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id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/hebrews/13.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/hebrews/13.htm">New International Version</a> Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, <a href="/nlt/hebrews/13.htm">New Living Translation</a> Now may the God of peace— who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, and ratified an eternal covenant with his blood— <a href="/esv/hebrews/13.htm">English Standard Version</a> Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, <a href="/bsb/hebrews/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, <a href="/blb/hebrews/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Now may the God of peace, having brought out from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep, our Lord Jesus, by the blood of the eternal covenant, <a href="/kjv/hebrews/13.htm">King James Bible</a> Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, <a href="/nkjv/hebrews/13.htm">New King James Version</a> Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, <a href="/nasb_/hebrews/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now may the God of peace, who brought up from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep through the blood of the eternal covenant, that is, Jesus our Lord, <a href="/nasb/hebrews/13.htm">NASB 1995</a> Now the God of peace, who brought up from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep through the blood of the eternal covenant, even Jesus our Lord, <a href="/nasb77/hebrews/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Now the God of peace, who brought up from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep through the blood of the eternal covenant, even Jesus our Lord, <a href="/lsb/hebrews/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now the God of peace, who brought up from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep through the blood of the eternal covenant, our Lord Jesus, <a href="/amp/hebrews/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Now may the God of peace [the source of serenity and spiritual well-being] who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood that sealed and ratified the eternal covenant, <a href="/csb/hebrews/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Now may the God of peace, who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus—the great Shepherd of the sheep —through the blood of the everlasting covenant, <a href="/hcsb/hebrews/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Now may the God of peace, who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus—the great Shepherd of the sheep—with the blood of the everlasting covenant, <a href="/asv/hebrews/13.htm">American Standard Version</a> Now the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of an eternal covenant, even our Lord Jesus, <a href="/cev/hebrews/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> God gives peace, and he raised our Lord Jesus Christ from death. Now Jesus is like a Great Shepherd whose blood was used to make God's eternal agreement with his flock. <a href="/erv/hebrews/13.htm">English Revised Version</a> Now the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of the eternal covenant, even our Lord Jesus, <a href="/gwt/hebrews/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The God of peace brought the great shepherd of the sheep, our Lord Jesus, back to life through the blood of an eternal promise. <a href="/isv/hebrews/13.htm">International Standard Version</a> Now may the God of peace, who by the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, the Great Shepherd of the sheep, <a href="/msb/hebrews/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, <a href="/net/hebrews/13.htm">NET Bible</a> Now may the God of peace who by the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep, our Lord Jesus Christ, <a href="/nheb/hebrews/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Now may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep with the blood of an everlasting covenant, our Lord Jesus, <a href="/wbt/hebrews/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, <a href="/wey/hebrews/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Now may God who gives peace, and brought Jesus, our Lord, up again from among the dead--even Him who, by virtue of the blood of the eternal Covenant, is the great Shepherd of the sheep-- <a href="/web/hebrews/13.htm">World English Bible</a> Now may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of an eternal covenant, our Lord Jesus, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/hebrews/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And the God of peace, who brought up the Great Shepherd of the sheep out of the dead—by the blood of a perpetual covenant—our Lord Jesus, <a href="/blb/hebrews/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Now may the God of peace, having brought out from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep, our Lord Jesus, by the blood of the eternal covenant, <a href="/ylt/hebrews/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And the God of the peace, who did bring up out of the dead the great shepherd of the sheep -- in the blood of an age-during covenant -- our Lord Jesus, <a href="/slt/hebrews/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the God of peace, having brought up from the dead, the great Shepherd of the sheep, in the blood of the eternal covenant, our Lord Jesus Christ,<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/hebrews/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great pastor of the sheep, our Lord Jesus Christ, in the blood of the everlasting testament, <a href="/cpdv/hebrews/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then may the God of peace, who led back from the dead that great Pastor of sheep, our Lord Jesus Christ, with the blood of the eternal testament, <a href="/nabre/hebrews/13.htm">New American Bible</a> May the God of peace, who brought up from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep by the blood of the eternal covenant, Jesus our Lord, <a href="/nrsvce/hebrews/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Now may the God of peace, who brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/hebrews/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Now the God of peace, who brought again from the dead our LORD Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep through the blood of the everlasting covenant, <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/hebrews/13.