Hebrews 13:9
Do not be carried away by various and strange doctrines. For it is good for the heart to be established by grace, not by foods, by which those having walked were not profited.
English Majority Text (NT)
In The King James Version
In Context
8Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
10We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat.
Cross References
Matthew 24:24For false christs and false prophets will be raised up, and they will show great signs and wonders so as to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
Acts 10:14But Peter said, “By no means, Lord! For never did I eat anything common or unclean.”
Acts 20:32“So for the present, I entrust you, brothers, to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who have been sanctified.
Romans 14:6He that regards the day, regards it to the Lord; and he that does not regard the day, to the Lord he does not regard it. And he that eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he that does not eat, to the Lord he does not eat, and he gives thanks to God.
Romans 16:17Now I urge you, brothers, to look out for those who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and turn away from them.
Matthew Henry on Hebrews 13:2-18
Various Duties. ( a. d. 62.) 1 Let brotherly love continue. 2 Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. 3 Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body. 4 Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge. 5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee,… Read the whole commentary →