Hebrews 13:9

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

Be not caryed aboute with divers and straunge learnynge. For it is a good thynge that the herte be stablisshed with grace and not with meates which have not proffeted them that have had their pastyme in them.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Διδαχαῖς ποικίλαις καὶ ξέναις μὴ περιφέρεσθε. Καλὸν γὰρ χάριτι βεβαιοῦσθαι τὴν καρδίαν· οὐ βρώμασιν, ἐν οἷς οὐκ ὠφελήθησαν οἱ περιπατήσαντες.

Transliteration

Didachais poikilais kai xenais mē peripheresthe. Kalon gar by chariti bebaiousthai the kardian; ou by brōmasin, in which ouk ōphelēthēsan the ones having peripatēsantes.

Grammar Details

• *didachais*: dative, feminine, plural - teachings/doctrines
• *poikilais*: dative, feminine, plural, adjective - various/diverse
• *kai*: conjunction - and
• *xenais*: dative, feminine, plural, adjective - strange/foreign
• *mē*: negative particle with imperative - not
• *peripheresthe*: imperative, present, passive, 2nd person, plural - be carried about/led astray
• *kalon*: nominative, neuter, singular, adjective - good/excellent
• *gar*: postpositive conjunction - for/because
• *chariti*: dative, feminine, singular - grace/favor
• *bebaiousthai*: present, passive, infinitive - to be established/strengthened
• *kardian*: accusative, feminine, singular - heart
• *ou*: negative particle - not
• *brōmasin*: dative, neuter, plural - foods/meats
• *ouk*: negative particle - not
• *ōphelēthēsan*: aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person, plural - were benefited/profited
• *peripatēsantes*: aorist, active, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having walked/lived

Word Meanings

• *didachais*: teachings/doctrines/instructions
• *poikilais*: various/diverse/different kinds
• *xenais*: strange/foreign/unfamiliar
• *peripheresthe*: be carried about/led astray/tossed to and fro
• *kalon*: good/excellent/beneficial
• *chariti*: grace/favor/kindness
• *bebaiousthai*: be established/strengthened/confirmed/made firm
• *kardian*: heart/mind/inner self
• *brōmasin*: foods/meats/dietary rules
• *ōphelēthēsan*: were benefited/profited/helped
• *peripatēsantes*: having walked/lived/conducted themselves