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Now The God of peace, who brought forth from the place of the dead The Great Shepherd of the flock, Yeshua The Messiah Our Lord, by the blood of the eternal covenant,<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/hebrews/13.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Now may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus Christ, the great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the eternal covenant, <a href="/godbey/hebrews/13.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And the God of peace, the one having raised up from the dead our Lord Jesus Christ, the great shepherd of the sheep, make you perfect, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, <a href="/haweis/hebrews/13.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Now the God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great pastor of the sheep, by the blood of the everlasting testament, <a href="/mace/hebrews/13.htm">Mace New Testament</a> May the God of peace, who has raised from the dead our Lord Jesus (who by the blood of the eternal covenant is become the grand pastor of <a href="/wey/hebrews/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Now may God who gives peace, and brought Jesus, our Lord, up again from among the dead--even Him who, by virtue of the blood of the eternal Covenant, is the great Shepherd of the sheep-- <a href="/worrell/hebrews/13.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> Now the God of peace, Who brought up from the dead the Great Shepherd of the sheep, in virtue of the blood of an eternal covenant, even our Lord Jesus, <a href="/worsley/hebrews/13.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Now the God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the everlasting covenant, <a href="/parallel/hebrews/13-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/x-IAXXp5zcA?start=2949" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/hebrews/13.htm">Benediction and Farewell</a> 19And I especially urge you to pray that I may be restored to you soon. 20<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">Now may</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: Ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theos (N-NMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1515.htm" title="1515: eirēnēs (N-GFS) -- Probably from a primary verb eiro; peace; by implication, prosperity.">of peace,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">who</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">through</a> <a href="/greek/129.htm" title="129: haimati (N-DNS) -- Blood, literally, figuratively or specially; by implication, bloodshed, also kindred.">the blood</a> <a href="/greek/166.htm" title="166: aiōniou (Adj-GFS) -- From aion; perpetual.">of the eternal</a> <a href="/greek/1242.htm" title="1242: diathēkēs (N-GFS) -- From diatithemai; properly, a disposition, i.e. a contract.">covenant</a> <a href="/greek/321.htm" title="321: anagagōn (V-APA-NMS) -- From ana and ago; to lead up; by extension to bring out; specially, to sail away.">brought</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">back from</a> <a href="/greek/3498.htm" title="3498: nekrōn (Adj-GMP) -- (a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse. From an apparently primary nekus; dead.">the dead</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: hēmōn (PPro-G1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">our</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2962.htm" title="2962: Kyrion (N-AMS) -- Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.">Lord</a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsoun (N-AMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">that</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3173.htm" title="3173: megan (Adj-AMS) -- Large, great, in the widest sense. ">great</a> <a href="/greek/4166.htm" title="4166: poimena (N-AMS) -- A shepherd; hence met: of the feeder, protector, and ruler of a flock of men. Of uncertain affinity; a shepherd.">Shepherd</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GNP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of the</a> <a href="/greek/4263.htm" title="4263: probatōn (N-GNP) -- A sheep. Probably neuter of a presumed derivative of probaino; something that walks forward, i.e., a sheep.">sheep,</a> 21equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/john/10-11.htm">John 10:11</a> I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. <a href="/isaiah/40-11.htm">Isaiah 40:11</a> He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes. <a href="/ezekiel/34-23.htm">Ezekiel 34:23</a> I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd. <a href="/psalms/23-1.htm">Psalm 23:1</a> A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. <a href="/1_peter/5-4.htm">1 Peter 5:4</a> And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away. <a href="/john/10-14.htm">John 10:14-15</a> I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me, / just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep. <a href="/micah/5-4.htm">Micah 5:4</a> He will stand and shepherd His flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majestic name of the LORD His God. And they will dwell securely, for then His greatness will extend to the ends of the earth. <a href="/zechariah/9-11.htm">Zechariah 9:11</a> As for you, because of the blood of My covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit. <a href="/acts/2-24.htm">Acts 2:24</a> But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep Him in its grip. <a href="/romans/15-33.htm">Romans 15:33</a> The God of peace be with all of you. Amen. <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-23.