Hebrews 13:6

Amplified Bible

So we take comfort and are encouraged and confidently say, "THE LORD IS MY HELPER [in time of need], I WILL NOT BE AFRAID. WHAT WILL MAN DO TO ME?"

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Therefore, we may boldly say,

King James Version (1611)
So that wee may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not feare what man shall doe vnto me.

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.

English Standard Version
So we can confidently say, "The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?"

New American Standard Bible
so that we confidently say, "THE LORD IS MY HELPER, I WILL NOT BE AFRAID. WHAT WILL MAN DO TO ME?"

New Century Version
So we can be sure when we say, "I will not be afraid, because the Lord is my helper. People can't do anything to me." Psalm 118:6

New American Standard Bible (1995)
so that we confidently say, "THE LORD IS MY HELPER, I WILL NOT BE AFRAID. WHAT WILL MAN DO TO ME?"

Legacy Standard Bible
so that we confidently say,"The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid.What will man do to me?"

Berean Standard Bible
So we say with confidence: "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?"

Contemporary English Version
That should make you feel like saying, "The Lord helps me! Why should I be afraid of what people can do to me?"

Complete Jewish Bible
Therefore, we say with confidence, " Adonai is my helper; I will not be afraid — what can a human being do to me?"

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?

Easy-to-Read Version
So we can feel sure and say, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. People can do nothing to me."

Geneva Bible (1587)
I will not faile thee, neither forsake thee:

George Lamsa Translation
So that we may boldly say, The LORD is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

Good News Translation
Let us be bold, then, and say, "The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What can anyone do to me?"

Lexham English Bible
So then, we can say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What will man do to me?"

Literal Translation
So that we may boldly say, "The Lord is my helper, and I will not be afraid. What shall man do to me?" LXX-Psa. 117:6; MT-Psa. 118:6

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?

Bible in Basic English
So that we say with a good heart, The Lord is my helper; I will have no fear: what is man able to do to me?

Hebrew Names Version
So that with good courage we say, "The Lord is my helper. I will not fear. What will man do to me?"

International Standard Version
Hence we can confidently say, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can anyone do to me?"Psalm 118:6">[fn]Psalm 27:1; 118:6;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
And it is ours to say confidently, My Lord is my helper, I will not fear: what [fn] a man do to me?

Murdock Translation
And it belongeth to us, to say confidently, My Lord is my aider, I will not fear. What can man do to me?

Bishop's Bible (1568)
So that we may boldely saye, the Lorde is my helper, and I wyll not feare what man way do vnto me.

English Revised Version
So that with good courage we say, The Lord is my helper; I will not fear: What shall man do unto me?

World English Bible
So that with good courage we say, "The Lord is my helper. I will not fear. What will man do to me?"

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper; I will not fear what man can do unto me.

Weymouth's New Testament
So that we fearlessly say, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid: what can man do to me?"

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
nether forsake, so that we seie tristily, The Lord is an helpere to me; Y schal not drede, what a man schal do to me.

Update Bible Version
So that with good courage we say, The Lord is my helper; and I will not fear: What shall man do to me?

Webster's Bible Translation
So that we may boldly say, The Lord [is] my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do to me.

New English Translation
So we can say with confidence, " The Lord is my helper , and I will not be afraid . What can people do to me? "

New King James Version
So we may boldly say: "The Lord is my helper;I will not fear.What can man do to me?" Psalms 118:6 ">[fn]

New Living Translation
So we can say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me?"

New Life Bible
So we can say for sure, "The Lord is my Helper. I am not afraid of anything man can do to me."

New Revised Standard
So we can say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can anyone do to me?"

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So that, taking courage, we may be saying - The Lord, hasteth to my cry, - I will not be put in fear: what shall, man, do unto me?

Douay-Rheims Bible
So that we may confidently say: The Lord is my helper: I will not fear what man shall do to me.

Revised Standard Version
Hence we can confidently say, "The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid; what can man do to me?"

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
that we maye boldly saye: the lorde is my helper and I will not feare what man doeth vnto me.

