Hebrews 13:15
Good News Translation
Let us, then, always offer praise to God as our sacrifice through Jesus, which is the offering presented by lips that confess him as Lord.

New Revised Standard Version
Through him, then, let us continually offer a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that confess his name.

Contemporary English Version
Our sacrifice is to keep offering praise to God in the name of Jesus.

New American Bible
Through him [then] let us continually offer God a sacrifice of praise, that is, the fruit of lips that confess his name.

Douay-Rheims Bible
By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise always to God, that is to say, the fruit of lips confessing to his name.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise always to God, that is to say, the fruit of lips confessing to his name.

him.

Hebrews 7:25 Whereby he is able also to save for ever them that come to God by him; always living to make intercession for us.

John 10:9 I am the door. By me, if any man enter in, he shall be saved: and he shall go in and go out, and shall find pastures.

John 14:6 Jesus saith to him: I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No man cometh to the Father, but by me.

Ephesians 2:18 For by him we have access both in one Spirit to the Father.

Colossians 3:17 All whatsoever you do in word or in work, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

1 Peter 2:5 Be you also as living stones built up, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

the sacrifice.

Leviticus 7:12 If the oblation be for thanksgiving, they shall offer loaves without leaven tempered with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and fine flour fried, and cakes tempered and mingled with oil.

2 Chronicles 7:6 And the priests stood in their offices: and the Levites with the instruments of music of the Lord, which king David made to praise the Lord: because his mercy endureth for ever, singing the hymns of David by their ministry: and the priests sounded with trumpets before them, and all Israel stood.

2 Chronicles 29:31 And Ezechias added, and said: You have filled your hands to the Lord, come and offer victims, and praises in the house of the Lord. And all the multitude offered victims, and praises, and holocausts with a devout mind.

2 Chronicles 33:16 And he repaired the altar of the Lord, and sacrificed upon it victims, and peace offerings, and praise: and he commanded Juda to serve the Lord the God of Israel.

Ezra 3:11 And they sung together hymns, and praise to the Lord: because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever towards Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, praising the Lord, because the foundations of the temple of the Lord were laid.

Nehemiah 12:40,43 And the priests, Eliachim, Maasia, Miamin, Michea, Elioenai, Zacharia, Hanania with trumpets, . . .

Psalm 50:14,23 Offer to God the sacrifice of praise: and pay thy vows to the most High. . . .

Psalm 69:30,31 I will praise the name of God with a canticle: and I will magnify him with praise. . . .

Psalm 107:21,22 Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him: and his wonderful works to the children of men. . . .

Psalm 116:17-19 I will sacrifice to thee the sacrifice of praise, and I will call upon the name of the Lord. . . .

Psalm 118:19 Open ye to me the gates of justice: I will go in to them, and give praise to the Lord.

Psalm 136:1 Alleluia. Praise the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

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Psalm 145:1 Praise, for David himself. I will extol thee, O God my king: and I will bless thy name for ever; yea, for ever and ever.

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Isaiah 12:1,2 And thou shalt say in that day: I will give thanks to thee, O Lord, for thou wast angry with me: thy wrath is turned away, and thou hast comforted me. . . .

Ephesians 5:19,20 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual canticles, singing and making melody in your hearts to the Lord: . . .

Colossians 1:12 Giving thanks to God the Father, who hath made us worthy to be partakers of the lot of the saints in light:

Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you abundantly: in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, hymns and spiritual canticles, singing in grace in your hearts to God.

1 Peter 4:11 If any man speak, let him speak, as the words of God. If any minister, let him do it, as of the power which God administereth: that in all things God may be honoured through Jesus Christ: to whom is glory and empire for ever and ever. Amen.

Revelation 4:8-11 And the four living creatures had each of them six wings: and round about and within they are full of eyes. And they rested not day and night, saying: Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come. . . .

Revelation 5:9-14 And they sung a new canticle, saying: Thou art worthy, O Lord, to take the book and to open the seals thereof: because thou wast slain and hast redeemed us to God, in thy blood, out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation: . . .

Revelation 7:9-12 After this, I saw a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations and tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and in sight of the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands. . . .

Revelation 19:1-6 After these things, I heard as it were the voice of much people in heaven, saying: Alleluia. Salvation and glory and power is to our God. . . .

the fruit.

Genesis 4:3,4 And it came to pass after many days, that Cain offered, of the fruits of the earth, gifts to the Lord. . . .

Hosea 14:2 Take with you words, and return to the Lord, and say to him: Take away all iniquity, and receive the good: and we will render the calves of our lips.

Romans 6:19 I speak an human thing, because of the infirmity of your flesh. For as you have yielded your members to serve uncleanness and iniquity, unto iniquity: so now yield your members to serve justice, unto sanctification.

Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercy of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, pleasing unto God, your reasonable service.

giving thanks to.

Psalm 18:49 Therefore will I give glory to thee, O Lord, among the nations, and I will sing a psalm to thy name.

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Matthew 11:25 At that time Jesus answered and said: I confess to thee, O Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to little ones.

Luke 10:21 In that same hour, he rejoiced in the Holy Ghost and said: I confess to thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hidden these things from the wise and prudent and hast revealed them to little ones. Yea, Father, for so it hath seemed good in thy sight.

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Context
Sacrifice, Obedience, and Prayer
14For, we have not here a lasting city: but we seek one that is to come. 15By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise always to God, that is to say, the fruit of lips confessing to his name. 16And do not forget to do good and to impart: for by such sacrifices God's favour is obtained.…
Cross References
Leviticus 7:12
If the oblation be for thanksgiving, they shall offer loaves without leaven tempered with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and fine flour fried, and cakes tempered and mingled with oil.

Psalm 50:14
Offer to God the sacrifice of praise: and pay thy vows to the most High.

Psalm 119:108
The free offerings of my mouth make acceptable, O Lord: and teach me thy judgments.

Isaiah 57:19
I created the fruit of the lips, peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, said the Lord, and I healed him.

Jeremiah 33:11
The voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say: Give ye glory to the Lord of hosts, for the Lord is good, for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring their vows into the house of the Lord: for I will bring back the captivity of the land as at the first, saith the Lord.

Jeremiah 33:18
Neither shall there be cut off from the priests and Levites a man before my face to offer holocausts, and to burn sacrifices, and to kill victims continually.

Hosea 14:2
Take with you words, and return to the Lord, and say to him: Take away all iniquity, and receive the good: and we will render the calves of our lips.

Romans 12:1
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercy of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, pleasing unto God, your reasonable service.

Hebrews 12:28
Therefore, receiving an immoveable kingdom, we have grace: whereby let us serve, pleasing God, with fear and reverence.

1 Peter 2:5
Be you also as living stones built up, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

Hebrews 13:14
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