Christ’s Unchanging Nature
Hebrews 13:6
In 9 translations
- BSB
- So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”Psalms 118:6 (see also LXX)
- KJV
- So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
- WEB
- So that with good courage we say, “The Lord is my helper. I will not fear. What can man do to me?”
- ASV
- So that with good courage we say, The Lord is my helper; I will not fear: What shall man do unto me?
- LSV
- so that we boldly say, “The LORD [is] to me a helper, and I will not fear what man will do to me.”
- YLT
- so that we do boldly say, 'The Lord [is] to me a helper, and I will not fear what man shall do to me.'
- DBY
- So that, taking courage, we may say, The Lord [is] my helper, and I will not be afraid: what will man do unto me?
- DRC
- So that we may confidently say: The Lord is my helper: I will not fear what man shall do to me.
- GNV13:7
- I will not faile thee, neither forsake thee: So that we may boldly say, The Lord is mine helper, neither will I feare what man can doe vnto me.
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- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include καὶ (“and”); SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort do not include this wording.
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- SBLGNT: οὐ. Westcott and Hort (1881) read οὐ; Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read καὶ οὐ.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- ὥστε θαρροῦντας ἡμᾶς λέγειν· Κύριος ἐμοὶ βοηθός, οὐ φοβηθήσομαι· τί ποιήσει μοι ἄνθρωπος;
- RP2018
- Ὥστε θαρροῦντας ἡμᾶς λέγειν, Κύριος ἐμοὶ βοηθός, καὶ οὐ φοβηθήσομαι τί ποιήσει μοι ἄνθρωπος.
- TR-Boyd
- Ὥστε θαρροῦντας ἡμᾶς λέγειν, Κύριος ἐμοὶ βοηθός, καὶ οὐ φοβηθήσομαι τί ποιήσει μοι ἄνθρωπος.
- SCR1894
- ωστε θαρρουντας ημας λεγειν κυριος εμοι βοηθος και ου φοβηθησομαι τι ποιησει μοι ανθρωπος
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- Psalms 118:6–9The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? The LORD is on my side; He is my helper. Therefore I will look in triumph on those who hate me. It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust…
- Isaiah 41:10Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.
- Romans 8:31What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Psalms 27:1–3The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread? When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell. Though an…
- Psalms 124:8Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
- Hebrews 4:16Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
- Psalms 56:4In God, whose word I praise— in God I trust. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
- Psalms 56:11–12in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? Your vows are upon me, O God; I will render thank offerings to You.
- Matthew 10:28Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
- Psalms 54:4Surely God is my helper; the Lord is the sustainer of my soul.
- Psalms 33:20Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.
- Psalms 63:7For You are my help; I will sing for joy in the shadow of Your wings.
- Daniel 3:16–18Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. If the God whom we serve exists, then He is able to deliver us from the blazing fiery furnace and…
- Psalms 94:17Unless the LORD had been my helper, I would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.
- Luke 12:4–5I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more. But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into…
- Psalms 40:17But I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my helper and deliverer; O my God, do not delay.
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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- Content check: text matches KJV Heb.13.6 (word overlap 0.67), not Heb.13.7 (0.00); standard ref corrected from Heb.13.7 (TVTMS action was 'identity').