Hebrews 13:9
ContextNETBible | Do not be carried away by all sorts of strange teachings. 1 For it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not ritual meals, 2 which have never benefited those who participated in them. |
NIV © biblegateway Heb 13:9 |
Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings. It is good for our hearts to be strengthened by grace, not by ceremonial foods, which are of no value to those who eat them. |
NASB © biblegateway Heb 13:9 |
Do not be carried away by varied and strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, through which those who were so occupied were not benefited. |
NLT © biblegateway Heb 13:9 |
So do not be attracted by strange, new ideas. Your spiritual strength comes from God’s special favor, not from ceremonial rules about food, which don’t help those who follow them. |
MSG © biblegateway Heb 13:9 |
Don't be lured away from him by the latest speculations about him. The grace of Christ is the only good ground for life. Products named after Christ don't seem to do much for those who buy them. |
BBE © SABDAweb Heb 13:9 |
Do not be turned away by different strange teachings, because it is good for your hearts to be made strong by grace, and not by meats, which were of no profit to those who took so much trouble over them. |
NRSV © bibleoremus Heb 13:9 |
Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings; for it is well for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by regulations about food, which have not benefited those who observe them. |
NKJV © biblegateway Heb 13:9 |
Do not be carried about with various and strange doctrines. For it is good that the heart be established by grace, not with foods which have not profited those who have been occupied with them. |
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NET [draft] ITL | Do <3911> not <3361> be carried away <3911> by all sorts <4164> of strange <3581> teachings <1322> . For <1063> it is good <2570> for the heart <2588> to be strengthened <950> by grace <5485> , not <3756> ritual meals <1033> , which <3739> have <5623> never <3756> benefited <5623> those who participated <4043> in them. |
GREEK |
NETBible | Do not be carried away by all sorts of strange teachings. 1 For it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not ritual meals, 2 which have never benefited those who participated in them. |
NET Notes |
1 tn Grk “by diverse and strange teachings.” 2 tn Grk “foods,” referring to the meals associated with the OT sacrifices (see the contrast with the next verse; also 9:9-10; 10:1, 4, 11). |