Referenced Verses

• Eph 4:14 : 14 That we hence forth be no moare chyldren wauerynge and caryed with every wynde of doctryne by the wylynes of men and craftynes wherby they laye a wayte for vs to deceave vs.
• Rom 14:6 : 6 He that observeth one daye more then another doth it for ye LORdes pleasure. And he that observeth not one daye moare then another doeth it to please ye LORde also. He that eateth doth it to please the LORde for he geveth god thankes.
• Eph 5:6 : 6 Let no ma deceave you with vayne wordes. For thorow soche thinges cometh the wrath of God vpon the chyldre of vnbelefe.
• 2 Cor 1:21 : 21 For it is God which stablissheth vs and you in Christ and hath annoynted vs
• Acts 20:30 : 30 Moreover of youre awne selves shall men aryse speakinge perverse thinges to drawe disciples after the.
• Heb 9:9-9 : 9 Which was a similitude for the tyme then present and in which were offered gyftes and sacrifises that coulde not make them that minister parfecte as pertaynynge to the conscienc 10 with only meates and drinkes and divers wesshynges and iustifyinges of the flesshe which were ordeyned vntyll the tyme of reformacion.
• Jude 1:12 : 12 These are spottes which of youre kindnes feast to gedder with out feare fedynge them selves. Cloudes they are with outen water caried about of wyndes and trees with out frute at gadringe tyme twyse deed and plucked vp by the rotes.
• 1 John 4:1 : 1 Ye beloved beleve not every sprete: but prove the spretes whether they are of God or no: for many falce Prophetes are gone out into the worlde.
• Jude 1:3 : 3 Beloved when I gave all diligence to write vnto you of the commen saluacion: it was nedfull for me to wryte vnto you to exhorte you that ye shuld continually laboure in the fayth which was once geve vnto the sayntes
• Acts 20:32 : 32 And now brethren I comende you to God and to the worde of his grace which is able to bylde further and to geve you an inheritaunce amoge all them which are sanctified.
• Rom 14:2 : 2 One beleveth that he maye eate all thinge. Another which is weake eateth earbes.
• 2 Cor 11:11-15 : 11 Wherfore? Be cause I love you not? God knoweth. 12 Neverthe lesse what I doo that will I do to cut awaye occasion from them which desyre occasion that they myght be founde lyke vnto vs in that wherin they reioyce. 13 For these falce apostles are disceatefull workers and fassion them selves lyke vnto ye apostles of Christ. 14 And no marvayle for satan him silfe is chaunged into the fassion of an angell of light. 15 Therfore it is no great thynge though his ministers fassion them selves as though they were the ministers of rightewesnes: whose ende shalbe acordynge to their dedes.
• Gal 1:6-9 : 6 I marvayle that ye are so sone turned fro him that called you in the grace of Christ vnto another gospell: 7 which is nothinge els but that ther be some which trouble you and intende to pervert to gospell of Christ. 8 Neverthelesse though we oure selves or an angell fro heve preache eny other gospell vnto you the that which we have preached vnto you holde him as a cursed. 9 As I sayde before so saye I now agayne yf eny man preache eny other thinge vnto you then that ye have receaved holde him accursed.
• Gal 6:1 : 1 Brethren yf eny ma be fallen by chauce into eny faute: ye which are spirituall helpe to amende him in the sprete of meknes: consyderynge thy silfe lest thou also be tempted.
• Col 2:4 : 4 This I saye lest eny man shuld begyle you with entysinge wordes.
• Col 2:7-8 : 7 roted and bylt in him and stedfaste in the fayth as ye have learned: and therin be plenteous in gevynge thankes. 8 Beware lest eny ma come and spoyle you thorow philosophy and disceatfull vanitie thorow the tradicions of me and ordinaunces after the worlde and not after christ.
• Col 2:16-20 : 16 Let no ma therfore trouble youre conscieces aboute meate and drynke or for a pece of an holydaye as the holydaye of the newe mone or of the sabboth dayes 17 which are nothinge but shaddowes of thynges to come: but the body is in Christ. 18 Let no man make you shote at a wroge (marke) which after his awne ymaginacion walketh in the humblenes and holynes of angels thinges which he never sawe: causlesse puft vp with his flesshly mynde 19 and holdeth not the heed wherof all the body by ioyntes and couples receaveth norisshment and is knet to gedder and encreaseth with the in creasynge that commeth of god. 20 Wherfore if ye be deed with Christ fro ordinaunces of the worlde why as though ye yet lived in the worlde are ye ledde with tradicios of them that saye?
• 2 Thess 2:2 : 2 that ye be not sodely moved from youre mynde and be not troubled nether by sprete nether by wordes nor yet by letter which shuld seme to come from vs as though the daye of Christ were at honde.
• 2 Thess 2:17 : 17 comforte youre hertes and stablysshe you in all doctrine and good doynge.
