Hebrews 13:9 (LSB)

Passage

Do not be carried away by varied and strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, through which those who were so occupied were not benefited.

Nearby Context

Hebrews 13:7 Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you; and considering the result of their conduct, imitate their faith.

Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

Hebrews 13:9 Do not be carried away by varied and strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, through which those who were so occupied were not benefited.

Hebrews 13:10 We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no authority to eat.

Hebrews 13:11 For the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the holy places by the high priest as an offering for sin, are burned outside the camp.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "carried", "away", "varied", "strange", "teachings", "good", and "heart". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "grace" and "carried", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and..." into verse 10's "We have an altar from which those...", so "grace" and "carried" 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 "grace" and "carried" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.