From b4a59249df7e87f934f916c7ee4ca452f7f9ee13 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: PaulDeYoung Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2023 19:57:22 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'heb/13/20.md' --- heb/13/20.md | 15 +++------------ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/heb/13/20.md b/heb/13/20.md index a28ab4c8d7..dae2d7ddbe 100644 --- a/heb/13/20.md +++ b/heb/13/20.md @@ -1,24 +1,15 @@ -# Connecting Statement: - -The author closes with a blessing and greetings. - -# Now - -This marks a new section of the letter. Here the author praises God and gives a final prayer for his readers. - # brought back from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep, our Lord Jesus "raised the great shepherd of the sheep, our Lord Jesus, to life" # from the dead -"from among all those who have died." The expression "the dead" describes all dead people together in the underworld. To raise someone from among them speaks of causing that person to become alive again. +"from among all those who have died." # the great shepherd of the sheep -Christ in his role of leader and protector of those who believe in him is spoken of as if he were a shepherd of sheep. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]]) +Christ in his role of leader and protector of those who believe in him is spoken of as if he were a shepherd of sheep. # by the blood of the eternal covenant -Here "blood" stands for the death of Jesus, which is the basis for the covenant that will last forever between God and all believers in Christ. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]]) - +Here "blood" stands for the death of Jesus, which is the basis for the covenant that will last forever between God and all believers in Christ.