Hebrews 8:11

No longer will each one teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The Lord speaks through the author to the new covenant community regarding the fulfillment of the promised new relationship with God. The declaration addresses the house of Israel and outlines the internal, universal nature of the coming covenant.

The words — διδάξουσιν (didaxōsin) = "they will teach"; ἕκαστος (hekastos) = "each." The Greek construction οὐ μὴ διδάξουσιν emphasizes a permanent cessation of human instruction regarding the knowledge of God.

The thread — The verse directly quotes Jeremiah 31:34 and echoes the prophetic promise in Isaiah 54:13 and the Johannine citation in John 6:45. All four texts trace a single prophetic line from Israel's restoration to the church's direct divine instruction.

Why it lands — The text states that direct, universal knowledge of God replaces mediated human teaching under the new covenant. A reader must recognize that spiritual authority now rests on God's internal work rather than human transmission.

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The Greek words

King James Version

And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.

Cross-references

Jeremiah 31:34 No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”
Isaiah 54:13 Then all your sons will be taught by the LORD, and great will be their prosperity.
John 6:45 It is written in the Prophets: ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from Him comes to Me—
Jeremiah 24:7 I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the LORD. They will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with all their heart.
1 John 2:27 And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.
1 John 5:20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
1 Chronicles 28:9 As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
Habakkuk 2:14 For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.
Acts 8:10 and all the people, from the least to the greatest, heeded his words and said, “This man is the divine power called the Great Power.”
Isaiah 2:3 And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.