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.'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
so that we maye boldely saye: The LORDE is my helper, and I wyl not feare what man maye do vnto me.

Mace New Testament (1729)
so that we may boldly say, " the Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me."

Simplified Cowboy Version
So we are more'n confident when we say, "The Lord rides beside me. I ain't afraid of nothing. People don't scare me at all. What could they do?"

Contextual Overview

¹Let love of your fellow believers continue. ²Do not neglect to extend hospitality to strangers [especially among the family of believers—being friendly, cordial, and gracious, sharing the comforts of your home and doing your part generously], for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it. ³Remember those who are in prison, as if you were their fellow prisoner, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body [and subject to physical suffering]. ⁴Marriage is to be held in honor among all [that is, regarded as something of great value], and the marriage bed undefiled [by immorality or by any sexual sin]; for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous. ⁵Let your character [your moral essence, your inner nature] be free from the love of money [shun greed—be financially ethical], being content with what you have; for He has said, "I WILL NEVER [under any circumstances] DESERT YOU [nor give you up nor leave you without support, nor will I in any degree leave you helpless], NOR WILL I FORSAKE or LET YOU DOWN or RELAX MY HOLD ON YOU [assuredly not]!" ⁶So we take comfort and are encouraged and confidently say, "THE LORD IS MY HELPER [in time of need], I WILL NOT BE AFRAID. WHAT WILL MAN DO TO ME?" ⁷Remember your leaders [for it was they] who brought you the word of God; and consider the result of their conduct [the outcome of their godly lives], and imitate their faith [their conviction that God exists and is the Creator and Ruler of all things, the Provider of eternal salvation through Christ, and imitate their reliance on God with absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness]. ⁸Jesus Christ is [eternally changeless, always] the same yesterday and today and forever. ⁹Do not be carried away by diverse and strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be established and strengthened by grace and not by foods [rules of diet and ritualistic meals], which bring no benefit or spiritual growth to those who observe them. ¹⁰We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle (sacred tent) have no right to eat.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

boldly: Hebrews 4:16, Hebrews 10:19, Ephesians 3:12

The Lord: Genesis 15:1, Exodus 18:4, Deuteronomy 33:26, Deuteronomy 33:29, Psalms 18:1, Psalms 18:2, Psalms 27:1-3, Psalms 27:9, Psalms 33:20, Psalms 40:17, Psalms 54:4, Psalms 63:7, Psalms 94:17, Psalms 115:9-11, Psalms 118:7-9, Psalms 124:8, Psalms 146:3, Isaiah 41:10, Isaiah 41:14, Romans 8:31

I will: Psalms 56:4, Psalms 56:11, Psalms 56:12, Psalms 118:6, Daniel 3:16-18, Matthew 10:28, Luke 12:4, Luke 12:5

Reciprocal: Genesis 26:24 - fear Genesis 28:15 - for I Exodus 40:29 - the altar Leviticus 25:20 - General Numbers 13:20 - good courage Deuteronomy 1:21 - fear not Deuteronomy 8:3 - doth Deuteronomy 20:3 - be ye terrified Joshua 17:18 - for thou shalt 1 Samuel 23:17 - Fear not 1 Samuel 30:6 - David 2 Samuel 10:12 - Be of good 1 Kings 17:6 - the ravens 1 Kings 17:8 - the word 1 Kings 18:2 - went to show Nehemiah 4:14 - General Psalms 23:1 - I shall Psalms 46:2 - will Psalms 91:5 - Thou Psalms 121:2 - My help Psalms 124:1 - The Lord Proverbs 10:3 - will Proverbs 19:23 - shall abide Isaiah 41:17 - I the God Isaiah 50:7 - the Lord Jeremiah 1:8 - for I am Jeremiah 40:5 - gave him Matthew 6:25 - Take Matthew 6:34 - for Luke 1:30 - General Luke 3:14 - and be Luke 10:19 - and nothing Luke 18:30 - manifold more Acts 11:29 - to send Acts 12:6 - the same Ephesians 6:17 - which Philippians 1:28 - in Philippians 4:5 - your Philippians 4:11 - I have 1 Timothy 6:8 - General Hebrews 11:23 - and they 1 Peter 5:7 - Casting

Cross-References

Genesis 13:6
Now the land was not able to support them [that is, sustain all their grazing and water needs] while they lived near one another, for their possessions were too great for them to stay together.

