Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

The disposition exempt from avarice; being contented with present circumstances: for he has said, I will not send thee back, nor forsake thee.

New American Standard Bible

Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, “I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you,”

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

Your life should be free from the love of money. Be satisfied with what you have, for He Himself has said, I will never leave you or forsake you.

International Standard Version

Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have, for God has said, "I will never leave you or abandon you."

A Conservative Version

The Way of life is to be without love of money, being content with the things that are present, for he has said, I will, no, not leave thee, and also, I will, no, not forsake thee.

American Standard Version

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.

Amplified

Let your character [your moral essence, your inner nature] be free from the love of money [shun greed—be financially ethical], being content with what you have; for He has said, “I will never [under any circumstances] desert you [nor give you up nor leave you without support, nor will I in any degree leave you helpless], nor will I forsake or let you down or relax My hold on you [assuredly not]!”

An Understandable Version

Keep your lives free from the love of money [and be] content with what you have, because God [Himself] has said [Deut. 31:6], "By no means will I [ever] desert you or give up on you."

Anderson New Testament

Let there be no money-loving disposition; be content with such things as you have. For he has said: I will never leave you, nor will I ever forsake you.

Bible in Basic English

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.

Common New Testament

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said, "I will never leave you, nor will I forsake you."

Daniel Mace New Testament

let your morals be free from avarice, being contented with what you have: for he hath said, "I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee."

Darby Translation

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.

Godbey New Testament

Let your deportment be free from covetousness; being content with present things: for he said, I will not, I will not, leave you, neither do I ever forsake you;

Goodspeed New Testament

You must not be avaricious; you must be content with what you have, for God himself has said, "I will never let go of you or desert you!"

John Wesley New Testament

Let your disposition be without covetousness: be content with the things that are present; for he hath said, No, I will not leave thee: verily I will not forsake thee.

King James 2000

Let your conduct be without covetousness; and be content with such things as you have: for he has said, I will never leave you, nor forsake you.

Lexham Expanded Bible

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."

Modern King James verseion

Let your way of life be without the love of money, and be content with such things as you have, for He has said, "Not at all will I leave you, not at all will I forsake you, never!"

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Let your conversation be without covetousness, and be content with that ye have already. For he verily said, "I will not fail thee, neither forsake thee."

Moffatt New Testament

Keep your life free from the love of money; be content with what you have, for He has said, Never will I fail you, never will I forsake you.

Montgomery New Testament

Let your life be untainted by love of money; be content with such things as you have; for God himself has said, I will never leave thee; I will never forsake thee.

NET Bible

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."

New Heart English Bible

Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, "I will never leave you or forsake you."

Noyes New Testament

Let your disposition be without covetousness, and be content with what ye have; for he hath said, "I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee;"

Sawyer New Testament

Let your life be without avarice, and be contented with what you have; for he said, I will never leave you, I will never forsake you;

The Emphasized Bible

Without fondness for money, be your way of life, - being content with the present things, - for, he, hath said: In nowise, thee, will I leave, no indeed! in nowise, thee, will I forsake:

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Let the tenor of your life be divested of the love of money; content with your present possessions: for he hath said, "I will in no wise leave thee, neither will I in any case forsake thee."

Twentieth Century New Testament

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.'

Webster

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.

Weymouth New Testament

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."

Williams New Testament

You must have a turn of mind that is free from avarice; you must be content with what you have, for God Himself has said, "I will never fail you, I will never forsake you."

World English Bible

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."

Worrell New Testament

Let your disposition be without fondness for money; content with the present things; for He Himself hath said, "I will in nowise leave you, neither will I in any wise forsake you."

Worsley New Testament

Let your conversation be free from covetousness, and be contented with what ye have: for He hath said, I will not leave thee; I will never, never forsake thee.

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
τρόπος 
Tropos 
as Trans, even as 9 9, way, means, even as 9, in like manner as 9, manner, conversation
Usage: 11

ἀφιλάργυρος 
Aphilarguros 
Usage: 2

and be content
ἀρκέω 
Arkeo 
Usage: 6

with such things as ye have
πάρειμι 
Pareimi 
Usage: 22

for
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

he

Usage: 0

ἐρέω 
Ereo 
Usage: 41

I will
ἀνίημι 
Aniemi 
Usage: 4

οὐ 
Ou 
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 1032

ἀνίημι 
Aniemi 
Usage: 4

σέ 
Se 
thee, thou, thy house, not tr
Usage: 110

nor
οὐδέ 
Oude 
neither, nor, not, no not, not so much as, then not, not tr,
Usage: 83

ἐγκαταλείπω 
Egkataleipo 
Usage: 9

Devotionals

Devotionals about Hebrews 13:5

Devotionals containing Hebrews 13:5

Images Hebrews 13:5

Context Readings

Concluding Ethical Instructions

4 Marriage honoured in all, and the bed unpolluted: but fornicators and adulterers God will judge. 5 The disposition exempt from avarice; being contented with present circumstances: for he has said, I will not send thee back, nor forsake thee. 6 So that being confident, we say, The Lord aiding me, and I will not fear what man will do to me.