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:23</a> Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. <a href="/2_corinthians/13-11.htm">2 Corinthians 13:11</a> Finally, brothers, rejoice! Aim for perfect harmony, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you. <a href="/isaiah/55-3.htm">Isaiah 55:3</a> Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David. <a href="/jeremiah/32-40.htm">Jeremiah 32:40</a> I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never turn away from doing good to them, and I will put My fear in their hearts, so that they will never turn away from Me. <a href="/ezekiel/37-26.htm">Ezekiel 37:26</a> And I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an everlasting covenant. I will establish them and multiply them, and I will set My sanctuary among them forever.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,the God.<a href="/romans/15-33.htm">Romans 15:33</a> Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.<a href="/romans/16-20.htm">Romans 16:20</a> And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.<a href="/1_corinthians/14-33.htm">1 Corinthians 14:33</a> For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.brought.<a href="/acts/2-24.htm">Acts 2:24,32</a> Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it… <a href="/acts/3-15.htm">Acts 3:15</a> And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.<a href="/acts/4-10.htm">Acts 4:10</a> Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.that great.<a href="/psalms/23-1.htm">Psalm 23:1</a> A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.<a href="/psalms/80-1.htm">Psalm 80:1</a> To the chief Musician upon ShoshannimEduth, A Psalm of Asaph. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.<a href="/isaiah/40-11.htm">Isaiah 40:11</a> He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.the blood.<a href="/hebrews/9-20.htm">Hebrews 9:20</a> Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you.<a href="/hebrews/10-22.htm">Hebrews 10:22</a> Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.<a href="/exodus/24-8.htm">Exodus 24:8</a> And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made with you concerning all these words.everlasting.<a href="/2_samuel/23-5.htm">2 Samuel 23:5</a> Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow.<a href="/1_chronicles/16-17.htm">1 Chronicles 16:17</a> And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,<a href="/isaiah/55-3.htm">Isaiah 55:3</a> Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hebrews/6-2.htm">Age-During</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-24.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-12.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-24.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-35.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-15.htm">Eternal</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-16.htm">Everlasting</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-7.htm">Flock</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-15.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-23.htm">Great</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-15.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/acts/19-35.htm">Keeper</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-14.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-34.htm">Power</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-37.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/acts/20-28.htm">Shepherd</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-16.htm">Virtue</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_peter/1-11.htm">Age-During</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-8.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/james/5-17.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/revelation/11-19.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/james/2-17.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-23.htm">Eternal</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-11.htm">Everlasting</a> <a href="/1_peter/5-2.htm">Flock</a> <a href="/james/1-3.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/james/3-4.htm">Great</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-21.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/1_peter/5-4.htm">Keeper</a> <a href="/james/2-16.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/james/1-3.htm">Power</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-25.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-25.htm">Shepherd</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-3.htm">Virtue</a><div class="vheading2">Hebrews 13</div>1. <a href="/hebrews/13-1.htm">Various admonitions as to love;</a> 4. <a href="/hebrews/13-4.htm">to honest life;</a> 5. <a href="/hebrews/13-5.htm">to avoid covetousness;</a> 7. <a href="/hebrews/13-7.htm">to regard God's preachers;</a> 9. <a href="/hebrews/13-9.htm">to take heed of strange doctrines;</a> 10. <a href="/hebrews/13-10.htm">to confess Christ;</a> 16. <a href="/hebrews/13-16.htm">to give alms;</a> 17. <a href="/hebrews/13-17.htm">to obey governors;</a> 18. <a href="/hebrews/13-18.htm">to pray for the apostles.