11 translations · Greek
Hebrews 13:6
So that with good courage we say, “The Lord is my helper. I will not fear. What can man do to me?”
Hebrews 13:6 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- So that with good courage we say, “The Lord is my helper. I will not fear. What can man do to me?”
- KJV King James Version
- So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”
- ASV American Standard Version
- So that with good courage we say, The Lord is my helper; I will not fear: What shall man do unto me?
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- so that we boldly say, “The LORD [is] to me a helper, and I will not fear what man will do to me.”
- FBV Free Bible Version
- That's why we can confidently say, “The Lord is the one who helps me, so I won't be afraid. What can anyone do to me?”
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- 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 Darby Translation
- So that, taking courage, we may say, The Lord [is] my helper, and I will not be afraid: what will man do unto me?
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do to me.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- So that with good courage we say, “The Lord is my helper. I will not fear. What can man do to me?”
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- So that we may confidently say: The Lord is my helper: I will not fear what man shall do to me.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ὥστε | Hōste | So | G5620 ὥστε so |
| θαρροῦντας | tharrountas | with confidence | G2292 θαρρέω be confident |
| ἡμᾶς | hēmas | we | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| λέγειν | legein | say | G3004 λέγω to say |
| Κύριος | Kyrios | [The] Lord [is] | G2962 κύριος lord: God |
| ἐμοὶ | emoi | my | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| βοηθός | boēthos | helper | G998 βοηθός a helper |
| καὶ | kai | — | G2532 καί and |
| οὐ | ou | — | G3756 οὐ no |
| φοβηθήσομαι | phobēthēsomai | I will not be afraid | G5399 φοβέω to fear |
| τί | ti | What | G5101 τίς which? |
| ποιήσει | poiēsei | do | G4160 ποιέω to do/make: do |
| μοι | moi | to me | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| ἄνθρωπος | anthrōpos | {can} man | G444 ἄνθρωπος a human |
Related verses
- Psalm 118:6–9
Yahweh is on my side. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? Yahweh is on my side among those who help me. Therefore I will look in triumph at those who hate me. It is better to take refuge in Yahweh, than to put confidence in man. …
- Isaiah 41:10
Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
- Romans 8:31
What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Psalm 27:1–3
Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid? When evildoers came at me to eat up my flesh, even my adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell. Though an army should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear. Though war should rise against me, even then I will be confident.
- Psalm 124:8
Our help is in Yahweh’s name, who made heaven and earth.
- Hebrews 4:16
Let us therefore draw near with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace for help in time of need.
- Psalm 56:4
In God, I praise his word. In God, I put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?
- Psalm 56:11–12
I have put my trust in God. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? Your vows are on me, God. I will give thank offerings to you.
- Psalm 54:4
Behold, God is my helper. The Lord is the one who sustains my soul.
- Matthew 10:28
Don’t be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. Rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
4 Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: but God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
5 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.”
6 So that with good courage we say, “The Lord is my helper. I will not fear. What can man do to me?”
7 Remember your leaders, men who spoke to you the word of God, and considering the results of their conduct, imitate their faith.
8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
Read all of Hebrews 13 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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