Hebrews 13:8 (DRB)

Passage

Jesus Christ, yesterday, and today: and the same for ever.

Nearby Context

Hebrews 13:6 So that we may confidently say: The Lord is my helper: I will not fear what man shall do to me.

Hebrews 13:7 Remember your prelates who have spoken the word of God to you: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation,

Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ, yesterday, and today: and the same for ever.

Hebrews 13:9 Be not led away with various and strange doctrines. For it is best that the heart be established with grace, not with meats: which have not profited those that walk in them.

Hebrews 13:10 We have an altar whereof they have no power to eat who serve the tabernacle.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jesus", "christ", "yesterday", "today", "same", and "ever". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jesus" and "christ", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "Remember your prelates who have spoken the..." into verse 9's "Be not led away with various and...", so "jesus" and "christ" belong inside that flow. In Hebrews context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "jesus" and "christ" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.