</a> 20. <a href="/hebrews/13-20.htm">The conclusion.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the Old Testament, God is often referred to as the source of peace (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6</a>, where the Messiah is called the "Prince of Peace"). The New Testament continues this theme, with Jesus offering peace to His followers (<a href="/john/14-27.htm">John 14:27</a>). The peace mentioned here is not merely the absence of conflict but a holistic well-being and reconciliation with God, achieved through Christ.who through the blood of the eternal covenant The "blood of the eternal covenant" refers to the sacrificial death of Jesus, which established a new and everlasting covenant between God and humanity. This concept is rooted in the Old Testament, where covenants were often ratified with blood (<a href="/exodus/24-8.htm">Exodus 24:8</a>). The new covenant, prophesied in <a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31-34</a>, is fulfilled in Christ's sacrifice, as explained in <a href="/hebrews/9-15.htm">Hebrews 9:15</a>. The eternal nature of this covenant underscores its permanence and the complete redemption it offers.brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus This phrase highlights the resurrection of Jesus, a cornerstone of Christian faith. The resurrection is seen as God's validation of Jesus' sacrifice and His victory over sin and death (<a href="/1_corinthians/15-17.htm">1 Corinthians 15:17</a>). It fulfills Old Testament prophecies, such as <a href="/psalms/16-10.htm">Psalm 16:10</a>, and is a testament to Jesus' divine nature and authority. The resurrection is also a promise of future resurrection for believers (<a href="/1_corinthians/15-20.htm">1 Corinthians 15:20-22</a>).that great Shepherd of the sheep The imagery of Jesus as the "Shepherd" is rich with biblical significance. In the Old Testament, God is depicted as a shepherd caring for His people (<a href="/psalms/23.htm">Psalm 23:1</a>, <a href="/ezekiel/34-11.htm">Ezekiel 34:11-16</a>). Jesus identifies Himself as the "Good Shepherd" in <a href="/john/10-11.htm">John 10:11</a>, emphasizing His role in guiding, protecting, and laying down His life for His sheep. This metaphor underscores Jesus' leadership, care, and sacrificial love for His followers, fulfilling the messianic prophecy of a shepherd-king (<a href="/micah/5-4.htm">Micah 5:4</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/g/god_of_peace.htm">God of Peace</a> This title emphasizes God's nature as one who brings peace, reconciliation, and wholeness. It reflects His desire for harmony in creation and among His people. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_blood_of_the_eternal_covenant.htm">The Blood of the Eternal Covenant</a> Refers to the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ, which established a new and everlasting covenant between God and humanity, fulfilling the promises of the Old Testament. 3. <a href="/topical/o/our_lord_jesus.htm">Our Lord Jesus</a> Central figure of Christianity, whose resurrection is the cornerstone of Christian faith. His role as Lord signifies His authority and divinity. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_great_shepherd.htm">The Great Shepherd</a> A title for Jesus that highlights His role as a caring and guiding leader for His followers, akin to a shepherd's relationship with his sheep. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_resurrection.htm">The Resurrection</a> The event of Jesus being raised from the dead, demonstrating His victory over sin and death and affirming His divine nature.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_the_eternal_covenant.htm">Understanding the Eternal Covenant</a> Recognize the significance of Jesus' sacrifice as the foundation of our relationship with God, which is eternal and unbreakable. <a href="/topical/e/embracing_jesus_as_the_great_shepherd.htm">Embracing Jesus as the Great Shepherd</a> Trust in Jesus' guidance and care in our daily lives, knowing that He leads us with love and wisdom. <a href="/topical/l/living_in_the_peace_of_god.htm">Living in the Peace of God</a> Allow the peace of God to rule in our hearts, especially in times of turmoil, by focusing on His promises and faithfulness. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_the_resurrection.htm">The Power of the Resurrection</a> Reflect on the resurrection as the source of our hope and assurance of eternal life, motivating us to live boldly for Christ. <a href="/topical/s/shepherding_others.htm">Shepherding Others</a> As followers of Christ, we are called to shepherd others by providing guidance, support, and care within our communities.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_hebrews_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Hebrews 13</a> <a href="/q/how_does_heb._13_20-21_align_with_other_atonement_views.htm">(Hebrews 13:20–21) How can this text’s explanation of God’s covenant through Jesus align with other biblical passages that present conflicting perspectives on atonement and redemption?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'benediction'_mean_biblically.htm">What does "benediction" mean in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_role_of_the_good_shepherd.htm">What is the role of the Good Shepherd?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_sheep_survive_among_wolves.htm">How do sheep survive among wolves?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/hebrews/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(20) Now the God of peace.