Bible Strands
Hebrews 13:15
Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — An anonymous author writes to a Jewish-Christian community under pressure to abandon their faith, closing the letter with practical exhortations (13:1–16) before the final benediction.
The words — Αναφέρωμεν (anapherōmen) is the same verb used for temple sacrifice, now applied to speech; αἰνέσεως (aineseōs) is the noun for praise or thanksgiving, the genitive specifying what kind of sacrifice is meant.
The thread — The Psalms repeatedly command thank offerings (Ps 50:14; 107:21), and Paul echoes the logic in Romans 12:1, where the whole body is the living sacrifice.
Why it lands — The verse collapses the distance between the worshipper and the altar: praise spoken with the lips is classified as a sacrifice, and διὰ παντὸς ("at all times") makes it continuous rather than occasional.
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The Greek words
King James Version
By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
Cross-references
- Psalms 107:21 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
- Psalms 50:14 Sacrifice a thank offering to God, and fulfill your vows to the Most High.
- Romans 12:1 Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
- Psalms 145:1 A Psalm of praise. Of David. I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever.
- 1 Peter 2:5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
- Hosea 14:2 Bring your confessions and return to the LORD. Say to Him: “Take away all our iniquity and receive us graciously, that we may present the fruit of our lips.
- Ephesians 5:19 Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,
- Psalms 50:23 He who sacrifices a thank offering honors Me, and to him who rightly orders his way, I will show the salvation of God.”
- Isaiah 57:19 bringing praise to their lips. Peace, peace to those far and near,” says the LORD, “and I will heal them.”
- 2 Chronicles 33:16 Then he restored the altar of the LORD and sacrificed peace offerings and thank offerings on it, and he told Judah to serve the LORD, the God of Israel.