Hebrews 13:24
in Hebrews 13Greet all your leaders and all the saints. Those from Italy send you greetings.
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ASV
Salute all them that have the rule over you, and all the saints. They of Italy salute you.
KJV
Salute all them that have the rule over you, and all the saints. They of Italy salute you.
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This verse in Hebrews 13
Commentary
9 notes on this verseThen he gives the greeting: first, he asks them to greet the others, saying, Greet all your prelates, i.e., the apostles still living, and all the saints, namely, the other disciples. But he does not write to them, because his intention was to write only …
This site's exposition
suffer the word of exhortation
on Hebrews 13:22-25
The writer names his genre, suffer the word of exhortation, the same phrase Acts 13:15 uses for a synagogue sermon, and calls thirteen chapters a letter in few words, which readers have smiled at since. Timothy is set at liberty, a release otherwise unrecorded, and the hope of a joint visit ties the anonymous author to Paul's circle whoever he was. They of Italy salute you reads either as written from Italy or as Italians abroad greeting home, both readings old, and grace be with you all ends the sermon as every apostolic letter ends.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
"Greet all your leaders." See how Paul honors them, for he addresses the leaders through them; for it was more fitting to command the leaders and to address the ones being led through them; but he wisely heals the weaker ones. "Those from Italy greet …
"Salute all them that have the rule over you, and all the saints. They of Italy salute you. Grace be with you all. Amen." "Salute them that have the rule over you, and all the saints." See how he honored them, since he wrote to them instead of to those (their rulers). "They of Italy salute you. Grace be with you all. Amen." Which was for them all in common. But how does "Grace" come to be "with" us? If we do not do despite to the benefit, if we do not become indolent in regard to the Gift. And what is "the grace"? Remission of sins, Cleansing: this is "with" us. For who (he means) can keep the Grace despitefully, and not destroy it? For instance; He freely forgave thee thy sins. How then shall the "Grace be with" thee, whether it be the good favor or the effectual working of the Spirit? If thou draw it to thee by good deeds. For the cause of all good things is this, the continual abiding with us of the "grace" of the Spirit. For this guides us to all good things, just as when it flies away from us, it ruins us, and leaves us desolate. Let us not then drive it from us. For on ourselves depends, both its remaining, and its departing. For the one results, when we mind heavenly things; the other, when we mind the things of this life. "Which the world" (He says) "cannot receive because it seeth Him not, neither knoweth Him." (John xiv. 17.) Seest thou that a worldly soul cannot have Him? We need great earnestness that so there He may be held fast by us, so as to direct all our affairs, and do them in security, and in much peace.
The Medieval Church1 voice
See what honor he bestows upon them, if he even greets the teachers through them; for it would have been more fitting for him to write the epistle to the teachers and through them greet those under their charge. By this he very wisely ministers …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Salute all them that have the rule over you,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Salute all them that have the rule over you - Salute all your leaders or guides, τους ἡγουμενους ὑμων. See on Heb 13:7 (note) and Heb 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.
2 more voices on this verse
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
all--The Scriptures are intended for all, young and old, not merely for ministers. Compare the different classes addressed, "wives," Eph 5:22; little children, 1Jo 2:18; "all," 1Pe 3:8; He says here "all," for the Hebrews whom he addresses were not all in one place, though the Jerusalem Hebrews are chiefly addressed.
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A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Salute all them - see the notes on Rom 16:3 ff. It was customary for the apostle Paul to close his epistles with an affectionate salutation. That have the rule over you - notes, Heb 13:7, 17. None are mentioned by name, as is usual in the Epistles of Paul. The cause of this omission is unknown. “And all the saints.” The common name given to Christians in the Scriptures; see the notes on Rom 1:7. They of Italy salute you - The saints or Christians in Italy. Showing that the writer of the Epistle was then in Italy. He was probably in Rome; see the introduction, section 4.
The words behind it
15 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ἀσπάσασθε | aspasasthe | do greet | G782 → | 57 times |
| πάντας | pantas | all | G3956 → | 1235 times |
| τοὺς | tous | those | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἡγουμένους | hegoumenous | leading | G2233 → | 28 times |
| ὑμῶν | humon | you | G4771 → | 2973 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| πάντας | pantas | all | G3956 → | 1235 times |
| τοὺς | tous | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἁγίους.¶ | hagious | saints. | G40 → | 220 times |
| Ἀσπάζονται | aspazontai | Greet | G782 → | 57 times |
| ὑμᾶς | humas | you | G4771 → | 2973 times |
| οἱ | hoi | those | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἀπὸ | apo | from | G575 → | 640 times |
| τῆς | tes | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| Ἰταλίας. | italias | Italy. | G2482 → |
Ἀσπάσασθεdo greet
aspasastheG782 →57 times
πάνταςall
pantasG3956 →1235 times
τοὺςthose
tousG3588 →19766 times
ἡγουμένουςleading
hegoumenousG2233 →28 times
ὑμῶνyou
humonG4771 →2973 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
πάνταςall
pantasG3956 →1235 times
τοὺςthe
tousG3588 →19766 times
ἁγίους.¶saints.
hagiousG40 →220 times
ἈσπάζονταιGreet
aspazontaiG782 →57 times
ὑμᾶςyou
humasG4771 →2973 times
οἱthose
hoiG3588 →19766 times
ἀπὸfrom
apoG575 →640 times
τῆς<the>
tesG3588 →19766 times
Ἰταλίας.Italy.
italiasG2482 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Hebrews 13:17Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for…
it leads to
- 1 Thessalonians 5:12–13
But we ask you, brothers, to acknowledge those who work diligently among you, who preside over you in the Lord and give you instruction.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Timothy 5:17
Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.
- Hebrews 13:7
Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.
- 1 Peter 5:5
Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
- Acts 20:28
Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:12–13
Through
Hebrews 13:7Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.
it leads to
- Hebrews 13:17
Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for…
- Philippians 3:17
Join one another in following my example, brothers, and carefully observe those who walk according to the pattern we set for you.
- Hebrews 6:12
Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
- Hebrews 13:17
Where this verse is studied
About Hebrews
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the New Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Chrysostom, Homily on Hebrews 34; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); Oecumenius, The Pseudo-Oecumenian Catena on Hebrews; Theophylact of Ohrid, Commentary on Hebrews and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Hebrews.