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Charles Box Commentaries

Hebrews 13:1-6

Remember these things -- Hebrews 13:1-6: It is wonderful that brotherly love existed among these brethren. The writer admonished them to allow this love to continue. In a very forceful statement Peter wrote, "Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king." (1 Peter 2:17) Brotherly love and compassion for others is Christianity in action.

Marriage is a sacred ordinance of God. Just choosing to live together outside of marriage is sinful. Marriage must be in harmony with the laws of God and the laws of the land. According to God, marriage is a union between a man and a woman. God must be disgusted with our evil society that says a man with men or women with women is marriage. God said, "Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination." (Leviticus 18:22) Marriage will work only when it is built upon God and His word.

The Bible is filled with great and precious promises from God. None is greater than that of Hebrews 13:5-6 where God promised, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." This promise of God should lead to boldness, contentment, blessings and happiness.

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    CHAPTER XIII. _Exhortations to hospitality to Strangers_, 1, 2. _Kindness to those in bonds_, 3. _Concerning marriage_, 4. _Against covetousness_, 5, 6. _How they should imitate their teachers_,...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    LET BROTHERLY LOVE CONTINUE - Implying that it now existed among them. The apostle had no occasion to reprove them for the want of it, as he had in regard to some to whom he wrote, but he aims merely...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 13 _ 1. The practical walk (Hebrews 13:1)_ 2. The call to separation (Hebrews 13:7) 3. Conclusions (Hebrews 13:17)...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    Emphasis is first laid on the duty of brotherly love_ i.e._ kindness towards fellow-Christians which was all-important in a struggling community like the early Church. Three aspects of this duty are p...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    Let brotherly love be always with you. Do not forget the duty of hospitality for, in remembering this duty, there are some who have entertained angels without knowing that they were doing so. Rememb...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    THE MARKS OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE (Hebrews 13:1-6)...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    BROTHERLY LOVE. Greek. _Philadelphia._ See Romans 12:10. CONTINUE. Greek. _meno_. Seep. 1511....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _Let brotherly love continue_ Not only was "brotherly love" (_Philadelphia_) a new and hitherto almost undreamed of virtue but it was peculiarly necessary among the members of a bitterly-persecuted se...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    CH. 13. Concluding Exhortations to Love (1); Hospitality (2); Kindness to Prisoners and the Suffering (3); Purity of Life (4); Contentment (5); Trustfulness (6); Submission to Pastoral Authority (7, 8...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    CONCLUDING EXHORTATIONS TO LOVE (1); HOSPITALITY (2); KINDNESS TO PRISONERS AND THE SUFFERING (3); PURITY OF LIFE (4); CONTENTMENT (5); TRUSTFULNESS (6); SUBMISSION TO PASTORAL AUTHORITY (7, 8); STEAD...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    Ἡ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΊΑ. “_Your brotherly affection_.” Not only was “brotherly love” a new and hitherto almost undreamed of virtue but it was peculiarly necessary among the members of a bitterly-persecuted sect....

  • Charles Rose Commentaries

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  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    LET BROTHERLY LOVE CONTINUE.— By this exhortation the apostle plainly implies, that they did already love their Christian brethren; accordingly, he commended them before, (ch. Hebrews 6:10.) for their...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Combined Bible Commentary

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    Exhortations to social manifestations of their Christianity. Ἡ φιλαδελφία μενέτω. “Let love of the brethren continue”; it existed (Hebrews 6:10) and so, as Chrys. says, he does not write Γίνεσθε φιλάδ...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

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  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

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  • James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

    _AN APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION_ ‘Let brotherly love continue.’ Hebrews 13:1 Brotherly love had been a conspicuous feature of the early Church (Acts 2:44; Acts 4:34;...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

    In this next Chapter there is more than one truth important to notice. The exhortations are as simple as they are weighty, and require but few remarks. They rest in the sphere in which the whole of th...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

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  • John Owen’s Exposition of the Epistle to the Hebrews(7 vols)

    ῾Η φιλαδελφία μενέτα. Vulg. Lat., “charitas fraternitatis,” “the love of the brotherhood;” not so properly. Syr., “love of the brethren.” And unto μενέτω, both add, “in vobis,” “in you.” “Amor frater...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

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  • Jonathan Edwards' Notes On The Scriptures

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  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament (1851)

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    LET BROTHERLY LOVE CONTINUE....

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

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  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

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  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Hebrews 13:1 Let G3306 love G5360 continue G3306 (G5720) Hebrews 6:10-11,...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

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  • Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament

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  • Scofield's Bible Commentary

    ANGELS (_ See Scofield) - (Hebrews 1:4). _...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

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  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    This is a practical chapter at the close of this most instructive Epistle. Hebrews 13:1. _Let brotherly love continue._ The word «continue» implies that the «brotherly love» exists, there are many t...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

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  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • The Bible Study New Testament

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    VIRTUES AND GRACES BEFITTING THE CHRISTIAN PROFESSION _CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Hebrews 13:1. BROTHERLY LOVE.—φιλαδελφία, the mutual love of Christians as such. Hebrews 13:2. ANGELS UNAWARES.—...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    CONCLUDING EXHORTATIONS EXPOSITION As in St. Paul's Epistles, practical directions as to conduct conclude the treatise, such as the readers may be supposed to have especially needed. They are urged t...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Chapter 13, closing out the book. Let brotherly love continue. Don't forget to entertain strangers: for some have entertained angels without knowing it (Hebrews 13:1-2). Interesting. I believe it. I...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 John 2:10; 1 John 2:9; 1 John 3:10; 1 John 3:23; 1 John 4:20;...

  • Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament (4 Volume Set)

    Let brotherly love continue [φ ι λ α δ ε λ φ ι α μ ε ν ε τ ω]. Filadelfia in Paul, Romans 12:10; 1 Thessalonians 4:9. As a proper name, Revelation 1:11;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Brotherly love is explained in the following verses....

  • William Burkitt's Expository Notes

    Love being the fountain and foundation of all moral duties, our apostle begins with it, and places it at the head of all the rest, as comprehending our whole duty towards our neighbour. Note here, The...

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