body of Christ is central to a Christian ethic (Rom 12:9-10; 1 Thes 4:9; 2 Pet 1:5-8).

This kind of love refers not to an emotion but to a commitment to meet others’ needs which is acted upon in concrete expression. In other words, followers of Christ are to relate to one another in such a way that our communities of faith are characterized by acts of love. The author of Hebrews provides an example of how love can be expressed in tangible ways within Christian communities: by showing hospitality, caring for the needs of those who are persecuted or imprisoned, being faithful in one’s marriage, and rejecting a life motivated by money (Heb 13:1-6).

Great confusion exists in the world about the nature of love and the character of the church. Therefore, there is a great need for the church to live out the Lord’s command to “keep on loving each other as brothers and sisters” (Heb 13:1).

Passages for Further Study

Lev 19:18; Matt 22:39; John 13:34; Rom 12:10; 13:8; 1 Cor 13:1-13; 1 Thes 4:9; Heb 6:10; 10:24; 13:1-6; 1 Pet 1:22; 2 Pet 1:7; 1 Jn 2:10; 3:10; 4:7

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

ἀφιλάργυρος ὁ τρόπος

ungreedy your manner

Much as in the first half of the previous verse (13:5), here the author does not include any verbs. You should use the same form that you used in 13:5. Alternate translation: [Let your manner of life be free from the love of money]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἀφιλάργυρος ὁ τρόπος

ungreedy your manner

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas behind life and love, you could express the ideas by using verbs such as “live” and “love.” Alternate translation: [How you live must be free from loving money] or [You should live in such a way that you do not love money]

ἀρκούμενοι

/being/_sufficed

Here, the phrase being content could introduce: (1) the means by which peoples’ manner of life can be free from the love of money. Alternate translation: [by being content] or [which you can accomplish by being content] (2) a second, positive command. Alternate translation: [and you must be content]

Note 3 topic: writing-quotations

αὐτὸς γὰρ εἴρηκεν

he for /has/_said

Here the author quotes from an important text, the Old Testament scriptures. He does not introduce the words as a quotation but instead introduces them as something that God says to the audience. However, the audience would have understood that these were words from the Old Testament. The words do not exactly match any verse in the Greek translation of the Old Testament that we have, but they are very close to the words found in Deuteronomy 31:6, 8. If your readers would not know that the quotation is from the Old Testament, you could include a footnote or use some other form to identify it. Alternate translation: [for he himself has spoken]

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

αὐτὸς & εἴρηκεν

he & /has/_said

Here, the phrase he himself refers to God. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make whom he himself refers to explicit. Alternate translation: [God himself has said]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / rpronouns

αὐτὸς & εἴρηκεν

he & /has/_said

Here, the word translated himself emphasizes he, that is, God. Consider using a natural way to emphasize he in your language. Alternate translation: [he, yes he, has said]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

οὐ μή σε ἀνῶ, οὐδ’ οὐ μή σε ἐνκαταλείπω

by_no_means not you ˱I˲_/may/_give_up nor by_no_means not you (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀφιλάργυρος ὁ τρόπος ἀρκούμενοι τοῖς παροῦσιν αὐτὸς γὰρ εἴρηκεν οὐ μή σε ἀνῶ οὐδʼ οὐ μή σε ἐγκαταλίπω)

These two clauses mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. Hebrew poetry was based on this kind of repetition, and it would be good to show this to your readers by including both phrases in your translation rather than combining them. However, if the repetition might be confusing, you could connect the clauses with a word other than nor in order to show that the second phrase is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. Alternate translation: [I will never leave you; indeed, never will I forsake you]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives

οὐ μή & οὐδ’ οὐ μή

by_no_means not & nor by_no_means not

The words translated never are two negative words in both places. In the author’s culture, two negative words made the statement even more negative. English speakers would think that the two negatives form a positive, so the ULT expresses the idea with one strong negative. The word nor before the second occurrence of never makes the statement even more strongly negative. If your language can use two negatives as the author’s culture did, you could use double negatives here. If your language does not use two negatives in this way, you could translate with one strong negative word, as the ULT does. Alternate translation: [certainly not … and most certainly not]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

σε

you

God is speaking to each person individually, so you is singular in both places in this quotation.

Parallel HEB 13:5