Genesis 13:7
And there was strife and quarreling between the herdsmen of Abram's cattle and the herdsmen of Lot's cattle. Now the Canaanite and the Perizzite were living in the land at that same time [making grazing of the livestock difficult].

Genesis 13:10
So Lot looked and saw that the valley of the Jordan was well watered everywhere—this was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah; [it was all] like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as you go to Zoar [at the south end of the Dead Sea].

Genesis 13:11
Then Lot chose for himself all the valley of the Jordan, and he traveled east. So they separated from each other.

Genesis 13:17
"Arise, walk (make a thorough reconnaissance) around in the land, through its length and its width, for I will give it to you."

Genesis 13:18
Then Abram broke camp and moved his tent, and came and settled by the [grove of the great] terebinths (oak trees) of Mamre [the Amorite], which are in Hebron, and there he built an altar to [honor] the LORD.

1 Timothy 6:9
But those who [are not financially ethical and] crave to get rich [with a compulsive, greedy longing for wealth] fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction [leading to personal misery].

Gill's Notes on the Bible

So that we may boldly say,.... Or confidently assert; for nothing is more true than this,

the Lord is my helper; he is able to help, and does help, when none else can; he has promised to be the helper of his people; he has laid help for them on Christ, who is mighty; and he has helped him as man, that he might help them; he has set up a throne of grace for them to come to, where they may find help; and experience confirms the truth of this assertion; every believer can set up an Ebenezer, and say, hitherto hath the Lord helped me: the people of God are of themselves helpless ones; there is no help for them in man; their help is only in the Lord; who helps them out of the pit of sin and misery; out of the hands of all their enemies; out of all their afflictions, and "out" of all the dangers they are exposed unto by Satan and his temptations, by reason of a body of sin and death, and no account of the world, and the men of it: he helps them "in" the exercise of grace, and in the discharge of duty; in bearing the cross; in fighting the Lord's battles; and in their journeying through the wilderness: he helps them "to" temporal blessings, and spiritual ones; to spiritual food and raiment, and to all needful supplies of grace, and, at last, to eternal glory and happiness: and the help he now affords is quick and present, suitable and seasonable, and is what is sufficient; and is sometimes with, and sometimes without means.

And I will not fear what man shall do unto me. There is a becoming fear and reverence which is due to men that are our superiors, whether in civil or religious affairs; but men are not to be feared, when opposed to God; not a single man only is not to be feared, but even all men; and not they only, but all that they can do; the utmost of which is to kill the body; the ground of this fearlessness in believers are the infinite power, grace, and goodness of God. The words seem to be taken out of Psalms 54:4.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

So that we may boldly say - Without any hesitation or doubt, In all times of perplexity and threatening want; in all times when we scarcely know whence the supplies for our necessities are to come, we may put our trust in God, and be assured that he will not leave us to suffer. In the facts which occur under the providential dealings, there is a ground for confidence on this subject which is not always exercised even by good people. It remains yet to be shown that they who exercise simple trust in God for the supply of their wants are ever forsaken; compare Psalms 37:25.

The Lord is my helper - Substantially this sentiment is found in Psalms 27:1, and Psalms 118:6. The apostle does not adduce it as a quotation, but as language which a true Christian may employ. The sentiment is beautiful and full of consolation. What can we fear if we have the assurance that the Lord is on our side, and that he will help us? Man can do no more to us than he permits, and of course no more than will be for our own good; and under whatever trials we may be placed, we need be under no painful apprehensions, for God will be our protector and our friend.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Hebrews 13:6. So that we may boldly say — We, in such circumstances, while cleaving to the Lord, may confidently apply to ourselves what God spake to Joshua and to Solomon; and what he spake to David, "The Lord is my helper, I will not fear what man can do." God is omnipotent, man's power is limited; howsoever strong he may be, he can do nothing against the Almighty.