Hebrews 13:16

Amplified Bible

Do not neglect to do good, to contribute [to the needy of the church as an expression of fellowship], for such sacrifices are always pleasing to God.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Don’t neglect to do what is good and to share, for God is pleased with such sacrifices.

King James Version (1611)
But to doe good, and to communicate forget not, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

King James Version
But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

English Standard Version
Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.

New American Standard Bible
And do not neglect doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

New Century Version
Do not forget to do good to others, and share with them, because such sacrifices please God.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
And do not neglect doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

Legacy Standard Bible
And do not neglect doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

Berean Standard Bible
And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

Contemporary English Version
But don't forget to help others and to share your possessions with them. This too is like offering a sacrifice that pleases God.

Complete Jewish Bible
But don't forget doing good and sharing with others, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

Darby Translation
But of doing good and communicating [of your substance] be not forgetful, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

Easy-to-Read Version
And don't forget to do good and to share what you have with others, because sacrifices like these are very pleasing to God.

Geneva Bible (1587)
To doe good, and to distribute forget not: for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

George Lamsa Translation
And do not forget kindness and fellowship with the poor: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

Good News Translation
Do not forget to do good and to help one another, because these are the sacrifices that please God.

Lexham English Bible
And do not neglect doing good and generosity, for God is pleased with such sacrifices.

Literal Translation
But do not be forgetful of doing good and sharing, for God is well pleased with such sacrifices.

American Standard Version
But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

Bible in Basic English
But go on doing good and giving to others, because God is well-pleased with such offerings.

Hebrew Names Version
But don't forget to be doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

International Standard Version
Do not neglect to do good and to be generous, for God is pleased with such sacrifices.Romans 12:13; 2 Corinthians 9:12; Philippians 4:18; Hebrews 6:10;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
And forget not compassion and communication to the poor: for with these sacrifices a man pleaseth Aloha.

Murdock Translation
And forget not commiseration and communication with the poor; for with such sacrifices a man pleaseth God.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
To do good & to distribute forget not, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

English Revised Version
But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

World English Bible
But don't forget to be doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But to do good, and to distribute, forget not; for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

Weymouth's New Testament
And do not forget to be kind and liberal; for with sacrifices of that sort God is greatly pleased.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And nyle ye foryete wel doynge, and comynyng; for bi siche sacrifices God is disserued.

Update Bible Version
But to do good and to communicate do not forget: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

Webster's Bible Translation
But to do good, and to communicate, forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

New English Translation
And do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for God is pleased with such sacrifices.

New King James Version
But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

New Living Translation
And don't forget to do good and to share with those in need. These are the sacrifices that please God.

New Life Bible
Remember to do good and help each other. Gifts like this please God.

New Revised Standard
Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, of the doing good and of fellowship, be not forgetful; for, with such sacrifices as these, is, God, well-pleased.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And do not forget to do good and to impart: for by such sacrifices God’s favour is obtained.

Revised Standard Version
Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
To do good and to distribute forget not for with suche sacrifises god is pleased.

Young's Literal Translation
and of doing good, and of fellowship, be not forgetful, for with such sacrifices God is well-pleased.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
To do good and to destribute forget not, for wt soch sacrifices God is pleased.

Mace New Testament (1729)
but don't forget to be beneficent to the community; for such sacrifice is acceptable to God.

THE MESSAGE
Make sure you don't take things for granted and go slack in working for the common good; share what you have with others. God takes particular pleasure in acts of worship—a different kind of "sacrifice"—that take place in kitchen and workplace and on the streets.

Simplified Cowboy Version
Ride hard, help others, and share what you have. These are the kinds of sacrifices that make God smile.