• 1 Tim 4:1-5 : 1 The sprete speaketh evydently that in the latter tymes some shall departe from the fayth and shall geve hede vnto spretes of erroure and dyvelysshe doctrine of them 2 which speake falce thorow ypocrisye and have their consciences marked with an hote yron 3 forbyddinge to mary and commaundinge to abstayne from meates which God hath created to be receaved with gevynge thankes of them which beleve and knowe ye trueth. 4 For all the creatures of God are good and nothynge to be refused yf it be receaved with thankes gevynge. 5 For it is sanctyfyed by the worde of God and prayer.
• 1 Tim 6:3-5 : 3 These thynges teache and exhorte. Yf eny man teache other wise and is not contet with ye wholsome wordes of oure LORde Iesu christ and with the doctryne of godlines 4 he is pufte vp and knoweth nothynge: but wasteth his braynes aboute questions and stryfe of wordes wherof sprynge envie stryfe raylinges evyll surmysinges 5 and vayne disputacions of men with corrupte myndes and destitute of the trueth which thynke that lucre is godlines. From soche seperate thy silfe.
• 1 Tim 6:20 : 20 O Timothe save that which is geve ye to kepe and avoyde vngostly vanities of voyces and opposicios of sciece falsly so called
• 2 Tim 2:1-2 : 1 Thou therfore my sonne be stronge in the grace that is in Christ Iesu. 2 And what thynges thou hast hearde of me many bearynge witnes the same diliver to faythfull men which are apte to teache other
• Titus 1:14-15 : 14 and not takynge hede to Iewes fables and commaudmentes of men that turne from the trueth. 15 Vnto the pure are all thynges pure: but vnto them that are defiled and vnbelevynge is nothynge pure: but even the very myndes and consciences of them are defiled.
• Rom 14:17 : 17 For the kyngdome of God is not meate and drinke: but rightewesnes peace and ioye in the holy goost.
• Rom 16:17-18 : 17 I beseche you brethre marke them which cause division and geve occasions of evyll contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned: and avoyde them. 18 For they yt are suche serve not ye Lorde Iesus Christ: but their awne bellyes and with swete preachinges and flatteringe wordes deceave the hertes of the innocetes.
• 1 Cor 6:13 : 13 Meates are ordeyned for the belly and the belly for meates: but God shall destroy bothe it and them. Let not the body be applied vnto fornicacion but vnto the Lorde and the Lorde vnto the body.
• 1 Cor 8:8 : 8 Meate maketh vs not acceptable to god. Nether yf we eate are we ye better. Nether yf we eate not are we the worsse.
• Lev 11:1-9 : 1 And the Lorde spake vnto Moses and Aaron sayenge: 2 speake vnto the childre of Israel and saye, these are the beestes whiche ye shall eate amonge all the beestes that are on the erth: 3 what soeuer hath hoffe and dyuydeth it in to two clawes ad cheweth cud among the beestes, that shall ye eate. 4 Neuerthelesse, these shall ye not eate of them that chewe cud and haue hoffes. The camel, for he cheweth cud but he deuydeth not the hoffe in to two clawes therfore he shall be vnclene vnto you. 5 And the Conye, for he cheweth the cud but deuydeth not the hoffe in to two clawes, therfore he is vnclene to you. 6 And the hare, for he likewise cheweth the cud, but deuydeth not the hoffe in to two clawes, he is therfore vnclene to you. 7 And the swyne, for though he deuyde the hoffe in to two clawes, yet he cheweth not the cud ad therfore is vnclene to you, 8 Of their flesh see that ye eate not ad their carkasses se that ye twych not for they are vnclene to you. 9 These shall ye eate of all that are in the waters: what soeuer hath finnes and skales in the waters, sees and ryuers, that shall ye eate. 10 And all that haue not finnes ad skales in the sees ad ryuers of all that moue and lyue in the waters shall ye abhorre. 11 Se that ye eate not of their flesh, ad also that ye abhorre their carkases: 12 for all that haue no finnes nor scales in the waters, shalbe abhominacion vnto you. 13 These are the foules which ye shall abhorre and which shall not be eaten, for they are an abhominacion. The egle, the gooshauke, the cormoraunte, the kyte, 14 the vultur and all his kynd 15 and all kynde of rauens, 16 the estrich, the nightcrowe, the cocow, the sparowhauke and al the kynde: 17 the litle oule, the storcke, the great oul 18 the backe, the pellicane, the pye, 19 the heron, the Iaye with the kynde, the lappwynge ad the swalowe. 20 And all foules that crepe ad goo apo all iiij. shalbe an abhominacion vnto you. 21 Yet these maye ye eate of all the foules that moue and goo apon.iiij. fete: euen those that haue no knees aboue vppon their fete to lepe with all apon the erthe, 22 euen these of them ye maye eate: the arbe and all his kynde: the Soleam with all his kynde: the Hargol and all the kynde, ad the Hagab ad all his kynd. 23 Al other foules that moue ad haue.iiij. fete, shalbe abhominacion vnto you. 24 In soch ye shalbe vnclene whosoeuer touch the carkesse of the shalbe vnclene vnto the euen, 25 ad whosoeuer bereth the carkesse of the, shal wash his clothes ad shalbe vnclene vntyll euen. 26 Amonge all maner beestes, they that haue hoffes and deuyde them not in to two clawes or that chewe not the cud, shalbe vnclene vnto you: and all that twicheth them shalbe vnclene. 