ep. οἵτινες ἐλάλησαν ὑμῖν τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ· ὧν ἀναθεωροῦντες τὴν ἔκβασιν τῆς ἀναστροφῆς μιμεῖσθε τὴν πίστιν, "I will never leave thee nor forsake thee. New International Version (NIV) This conversation of theirs had now received its ἔκβασις. Hebrews 13:7 (King James Version) A.F.V A.S.V. His worst enemy can do naught against him without the Lord's permission. Only here and 1 Corinthians 10:13. conversation = (manner of) life. These spiritual guides had been removed from them by death. "Judas called Barsabas, and Silas," in Acts 15:22, are called "Leading men among the brethren." Verse 7 begins a new paragraph dealing with leaders in the local church. Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever", "Who have spoken unto you the Word of God", "Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the Word of God. Because there is another precept given with respect unto them afterwards, verse 17, and that in words suited unto the duty which they owe them whilst alive and present with them: “Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves.”. Philemon. A bare remembrance of them is of little or no use. Second, "faith" has reference to that which is to be believed, the Truth of God, the Christian Creed: "exhorting them to continue in the Faith" ( Acts 14:22), "the Word of Faith which we preach" ( Romans 10:8), "contend for the Faith" ( Jude 3). Them which have the rule] Gr. But the former was retained, and new ways invented for the continuation of it, which ended in various superstitions. They were leaders (lit., those leading). Have the rule—Rather, the leaders of you. And since the believer's Helper is none other than the Almighty, no real harm or evil can possibly befall him. In rendering this word "have the rule over you," both the Authorized and the Revised Version show the relics of popery. Some of which guides were removed by death, slain and martyred for the truth of Jesus, and ascended unto heaven, and others were alive among them; they were to remember all of them, but especially their spiritual fathers that had begotten them to God by the gospel, 1 Corinthians 4:15 2 Corinthians 2:17 1 Timothy 5:17 2 Timothy 3:14-17 1 Peter 4:11 5:2,3. Key word Remember those who led you… to think of … What terrible superstitions have been invented and perpetrated in this connection: such as religious celebrations on the anniversary of their death, the dedication of "altars" and "chapels" unto their memory, the adoration of their bones, with the ascription of miraculous cures to them; the offering of prayers for them and to them. For in and by them they spake, that is, delivered and declared unto them, the word of God, 1 Thessalonians 2:13. 7. Not carnally, but spiritually are they to be remembered in what they did and taught, so that we are duly affected thereby. And, —. No doubt the apostle was more specifically alluding to such men as Stephen and James who had been beheaded by Herod ( Acts 12:2), men who had sealed the Truth they proclaimed by laying down their lives for it. laleo. Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 13:7-15 The instructions and examples of ministers, who honourably and comfortably closed their testimony, should be particularly remembered by survivors. Hebrews 13:7 3. Greek. So a scholar may be said to follow his master, when, having attained all his arts and sciences, he acts them in the same manner as his master did. This text also continues to parallel components of the old covenant with the ministry of Jesus Christ. Chapter 7. — ΄νημονεύετε τῶν ἡγουμένων ὑμῶν¸ οἵτινες ἐλάλησαν ὑμῖν τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ· ὧν ἀναθεωροῦντες τὴν ἔκβασιν τῆς ἀναστροφῆς μιμεῖσθε τὴν πίστιν. They “gave themselves unto prayer and the word.” And this is the ground, the cause of the respect that is due from the church unto its guides, and this alone; namely, that they have diligently, carefully, and constantly, spoken the word of God unto them, and instructed them in the way of life thereby. ῾ηγουμένων. This is especially true of those who speak the Word of God to us. To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology, Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament, Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Remember them which have the rule over you -, Considering the end of their conversation -, Ὡν αναθεωρουντες την εκβασιν της αναστροφης·, Remember them which have the rule over you, Considering the end of their conversation, ων ανατεωρουντες την εκβασιν της αναστροπης, hōn anatheōrountes tēn ekbasin tēs anastrophēs, βοηθεῖν αὐτοῖς ἐν ταῖς σωματικαῖς χρείαις, ἢ καὶ πρὸς μίμησιν αὐτῶν ἐπαλείφει τούτους, πῶς διεξέρχονται καλῶς τὴν ἐν τῷ βίῳ ἀναστροφήν, αὐτοῖς καταγγείλαντας τὸν λόγον τῆς εὐσεβείας καὶ τελειωθέντας ὑπὸ ἰουδαίων αὐτόθι, οὔτε στέφανος μόνον καὶ ἰάκωβος ὁ μαχαίρᾳ ἀναιρεθείς. The meaning is rather, that a course of Christian conduct, which even to the end is the outcome of a holy noble faith, is well worthy of the contemplation and imitation of all who observe it. anastrophe. When encountering opposition, we should remember the much fiercer persecution others have suffered before us. The whole force of this second exhortation is that we are to so "remember" our leaders as to be thereby influenced unto the living of a holy life. They are the kind who are faithful to Scripture. It was a deliverance from all their trials, an honorable way of escape from all their difficulties and dangers, an exodus from the land of their Enemy. Hebrews 13:7. Chapter 9. 7 Remember f your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. В дополнение к рассуждению о роли верных в гл. οἱ ἡγούμενοι] the presidents and leaders of the congregation. Remember them which have the rule over you Christ's church is a kingdom, and he is King in it; pastors of churches are subordinate governors; who rule well when they rule not in an arbitrary way, according to their own wills, but according to the laws of Christ, with all faithfulness, prudence, and diligence. The outcome of their life, if they had died, was that they were now with the Lord and already beginning to enjoy some of their eternal inheritance. And though their ministers were some dead, others dying, yet the great Head and High Priest of the church, the … In the immediate context the apostle dehorts from covetousness and discontent, reminding his readers that God had said "I will never leave thee nor forsake thee." In each assembly there would be those fitted by God to do as Paul exhorts the elders of the Ephesian assembly to do: "Take heed unto yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit hath made you overseers, to feed the Church of the Lord which he purchased with His own blood ... Wherefore watch ye" (Acts 20:28-31). In these they were eminent. They had been closely connected with the Jerusalem church. 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Required fields are marked *, Notify me of followup comments via e-mail, Designed by Elegant Themes Hebrews 4:11-13 Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience. Marriage is honorable among all: The Bible holds high the ideal of married life and the institution of family. In seeking to ascertain the meaning and scope of the verses which now require our consideration due notice must be taken of their setting, and that, in turn, weighed in the light of the epistle as a whole. Поступая так, он перечисляет обязанности пастырей: 1) управлять; 2) проповедовать Слово Божие и 3) показывать пример веры, чтобы люди могли следовать ему. "Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits, whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world" ( 1 John 4:1); and never was there a time when we more urgently needed to measure men by this standard. In the past God told people something about himself. The saints were to imitate their faith--the faith of such, leaders, and to be especially drawn to this imitation by considering the issue of their life. James, brother of John, was slain by Herod about twenty years previous; and James, bishop of Jerusalem, perhaps about two years before this epistle was received. Let brotherly love continue - Be all of one heart and … follow = imitate. There is some difference of opinion among the commentators as to exactly what is here referred to. Faithful to their Master, they were fruitful in his service to the end of their course. Let us begin with Hebrews 13:2 where it says, “Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it” (Heb. This they are confined unto in their whole work; nor is the church obliged to attend unto them in any thing else. 1:5-9. Here was no one-man ministry! Our translation makes them to be their present rulers, “Them which have the rule over you.” So Erasmus, “Eorum qui vobis praesunt.” But it is an evident mistake. The phrase suggests, but does not express, the martyrdom of at least some of their leaders. de Dieu)—which is opposed to linguistic usage; nor yet: the result for others of their believing walk, inasmuch as many were thereby converted to Christianity (Braun, Cramer)—which must have been more precisely defined by means of additions; just as little: the result of their believing walk for the ἡγούμενοι themselves, as regards their rewarding in heaven (Storr, Bloomfield, and others), for an ἀναθεωρεῖν of the latter, to which the author is supposed to exhort, would not have been possible; but: the outlet or end of their walk on earth [1 Corinthians 10:13]. Remember them which have the rule,— Who have had the rule. James, the apostles, who perhaps had already suffered martyrdom for the gospel. Деян. They were required to "remember" those who had spoken to them the Word of God," they were bidden to "follow" their faith, and they were enjoined to "consider" the end of their conversation. Comp. Compare with Phil. First of all it should be pointed out that the A.V. To “consider the end of their conversation.”. Greek. Learn hence, 1. Obey those who rule over you, and be submissive: We are to be submissive to the leaders God has given us (assuming they have the character mentioned in Hebrews 13:7). And in the last place, by their so doing they would be stirred up to follow their faith. Is your ministry worthy to be stored up in the hearer's minds? The Hebrews were to recall the "conversation" of their deceased teachers, their manner of life, which was one of testimony and toil, fidelity to Christ and love for the souls of His people: a "conversation" of devoted service in the face of many discouragements and much opposition, sustained by trust in the living God; and the Hebrews were to ponder and take courage and comfort from the blessed end or issue of the same. The text is the section of three sections that conclude the letter in chapter 13. From a prescription of the foregoing duties of morality, and obedience in them, the apostle proceeds unto those which concern faith and worship, laying the foundation of them in that respect which is due unto them that declare unto us the word of truth, for their work’s sake, and on the account of the example which they give unto us. But no such thing is here enjoined; — no prayers for them nor to them; no dedications of temples or altars unto their memory; no preservation, much less adoration, of their relics or bones, nor ascription of miraculous cures or operations unto them; yea, the apostle, limiting the end of our remembrance of them unto our imitation of their faith and holiness, doth sufficiently condemn all these superstitions. That is we should imitate the example of faithfulness in the discharge of their duties. Acts 7:59-60; Philippians 1:23. But now he has spoken in Jesus. These follow major themes from the rest of this letter, including perseverance, peacefulness, and praise. Even in the more general exhortations of Hebrews 13there is a tacit recognition of the peculiar circumstances of the Hebrews, and more plainly still is this implied in the language of verse 6. 