--See <a href="/romans/15-33.htm" title="Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.">Romans 15:33</a>; <a href="/romans/16-20.htm" title="And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.">Romans 16:20</a>; <a href="/2_corinthians/13-11.htm" title="Finally, brothers, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.">2Corinthians 13:11</a>; <a href="/philippians/4-9.htm" title="Those things, which you have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.">Philippians 4:9</a>; <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-23.htm" title="And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.">1Thessalonians 5:23</a>; <a href="/2_thessalonians/3-16.htm" title="Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.">2Thessalonians 3:16</a>. In almost all these places there is something in the context suggestive of strife or turmoil to be brought to rest by "the God of peace." Hence we may well believe that the writer here has in thought those divisions of thought and feeling which have been hinted at in <a href="/context/hebrews/13-17.htm" title="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.">Hebrews 13:17-19</a>, and which in truth were the expression of the deep-seated mental unrest which it is the object of the Epistle to remove. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/hebrews/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 20, 21. - Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep through (literally, in) the blood of the eternal covenant, our Lord Jesus, make you perfect in every good work, to do his will, working in you that which is well-pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom (i.e. to God, the subject of the sentence) be glory forever and ever. Amen. It is St. Paul's way also to introduce, in the end of his Epistles, a solemn prayer or benediction, couched in terms suitable to the subjects that have been dwelt on (see e.g. <a href="/romans/16-25.htm">Romans 16:25</a>, etc.). The term, "God of peace," is also usual with him; and it is appropriate here after so many warnings against disturbing the Church's peace; as is, with reference also to what has gone before, "make you perfect" (καταρτίσαι), and what follows. On "the great Shepherd," etc., Bengel says, "Habemus, inquit, antistites multos, ver. 17, sed hic omniam est Antistes. Ego sum absens, ver. 19, sed DEUS non abest, neque deerit." The expression is taken from <a href="/isaiah/63-11.htm">Isaiah 63:11</a>, "Where is he that brought them out of the sea with the shepherd of his flock? (Ποῦ ὁ ἀναβιβάσας ἐκ τῆς θαλάσσης τὸν ποιμένα τῶν προβάτων; LXX.)." The reference in Isaiah is to Moses and the Red Sea, the well-known types of Christ and his resurrection, and of ours to a new life, leading to eternal life, through him. He is called "the great Shepherd," as in <a href="/hebrews/4-14.htm">Hebrews 4:14</a> the "great High Priest," as being the true fulfillment of the ancient types. "In [i.e. 'in virtue of'] the blood of the covenant" seems to be suggested by <a href="/zechariah/9-11.htm">Zechariah 9:11</a>, Καὶ σὺ ἐν αἵματι διαθήκης σου ἐξαπέστειλας δεσμίους σου ἐκ λάκκου οὐκ ἔχοντος ὕδωρ: αἰωνίου being added (as αέγαν before) to distinguish the new covenant from the old. The suitableness of the words to the contents of the Epistle is obvious. It is observed that the above is the only distinct allusion in the Epistle to Christ's resurrection, the writer's treatment of his subject having led him to pass at once from the sacrifice to the heavenly intercession. But "non concludit apostolus, autequam menti-onem fecerit resurrectionis Christi" (Bengel). <a href="/commentaries/hebrews/13-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Now {may} δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. the Ὁ (Ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. God Θεὸς (Theos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. of peace, εἰρήνης (eirēnēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1515.htm">Strong's 1515: </a> Probably from a primary verb eiro; peace; by implication, prosperity. who ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. through ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. [the] blood αἵματι (haimati) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_129.htm">Strong's 129: </a> Blood, literally, figuratively or specially; by implication, bloodshed, also kindred. of [the] eternal αἰωνίου (aiōniou) Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_166.htm">Strong's 166: </a> From aion; perpetual. covenant διαθήκης (diathēkēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1242.htm">Strong's 1242: </a> From diatithemai; properly, a disposition, i.e. a contract. brought ἀναγαγὼν (anagagōn) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_321.htm">Strong's 321: </a> From ana and ago; to lead up; by extension to bring out; specially, to sail away. back from ἐκ (ek) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. [the] dead νεκρῶν (nekrōn) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3498.htm">Strong's 3498: </a> (a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse. From an apparently primary nekus; dead. our ἡμῶν (hēmōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. Lord Κύριον (Kyrion) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2962.htm">Strong's 2962: </a> Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. Jesus, Ἰησοῦν (Iēsoun) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. great μέγαν (megan) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3173.htm">Strong's 3173: </a> Large, great, in the widest sense. Shepherd ποιμένα (poimena) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4166.htm">Strong's 4166: </a> A shepherd; hence met: of the feeder, protector, and ruler of a flock of men. Of uncertain affinity; a shepherd. of the τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. sheep, προβάτων (probatōn) Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4263.htm">Strong's 4263: </a> A sheep. 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