Pentecost Season · Proper 17 · Year C
Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16
Marks of Christian Community
September 3, 2028
Overview & Insights
"Let mutual love continue." (Hebrews 13:1)
The closing chapter of Hebrews lists concrete ethical instructions: love strangers, remember prisoners, honor marriage, avoid the love of money, and offer a continual sacrifice of praise. These practices flesh out what it means to live as the community that has come to Mount Zion.
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Commentary
Commentary on Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 Working Preacher
Reads the chapter's instructions as a template for communal endurance.
Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
Highlights mutual love as the foundation for the whole list of instructions.
Hebrews 13 Bible Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik
Verse-by-verse notes on hospitality, marriage, and the sacrifice of praise.
Hebrews 13 (Barnes' Notes) StudyLight
Classic verse notes on the closing ethical instructions.
Hebrews 13:1 Commentaries BibleHub
Aggregates classic commentary on the call to mutual love.
Hebrews 13:1 Interlinear BibleHub
Shows the Greek text of the opening instruction on love.
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