Contextual Overview

¹Let love of your fellow believers continue. ²Do not neglect to extend hospitality to strangers [especially among the family of believers—being friendly, cordial, and gracious, sharing the comforts of your home and doing your part generously], for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it. ³Remember those who are in prison, as if you were their fellow prisoner, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body [and subject to physical suffering]. ⁴Marriage is to be held in honor among all [that is, regarded as something of great value], and the marriage bed undefiled [by immorality or by any sexual sin]; for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous. ⁵Let your character [your moral essence, your inner nature] be free from the love of money [shun greed—be financially ethical], being content with what you have; for He has said, "I WILL NEVER [under any circumstances] DESERT YOU [nor give you up nor leave you without support, nor will I in any degree leave you helpless], NOR WILL I FORSAKE or LET YOU DOWN or RELAX MY HOLD ON YOU [assuredly not]!" ⁶So we take comfort and are encouraged and confidently say, "THE LORD IS MY HELPER [in time of need], I WILL NOT BE AFRAID. WHAT WILL MAN DO TO ME?" ⁷Remember your leaders [for it was they] who brought you the word of God; and consider the result of their conduct [the outcome of their godly lives], and imitate their faith [their conviction that God exists and is the Creator and Ruler of all things, the Provider of eternal salvation through Christ, and imitate their reliance on God with absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness]. ⁸Jesus Christ is [eternally changeless, always] the same yesterday and today and forever. ⁹Do not be carried away by diverse and strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be established and strengthened by grace and not by foods [rules of diet and ritualistic meals], which bring no benefit or spiritual growth to those who observe them. ¹⁰We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle (sacred tent) have no right to eat.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

to do: Hebrews 13:1, Hebrews 13:2, Psalms 37:3, Matthew 25:35-40, Luke 6:35, Luke 6:36, Acts 9:36, Acts 10:38, Galatians 6:10, 1 Thessalonians 5:15, 2 Thessalonians 3:13, 3 John 1:11

communicate: Luke 18:22, Romans 12:13, 2 Corinthians 9:12, 2 Corinthians 9:13, Galatians 6:6, Ephesians 4:28, Philippians 4:14, 1 Timothy 6:18, Philemon 1:6

with such: Hebrews 6:10, Psalms 51:19, Micah 6:7, Micah 6:8, Philippians 4:18

Reciprocal: Genesis 8:20 - builded Leviticus 1:17 - it is Numbers 6:21 - beside that Numbers 15:4 - a meat Deuteronomy 15:10 - because Deuteronomy 33:19 - they shall Psalms 4:5 - Offer Psalms 34:14 - do Psalms 37:21 - righteous Psalms 37:23 - delighteth Psalms 37:27 - do good Psalms 51:17 - sacrifices Psalms 96:8 - bring Psalms 112:9 - dispersed Proverbs 22:9 - He that hath a bountiful eye Proverbs 28:27 - that giveth Proverbs 31:20 - she reacheth Isaiah 60:7 - they shall Jeremiah 33:18 - General Malachi 1:11 - incense Malachi 3:3 - an Matthew 5:42 - General Matthew 6:2 - when Matthew 13:23 - beareth Luke 11:41 - rather Luke 21:23 - woe John 5:29 - done good Acts 10:4 - thine Acts 20:35 - It is Romans 8:8 - please Romans 15:16 - offering up 1 Corinthians 15:58 - in the 2 Corinthians 4:15 - the abundant 2 Corinthians 8:10 - expedient Galatians 2:10 - that Ephesians 3:21 - by Philippians 1:11 - are Philippians 2:17 - the sacrifice Colossians 1:10 - all 1 Thessalonians 4:1 - to please 1 Timothy 2:3 - this Hebrews 13:21 - working 1 Peter 2:5 - spiritual 1 Peter 3:11 - do 1 Peter 4:9 - hospitality 1 John 3:17 - whoso

Cross-References

Genesis 13:1
So Abram went up out of Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot [his nephew] with him, into the Negev (the South country of Judah).

Genesis 13:2
Now Abram was extremely rich in livestock and in silver and in gold.

