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Hebrews 13:20

Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,

KJV

Ὁ δὲ θεὸς τῆς εἰρήνης, ὁ ἀναγαγὼν ἐκ νεκρῶν τὸν ποιμένα τῶν προβάτων τὸν μέγαν ἐν αἵματι διαθήκης αἰωνίου, τὸν κύριον ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦν,

Greek NT

Deus autem pacis, qui eduxit de mortuis pastorem magnum ovium, in sanguine testamenti æterni, Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum,

Vulgate

Now the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of an eternal covenant, even our Lord Jesus,

ASV

And may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great pastor of the sheep, our Lord Jesus Christ, in the blood of the everlasting testament,

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

17 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αἰώνιος
aionios
adjective · 70×
αἷμα
aima
noun · 97×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
διαθήκη
diatheke
noun · 33×
εἰρήνη
eirene
noun · 90×
θεός
theos
noun · 1311×
κύριος
kurios
noun · 717×
μέγας
megas
adjective · 244×
νεκρός
nekros
adjective · 128×
ποιμήν
poimen
noun · 18×
πρόβατον
probaton
noun · 39×
ἀνάγω
anago
verb · 23×
ἐκ
ek
preposition · 915×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἡμεῖς
emeis
pronoun · 862×
Ἰησοῦς
iesous
noun · 908×
o
article · 19778×

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Historic Christian voices

6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§632The frequent New Testament affirmations that Jesus was "raised from the dead" presuppose that the crucified one sojourned in the realm of the dead prior to his resurrection.477 This was the first meaning given in the apostolic preaching to Christ's descent into hell: that Jesus, like all men, experienced death and in his soul joined the others in the realm of the dead. But he d…
1. Anarchy is an evil, and the occasion of many calamities, and the source of disorder and confusion. For as, if you take away the leader from a chorus, the chorus will not be in tune and in order; and if from a phalanx of an army thou remove the commander, the evolutions will no longer be made in time and order, and if from a ship thou take away the helmsman, you will sink the…
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. David, who had himself been a shepherd, uses this image to express the tender care of God over his people. Under the metaphor of green pastures and still waters, he celebrates the spiritual nourishment which God provides. Even in the valley of the shadow of death, the believer need fear no evil, for God's rod and staff are a comfort. T…

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 16:17 — And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,
  • 1Cor 6:14 — And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power.
  • 1Cor 11:25 — After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.
  • 1Cor 14:33 — For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.
  • 1Cor 14:33 — For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.
  • 1Cor 15:4 — And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
  • 1Cor 15:15 — Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not.
  • 1John 5:6 — This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.
  • 1Pet 1:21 — Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.
  • 1Pet 2:25 — For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
  • 1Pet 2:25 — For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
  • 1Pet 5:4 — And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
  • 1Pet 5:4 — And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
  • 1Pet 5:10 — But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
  • 1Thess 1:10 — And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
  • 1Thess 5:23 — And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • 1Thess 5:23 — And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • 2Cor 3:6 — Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
  • 2Cor 4:14 — Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you.
  • 2Cor 5:15 — And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.
  • 2Cor 13:11 — Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
  • 2Sam 23:5 — Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to gro
  • 2Sam 23:5 — Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to gro
  • 2Thess 3:16 — Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.
  • 2Thess 3:16 — Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.
  • Acts 2:24 — Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.
  • Acts 2:24 — Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.
  • Acts 2:32 — This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.
  • Acts 3:15 — And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
  • Acts 5:30 — The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.
  • Acts 10:36 — The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)
  • Acts 10:40 — Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly;
  • Acts 10:43 — To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.
  • Acts 13:30 — But God raised him from the dead:
  • Acts 17:31 — Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from
  • Col 1:20 — And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.
  • Col 2:12 — Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
  • Col 2:12 — Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
  • Deut 27:7 — And thou shalt offer peace offerings, and shalt eat there, and rejoice before the LORD thy God.
  • Deut 29:9 — Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do.