Hebrews 13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 13:16

But to do good and to communicate - These are continual sacrifices which God requires, and which will spring from a sense of God's love in Christ Jesus. Praise to God for his unspeakable gift, and acts of kindness to men for God's sake. No reliance, even on the infinitely meritorious sacrifice of Christ, can be acceptable in the sight of God if a man have not love and charity towards his neighbor. Praise, prayer, and thanksgiving to God, with works of charity and mercy to man, are the... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 13:17

Obey them that have the rule over you - Obey your leaders, τοις ἡγουμενοις . He is not fit to rule who is not capable of guiding. See on Hebrews 13:7 , (note). In the former verse the apostle exhorts them to remember those who had been their leaders, and to imitate their faith; in this he exhorts them to obey the leaders they now had, and to submit to their authority in all matters of doctrine and discipline, on the ground that they watched for their souls, and should have to give an... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 13:18

Pray for us - Even the success of apostles depended, in a certain way, on the prayers of the Church. Few Christian congregations feel, as they ought, that it is their bounden duty to pray for the success of the Gospel, both among themselves and in the world. The Church is weak, dark, poor, and imperfect, because it prays little. We trust we have a good conscience - We are persuaded that we have a conscience that not only acquits us of all fraud and sinister design, but assures us that in... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 13:19

The rather to do this - That is, pray for us, that, being enabled to complete the work which God has given us here to do, we may be the sooner enabled to visit you. It is evident, from this, that the people to whom this epistle was written knew well who was the author of it; nor does there appear, in any place, any design in the writer to conceal his name, and how the epistle came to lack a name it is impossible to say. I have sometimes thought that a part of the beginning might have been... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 13:20

Now the God of peace - We have often seen that peace among the Hebrews signifies prosperity of every kind. The God of peace is the same as the God of all blessedness, who has at his disposal all temporal and eternal good; who loves mankind, and has provided them a complete salvation. Brought again from the dead our Lord - As our Lord's sacrificial death is considered as an atonement offered to the Divine justice, God's acceptance of it as an atonement is signified by his raising the... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 13:21

Make you perfect - Καταρτισια ὑμας· Put you completely in joint. See the note on 2 Corinthians 13:9 , where the meaning of the original word is largely considered. From the following terms we see what the apostle meant by the perfection for which he prays. They were to do the will of God in every good work, from God working in them that which is well pleasing in his sight. This necessarily implies a complete change in the whole soul, that God may be well pleased with whatsoever he... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 13:22

Suffer the word of exhortation - Bear the word or doctrine of this exhortation. This seems to be an epithet of this whole epistle: and as the apostle had in it shown the insufficiency of the Levitical system to atone for sin and save the soul; and had proved that it was the design of God that it should be abolished; and had proved also that it was now abolished by the coming of Christ, whom he had shown to be a greater priest than Aaron, higher than all the angels, the only Son of God as to... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 13:23

Know ye that our brother Timothy - The word ἡμων , our, which is supplied by our translators, is very probably genuine, as it is found in ACD*, ten others, the Syriac, Erpen's Arabic, the Coptic, Armenian, Slavonic, and Vulgate. Is set at liberty - Απολελυμενον· Is sent away; for there is no evidence that Timothy had been imprisoned. It is probable that the apostle refers here to his being sent into Macedonia, Philemon 2:19-24 , in order that he might bring the apostle an account... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 13:24

Salute all them that have the rule over you - Salute all your leaders or guides, τους ἡγουμενους ὑμων . See on Hebrews 13:7 ; (note) and Hebrews 13:17 ; (note). And all the saints - All the Christians; for this is the general meaning of the term in most parts of St. Paul's writings. But a Christian was then a saint, i.e. by profession a holy person; and most of the primitive Christians were actually such. But in process of time the term was applied to all that bore the Christian... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 13:25

Grace be with you all - May the Divine favor ever rest upon you and among you; and may you receive, from that source of all good, whatsoever is calculated to make you wise, holy, useful, and happy! And may you be enabled to persevere in the truth to the end of your lives! Amen. May it be so! May God seal the prayer by giving the blessings! The subscriptions to this epistle are, as in other cases, various and contradictory. The Versions are as follow: - The Epistle to the Hebrews was... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 13:16

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 13:17

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 13:18

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 13:19

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 13:20

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 13:21

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 13:22

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 13:23

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 13:24

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 13:25

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