Genesis 13:3
He journeyed on from the Negev as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai,

Genesis 13:14
The LORD said to Abram, after Lot had left him, "Now lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are standing, northward and southward and eastward and westward;

Genesis 13:16
"I will make your descendants [as numerous] as the dust of the earth, so that if a man could count the [grains of] dust of the earth, then your descendants could also be counted.

Genesis 13:18
Then Abram broke camp and moved his tent, and came and settled by the [grove of the great] terebinths (oak trees) of Mamre [the Amorite], which are in Hebron, and there he built an altar to [honor] the LORD.

Genesis 15:5
And the LORD brought Abram outside [his tent into the night] and said, "Look now toward the heavens and count the stars—if you are able to count them." Then He said to him, "So [numerous] shall your descendants be."

Genesis 17:6
"I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you.

Genesis 17:16
"I will bless her, and indeed I will also give you a son by her. Yes, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her."

Genesis 17:20
"As for Ishmael, I have heard and listened to you; behold, I will bless him, and will make him fruitful and will greatly multiply him [through his descendants]. He will be the father of twelve princes (chieftains, sheiks), and I will make him a great nation.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But to do good and to communicate forget not,.... Which is to be understood, not of doing good works in general, but of acts of beneficence, or communicating to "the poor", as the Syriac version renders it: the apostle proceeds to take notice of another sort of sacrifice, which continues under the Gospel dispensation; and that is, alms; which should be attended to: alms should be given, or beneficence be exercised to all men in need, even to our enemies, as well as to our friends and relations; and especially to poor saints, and ministers of the Gospel: and this believers should not "forget"; which shows that it is a duty of importance; and that men are too apt to neglect it, and should be stirred up unto it:

for with such sacrifices God is well pleased; not that they are meritorious of the favour of God and of eternal life; for what a man gives in a way of charity is but what God has given him, and cannot be profitable to God, though it is to a fellow creature; nor is there any proportion between what is given, and grace and glory which the saints receive; yet doing good in this way, when it is done in faith, springs from love, and is directed to the glory of God, is well pleasing to him; yea, these sacrifices are preferred by him to legal ones, Hosea 6:6 and the Jews also say, that

"greater is he who does alms than (if he offered) all sacrifices c.''

c T. Bab. Succa, fol. 49. 2.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But to do good, and to communicate, forget not - To communicate or impart to others; that is, to share with them what we have. The Greek word means having in common with others. The meaning is, that they were to show liberality to those who were in want, and were to take special pains not to forget this duty. We are prone to think constantly of our own interests, and there is great danger of forgetting the duty which we owe to the poor and the needy. On the duty here enjoined, see the notes on Galatians 6:10.

For with such sacrifices God is well pleased - He is pleased with the sacrifices of prayer and of praise; with the offerings of a broken and a contrite heart: but he is especially pleased with the religion which leads us to do good to others. This was eminently the religion of his Son, the Lord Jesus; and to this all true religion prompts. The word “sacrifices” here is not taken in a strict sense, as denoting what is offered as an expiation for sin, or in the sense that we are by doing good to attempt to make atonement for our transgressions, but in the general sense of an offering made to God. God is pleased with this:

(1)Because it shows in us a right state of heart;

(2)Because it accords with his own nature. He does good continually, and he is pleased with all who evince the same spirit.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 16. But to do good and to communicate — These are continual sacrifices which God requires, and which will spring from a sense of God's love in Christ Jesus. Praise to God for his unspeakable gift, and acts of kindness to men for God's sake. No reliance, even on the infinitely meritorious sacrifice of Christ, can be acceptable in the sight of God if a man have not love and charity towards his neighbour. Praise, prayer, and thanksgiving to God, with works of charity and mercy to man, are the sacrifices which every genuine follower of Christ must offer: and they are the proofs that a man belongs to Christ; and he who does not bear these fruits gives full evidence, whatever his creed may be, that he is no Christian.