Hebrews 13:9
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
9 Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings; for it is well for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by regulations about food,[a] which have not benefited those who observe them.
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- Hebrews 13:9 Gk not by foods
Hebrews 13:9
Authorized (King James) Version
9 Be 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.
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Hebrews 13:9
New English Translation
9 Do not be carried away by all sorts of strange teachings.[a] For it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not ritual meals,[b] which have never benefited those who participated in them.
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- Hebrews 13:9 tn Grk “by diverse and strange teachings.”
- Hebrews 13:9 tn Grk “foods,” referring to the meals associated with the OT sacrifices (see the contrast with the next verse; also 9:9-10; 10:1, 4, 11).
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