Hebrews 13:5 — Bible Verse Meaning & Context

Hebrews 13:5 reads: "Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.”" — from the New Testament, Hebrews (General epistle). The full verse is shown above with both the World English Bible (WEB) and King James Version (KJV) translations side by side.

Hebrews 13:5 is in the book of Hebrews, traditionally attributed to Unknown (Paul, Apollos, and Barnabas have all been suggested) and written around c. 60–69 AD. Hebrews is general epistle in the New Testament, originally addressed to Jewish Christians tempted to abandon Christ and return to Judaism. Best known for the "Hall of Faith" (Hebrews 11) and Jesus as our great high priest.

Hebrews 13:5 is primarily a Bible verse about Faith. Within Hebrews, Hebrews argues for the absolute supremacy of Christ — superior to angels, Moses, the priesthood, and the entire Old Covenant sacrificial system. Read the full passage above with surrounding context.

Hebrews 13:5 in the World English Bible (WEB) reads: "Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.”". The King James Version (KJV) reads: "Let your conversation5158 be without covetousness866; and be content714 with such things as ye have3918: for1063 he846 hath said2046, I will never3364 leave447 thee4571, nor3761 3364 forsake1459 thee4571.". The WEB is a modern public-domain translation that updates the KJV's 1611 English while keeping a similar formal-equivalence style. Both render the same underlying Greek or Hebrew text.

Hebrews 13:5 is 33 words in the WEB translation (155 characters), broken into 5 clauses. It is a longer verse, often broken into smaller phrases for memorisation. Estimated reading time is about 10 seconds.

To memorise Hebrews 13:5, split it into its 5 natural clauses and learn one at a time. Repeat the full verse out loud five times, then write it from memory. Saving the verse as a photo wallpaper using our verse image studio helps daily review — the visual association with a memorable background dramatically improves recall.

Hebrews argues for the absolute supremacy of Christ — superior to angels, Moses, the priesthood, and the entire Old Covenant sacrificial system. The High Priestly work of Christ is the book's central concept. Chapter 11 is the famous "Hall of Faith," and the closing call is "let us run with endurance the race set before us, looking to Jesus" (12:1-2). Hebrews 13:5 sits within this larger story — Hebrews as a whole emphasises supremacy of Christ, priesthood, faith.

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