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Through Him then, let’s continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips praising His name.
Hebrews 13:15 · New American Standard Bible
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  • WEB Through him, then, let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which proclaim allegiance to his name.
  • KJV By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
  • BSB Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.
  • NKJV Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.
  • NLT Therefore, let us offer through Jesus a continual sacrifice of praise to God, proclaiming our allegiance to his name.

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Quick answer

Through Jesus we should continually offer God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name. Worship and grateful confession are the believer's ongoing offering.

Overview

Since Christ's sacrifice is complete, believers no longer bring animal offerings but instead offer praise to God. This sacrifice is offered 'through him,' for only by Jesus is our worship acceptable. The continual confession of His name expresses a heart shaped by grace and gratitude rather than ritual.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 37

  • Ps 107:21–22Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!
  • Ps 50:14Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving. Pay your vows to the Most High.
  • Rom 12:1Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.
  • Ps 145:1–21A praise psalm by David. I will exalt you, my God, the King. I will praise your name forever and ever.
  • 1 Pet 2:5You also, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
  • Hos 14:2Take words with you, and return to Yahweh. Tell him, “Forgive all our sins, and accept that which is good: so we offer our lips like bulls.
  • Eph 5:19–20speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; singing, and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
  • Ps 50:23Whoever offers the sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifies me, and prepares his way so that I will show God’s salvation to him.”
  • Isa 57:19I create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace, to him who is far off and to him who is near,” says Yahweh; “and I will heal them.”
  • 2 Chr 33:16He built up Yahweh’s altar, and offered sacrifices of peace offerings and of thanksgiving on it, and commanded Judah to serve Yahweh, the God of Israel.
  • Rev 5:9–14They sang a new song, saying, “You are worthy to take the book, and to open its seals: for you were killed, and bought us for God with your blood, out of every tribe, language, people, and nation,
  • Ps 116:17–19I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call on Yahweh’s name.
  • Rev 19:1–6After these things I heard something like a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, “Hallelujah! Salvation, power, and glory belong to our God:
  • Lev 7:12If he offers it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and cakes mixed with oil.
  • 2 Chr 7:6The priests stood, according to their positions; the Levites also with instruments of music of Yahweh, which David the king had made to give thanks to Yahweh, when David praised by their ministry, saying “For his loving kindness endures for ever.” The priests sounded trumpets before them; and all Israel stood.
  • Ps 69:30–31I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.
  • Matt 11:25At that time, Jesus answered, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you hid these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to infants.
  • Neh 12:43They offered great sacrifices that day, and rejoiced; for God had made them rejoice with great joy; and the women and the children also rejoiced; so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even far away.
  • Eph 2:18For through him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father.
  • Ps 18:49Therefore I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations, and will sing praises to your name.
  • Ps 118:19Open to me the gates of righteousness. I will enter into them. I will give thanks to Yah.
  • Col 3:16–17Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.
  • 1 Pet 4:11If anyone speaks, let it be as it were the very words of God. If anyone serves, let it be as of the strength which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
  • Col 1:12giving thanks to the Father, who made us fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light;
  • Gen 4:3–4As time passed, Cain brought an offering to Yahweh from the fruit of the ground.
  • Ezra 3:11They sang to one another in praising and giving thanks to Yahweh, “For he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever toward Israel.” All the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised Yahweh, because the foundation of Yahweh’s house had been laid.
  • Rev 7:9–12After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could count, out of every nation and of all tribes, peoples, and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands.
  • Ps 136:1–26Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good; for his loving kindness endures forever.
  • Isa 12:1–2In that day you will say, “I will give thanks to you, Yahweh; for though you were angry with me, your anger has turned away and you comfort me.
  • Heb 7:25Therefore he is also able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, seeing that he lives forever to make intercession for them.
  • 2 Chr 29:31Then Hezekiah answered, “Now you have consecrated yourselves to Yahweh. Come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into Yahweh’s house.” The assembly brought in sacrifices and thank offerings, and as many as were of a willing heart brought burnt offerings.
  • John 10:9I am the door. If anyone enters in by me, he will be saved, and will go in and go out, and will find pasture.
  • Neh 12:40So the two companies of those who gave thanks in God’s house stood, and I, and the half of the rulers with me;
  • Rom 6:19I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh, for as you presented your members as servants to uncleanness and to wickedness upon wickedness, even so now present your members as servants to righteousness for sanctification.
  • Luke 10:21In that same hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, “I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight.”
  • John 14:6Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.
  • Rev 4:8–11The four living creatures, each one of them having six wings, are full of eyes around and within. They have no rest day and night, saying, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come!”

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Christ at the center

Hebrews is sustained worship of Christ: better than angels, Moses, and the priests; the great High Priest after Melchizedek who by one sacrifice perfects forever those he saves.

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