Hebrews 13:20

the God of peace. The phrase is frequent in St Paul (1Th 5:23 : 2 Thessalonians 3:16; Romans 15:33; Romans 16:20; Philippians 4:9).

that brought again from the dead Among many allusions to the Ascension and Glorification of Christ this is the only direct allusion in the Epistle to His Resurrection (but comp. Hebrews 6:2; Hebrews 11:35). The verb ἀνήγαγεν may be "raised again" rather than "brought up," though there may be a reminiscence of "the shepherd" (Moses) who "brought up" his people from the sea in Isaiah 63:11.

through the blood of the everlasting covenant Rather, "by virtue of (lit. "in") the blood of an eternal covenant." The expression finds its full explanation in Hebrews 9:15-18. Others connect it with "the Great Shepherd." He became the Great Shepherd by means of His blood. So in Acts 20:28 we have "to shepherd the Church of God, which He purchased for Himself by means of His own blood." A similar phrase occurs in Zechariah 9:11, "By (or "because of") the blood of thy covenantI have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit."