9Be not carried away with various and strange doctrines; for it is good that the heart be confirmed with grace, not meats; those who have walked in which have not been profited by them.


In Context

6 So that, taking courage, we may say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not be afraid: what will man do unto me?

7 Remember your leaders who have spoken to you the word of God; and considering the issue of their conversation, imitate their faith.

8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, and to-day, and to the ages to come.

9 Be not carried away with various and strange doctrines; for it is good that the heart be confirmed with grace, not meats; those who have walked in which have not been profited by them.

10 We have an altar of which they have no right to eat who serve the tabernacle;

11 for of those beasts whose blood is carried as sacrifices for sin into the holy of holies by the high priest, of these the bodies are burned outside the camp.

Hebrews 13:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:9Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For [it is] a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

13:9Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings. It is good for our hearts to be strengthened by grace, not by ceremonial foods, which are of no value to those who eat them.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:9Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

13:9Be not led away with various and strange doctrines. For it is best that the heart be established with grace, not with meats; which have not profited those that walk in them.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

13:9Be not carried away by divers and strange teachings: for it is good that the heart be established by grace; not by meats, wherein they that occupied themselves were not profited.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

13:9Be not carried away by divers and strange teachings: for it is good that the heart be stablished by grace; not by meats, wherein they that occupied themselves were not profited.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:9Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines: for it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied in them.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:9Don't be carried away by various and strange teachings, for it is good that the heart be established by grace, not by food, through which those who were so occupied were not benefited.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

13:9with teachings manifold and strange be not carried about, for it is good that by grace the heart be confirmed, not with meats, in which they who were occupied were not profited;