Cross References

Joshua 1:5

No man shall stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, I will be with thee: I will not forsake thee and I will not leave thee.

Deuteronomy 31:6

Be strong and be active; ye shall not fear, and ye shall not be terrified from their face, for Jehovah thy God, he goes with thee; he will not relax thee and he will not forsake thee.

Deuteronomy 31:8

And Jehovah he goes before thee; he shall be with thee; he will not relax thee, and he will not forsake thee; thou shalt not fear, and thou shalt not be dismayed.

Colossians 3:5

Therefore kill your members that are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

1 Timothy 3:3

Not intoxicated, not a quarrelsome person, not occupied in sordid gain; but equitable, without fighting, exempt from avarice;

Psalm 37:25

I was a youth, also I grew old, and I saw not the just one forsaken and his seed seeking bread.

Matthew 6:25

For this I say to you, Be not anxious about your soul, what ye eat, and what ye drink; nor about your body, what ye put on. Is not the soul more than food, and the body than dress?

Ephesians 5:3

And fornication, and all uncleanness, or overreaching, let it not be named with you, as becomes the holy;

Genesis 28:15

And behold, I am with thee, and I preserved thee in all which thou shalt go, and I turned thee back to this land; for I will not forsake thee, till that I have done what I said to thee.

Exodus 2:21

And Moses will be contented to dwell with the man, and he will give Zipporah his daughter to Moses.

Exodus 20:17

Thou shalt not desire thy friend's house, thou shalt not desire thy friend's wife, and his servant and his maid and his ox and his ass and all which is to thy friend.

Joshua 7:21

And I shall see in the plunder a wide cloak of Shinar, a good one, and two hundred shekels of silver and one tongue of gold of fifty shekels from its weight, and I shall desire them, and shall take them, and behold them hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.

1 Samuel 12:22

For Jehovah will not cast off his people on account of his great name, for Jehovah willed to make you to him for a people.

1 Chronicles 28:20

And David will say to Solomon his son, Be strong and be active, and do: thou shalt not fear, and thou shalt not be terrified, for Jehovah God, my God, is with thee; he will not be slack to thee, and he will not forsake thee till the finishing all the works of the service of the house of Jehovah.

Psalm 10:3

For the unjust boasted upon the desire of his soul, and he blessed him plundering, despising Jehovah.

Psalm 37:28

For Jehovah love's judgment, and he will not forsake his godly ones; forever they were watched, and the seed of the unjust was cut off.

Psalm 119:36

Incline my heart to thy testimonies and not to plunder.

Isaiah 41:10

Thou shalt not fear, for I am with thee: thou shalt not look around for help for I thy God will strengthen thee; also I helped thee; also I held thee up with the right hand of my justice.

Isaiah 41:17

The poor and the needy seeking water, and none; their tongue failing in thirst, I Jehovah will answer them; the God of Israel, I will not forsake them.

Jeremiah 6:13

For from their little even to their great, every one plundering, plundered; and from the prophet and even to the priest every one did falsehood.

Ezekiel 33:31

And they will come to thee, according to the coming of the people, and they will sit before thee my people, and they heard thy words, and they did them not: for they making loves with their mouth, their heart went after their plunder.

Matthew 6:34

Therefore should ye not be anxious about the morrow: for the morrow shall be anxious about the things of itself. Sufficient for the day its evil.

Mark 7:22

Thefts, overreaching, deceit, licentiousness, an evil eye, defamation, pride, foolishness:

Luke 3:14

And they making war asked him, saying, And what shall do? And he said to them, Shake none violently, neither make slanderous accusation; and be content with your pay.

Luke 8:14

And that having fallen into thorns, and they are they having heard, and with cares and riches, and pleasures of life going forth, are choked, and bring not to maturity.

Luke 12:15-21

And he said to them, See, and watch yourselves from covetousness: for not in the abounding to any one of his possessions is his life.

Luke 16:13-14

No servant can serve two lords: for he will either hate one, and love the other; or he will hold firmly to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Romans 1:29

Having been filled with all injustice, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, badness; full of envy, slaughter, strife, deceit, malignity,

1 Corinthians 5:11

And now I wrote to you not to mix together, if any called a brother is a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or intoxicated, or rapacious; not to eat with such.

1 Corinthians 6:10

Nor thieves; nor covetous, nor intoxicated, nor railers, nor rapacious, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

Ephesians 5:5

For this ye are knowing, that every fornicator, or unclean, or covetous person, who is an idolater, has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

Philippians 4:11-12

Not that I speak concerning want; for I have learned, among whom I am, to be satisfied with my condition.

1 Timothy 6:6-10

But devotion with contentment is great gain.

2 Peter 2:3

And by covetousness with feigned words shall trade in you: to whom judgment since a long while is not inactive, and their perdition sleeps not.

2 Peter 2:14

Having eyes full of an adulteress, not ceasing from sin; decoying unstable souls: having a heart exercised with covetousness; children of a curse:

Jude 1:11

Woe to them for they went in the way of Cain, and were poured out in the error of Balaam for a reward, and they were destroyed in the controversy of Core.

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