7.Remember, etc. It did to the whole nation of Israel when they hearkened to the report of the ten spies. Hebrews 12:1; Hebrews 13:17; Hebrews 13:24). Hebrews 13:7. ἡγουμένων) them who have the rule, Hebrews 13:17; Hebrews 13:24. So are we to follow the faith of these guides" (John Owen). Chapter 8. And the same respect we are to have for them when they have finished their work. on StudyLight.org 1. ( Galatians 5:22). Lesson 54: The Antidote to False Teaching (Hebrews 13:7-14) Related Media. (It is very instructive that in the New Testament this Greek word, hegeomai, meaning to go before, to be a leader, etc., is used only in the participliar form, which indicates that it was their work, and not an office, to which God is calling attention. The persons of some men, their “guides;”, 3. ep. Bible Commentary / Produced by TOW Project Amid the various concluding exhortations in Hebrews 13, two have a special relevance for work. 12: "apostles, prophets, teachers," etc., for example. 7 Remember those who rule over you, who have spoken the word of God to you, whose faith follow, considering the outcome of their conduct. Dr. Heylin renders this and the next verse as follows: Remember those who have been your spiritual guides, and preached to you the word of God; consider well how they ended their lives, and imitate their faith: Jesus Christ is still the same; what he was yesterday, he is to-day, and shall be through all ages. Moreover, their enemies were not only intimidating them by open oppression and threats of more dire persecution, but others under the guise of being Christian teachers, were seeking to poison their minds with errors that undermined the very foundations of the Gospel: it was to them that Paul had reference in verse 9. There would be many others unknown to us. Again; a loving esteem of our teachers and a grateful remembrance of their devoted and laborious efforts to get us established in the Truth, will make us ashamed to go back on their instruction. End of their conversation—The close and outcome of their life and career. Genre; Hortatory. It was a motive to them so to do. Considering the end] Gr. “Rule” is literally to go before. τὴν ἔξοδον, Luke 9:31, 2 Peter 1:15, and τὴν ἄφιξιν, Acts 20:29. (7) Which have the rule.—Rather, which were your leaders (Hebrews 13:17; Hebrews 13:24; Acts 15:22), who spake unto you the word of God. That which the apostle designs in the following discourse, is perseverance in the faith and profession of the truth, in opposition unto an infection with, or inclination unto “various and strange doctrines,” as he expresseth it, verse 9. Chapter 1. "Remember your rulers." Hence one wrote under his excellent piece, ΄ωμήσεταί τις μᾶλλον ἣ μιμήσεται, — “It is easier to envy it than to imitate it,” or do the like. They were to show them proper respect, and to submit to their authority in the church, so far as it was administered in accordance with the precepts of the Saviour. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and g imitate their faith. ἀναθεωρεῖν] the prolonged, closely observing contemplation. The leader’s appeal is to communicate what God says. Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account. 13:15-16. Learn, 2. (2) Note again in Acts 20 that those addressed as overseers (episkopoi) are simply "the elders" of the assembly (vs. 17): Paul "sent to Ephesus, and called to him the elders (presbuterion) of the assembly. xvi.— τὴν ἔκβασιν, the end) blessed, wished for.— τῆς ἀναστροφῆς, of their conversation) in the faith, consistent.— μιμεῖσθε, imitate) The imperative. What is signified by "following" their faith? 13:13-14. The word for "considering" occurs again only in Acts 17:23, namely, when Paul "beheld" the gods that the Athenians worshipped, so that "his spirit was stirred in him" (verse 16)! how many have we had, how many have we, who have left, or are likely to leave, nothing to be remembered by, but what it is the duty of the church to abhor! The next duty recommended to them, is respect to the spiritual guides and ecclesiastical governors, whom God by death or persecution at any time removes from them, and that is, to preserve their memory fresh amongst them as a precious treasure: Remember them that have the rule over you. That it is the standing duty of that people whom God hath honoured with the enjoyment of a spiritual guide and ruler, perseveringly to follow their faith in the soundness of it, and in the stead fastness of faith; and to imitate their conversation, by exemplifying those evangelical graces and Christian virtues, which did so oriently shine forth in the lives of their ministers. hegeomai, as verses: Hebrews 13:17, Hebrews 13:24). Wherefore upon it, the being, life, and blessedness of the church do depend. Hebrews 13 Resources - Multiple Servmons and Commentaries; Hebrews 13:7-14 The Antidote for False Teaching - Steven Cole; Hebrews 13:7-8, 17-19 Submission and Supplication - John MacArthur; Hebrews 13:7-14 Steadfastness, Separation, Sacrifice - John MacArthur; Spurgeon - God’s people are a thoughtful people. 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