Passage

Hebrews 13.17

Book: Hebrews · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"15. Through him then let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which make confession to his name. 16. But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased."

"17. Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit to them: for they watch in behalf of your souls, as they that shall give account; that they may do this with joy, and not with grief: for this were unprofitable for you."

"18. Pray for us: for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, desiring to live honorably in all things. 19. And I exhort you the more exceedingly to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner." (Hebrews 13:15-19, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"15. Through him, then, let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which proclaim allegiance to his name. 16. But don’t forget to be doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased."

"17. Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch on behalf of your souls, as those who will give account, that they may do this with joy, and not with groaning, for that would be unprofitable for you."

"18. Pray for us, for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, desiring to live honorably in all things. 19. I strongly urge you to do this, that I may be restored to you sooner." (Hebrews 13:15-19, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"15. 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. ^{giving: Gr. confessing to} 16. But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased."

"17. Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you. ^{have: or, guide}"

"18. Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly. 19. But I beseech you the rather to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner." (Hebrews 13:15-19, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"15. through him, then, we may offer up a sacrifice of praise always to God, that is, the fruit of lips, giving thanks to His name; 16. and of doing good, and of fellowship, be not forgetful, for with such sacrifices God is well-pleased."

"17. Be obedient to those leading you, and be subject, for these do watch for your souls, as about to give account, that with joy they may do this, and not sighing, for this [is] unprofitable to you."

"18. Pray for us, for we trust that we have a good conscience, in all things willing to behave well, 19. and more abundantly do I call upon [you] to do this, that more quickly I may be restored to you." (Hebrews 13:15-19, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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