27 And all that goeth apon his handes amonge all maner beestes that goo on all foure, are vnclene vnto you: and as many as twych their carkesses, shalbe vnclene vntyll the euen. 28 And he that beareth the carkesse of them, shall wasshe his clothes ad be vnclene vntyll the euen for soch are vnclene vnto you. 29 And these are also unclene to you amonge the thinges that crepe apon the erth: the wesell the mouse, the tode and all his kynde, 30 the hedgehogge, stellio, the licerte, the snayle and the moule. 31 These are vnclene to you amonge all that moue, and all that twych them when they be dead, shalbe vnclene vntyll the euen. 32 And what soeuer any of the dead carkesses of them fall apon, shalbe vnclene: what soeuer vessell of wodd it be, or rayment, or skynne, or bagge or what soeuer thinge it be that any worke is wroughte with all. And they shalbe plunged in the water and be vnclene vntill the eue, and then they shalbe clene agayne. 33 All maner of erthen vessell where in to any of them falleth, is vnclene with all that therein is: and ye shall breake it. 34 All maner meate that is eaten, yf any soch water come apon it, it shall be vnclene. And all maner drynke that is droke in all maner soch vessels, shalbe vnclene. 35 And whether it be ouen or kettel, it shalbe broken. For they are vnclene and shalbe vnclene vnto you: 36 Neuerthelater, yet the fountaynes ad welles and pondes of water, shalbe clene styll. But whosoeuer twycheth their carkesses, shall be vnclene. 37 Yf the dead carkesse of any soch fall apo any seed vsed to sowe, yt shall yet be clene styll: 38 but ad yf any water be poured apo the seed ad afterward the dead carkesse of them fall thereo, then it shalbe vnclene vnto you. 39 Yf any beest of whiche ye eate dye, he that twitcheth the dead carkesse shalbe vnclene vntyll the euen. 40 And he that eateth of any soche dead carkesse, shall wasshe his clothes and remayne vnclene vntyll the euen. And he also that beareth the carkesse of it, shall wasshe his clothes and be vnclene vntyll euen. 41 All that scrauleth apon the erth, is an abhominacyon and shall not be eaten. 42 And what soeuer goeth apon the brest ad what soeuer goeth apon.iiij. or moo fete amonge all that scrauleth apon the erth, of that se ye eate not: for they are abhomynable. 43 Make not youre soules abhominable. Make not youre soules abhomynable with nothinge that crepeth, nether make youre soules vnclene with them: that ye shulde be defiled thereby. 44 For I am the Lorde youre God, be sanctified therfore that ye maye be holy, for I am holy: and defile not youre soules with any maner thinge that crepeth apon the erth. 45 For I am the Lorde that brought you out of the londe off Egipte to be youre God: be holy therfore, for I am holy. 46 This is the lawe of beest and foule and off all maner thinge that lyueth ad moueth in the water ad of all thinges that crepe apo the erth 47 that ye may put differece betwene vnclene ad clene, ad betwene the beestes that are eate and the beestes that are not eaten.
• Deut 14:3-9 : 3 Ye shall eate no maner of abhominacyon. 4 These are the beestes which ye shall eate of: oxen, shepe and gootes, 5 hert, roo and bugle, hertgoote, vnicorne, origen and Camelion. 6 And all beestes that cleaue the hoffe and slytte it in to two clawes and chewe the cud, them ye shal eate. 7 Neuerthelesse, these ye shall not eate of them that chew cud ad of the that deuyde and cleaue the hoffe: the camell, the hare ad the conye. For they chew cud, but deuyde not the hoffe: ad therfore are vncleane vnto you: 8 ad also the swyne, for though he deuyde the hoffe, yet he cheweth not cud, ad therfor is vncleane vnto you: Ye shall not eate of the flesh of the nor twich the deed carkasses of them. 9 These ye shall eate off all that are in the waters: All that haue fynnes and scales. 10 And what soeuer hath not finnes and scales, of that ye may not eate, for that is vncleane vnto you. 11 Of all cleane byrdes ye shall eate, 12 but these are they of which ye maye not eate: the egle, the goshauke, the cormerant, 13 the ixion, the vultur, the kyte and hyr kynde, 14 and all kynde off rauens, 15 the Estrich, the nyghtcrowe, the kuckoo, the sparowhauke and all hir kynde, 16 the litle oule, the great oule, the backe, 17 the bytture, the py 18 the storke, the heron, the Iaye in his kynde, the lapwynge, the swalowe: 19 And all crepynge foules are vncleane vnto you and maye not be eaten of: 20 but of all cleane foules ye maye well eate. 21 Ye shall eate of nothinge that dyeth alone: But thou mayst geue it vnto the straunger that is in thy citie that he eate it, or mayst sell it vnto an Aliet. For thou art an holy people vnto the Lorde thy God. Thou shalt not seth a kyd in his mothers mylke.
• Matt 24:4 : 4 And Iesus answered and sayde vnto them: take hede that no ma deceave you.
• Matt 24:24 : 24 For there shall arise false christes and false prophete and shall do great myracles and wondres. In so moche yt if it were possible ye verie electe shuld be deceaved.
• Acts 10:14-16 : 14 But Peter sayde: God forbyd Lorde for I have never eaten eny thinge that is comen or vnclene. 15 And the voyce spake vnto him agayne the seconde tyme: what God hath clensed that make thou not comen. 16 This was done thryse and the vessell was receaved vp agayne into heven.