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Hebrews 13:11 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 11. 11For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp.
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Role in This Section
This verse recalls that sin-offering bodies whose blood enters the sanctuary are burned outside the camp.
Read It With
- Hebrews 13:7–16
Read Hebrews 13:11 with 13:7–16. This verse recalls that sin-offering bodies whose blood enters the sanctuary are burned outside the camp. The complete unit establishes this movement: The community should remember former word-speaking leaders and imitate their faith after considering the outcome, because Jesus remains the same; hearts are strengthened by grace, not disputed foods. Jesus's outside-gate suffering calls hearers beyond secure status toward reproach and the coming city, offering praise, doing good, and sharing as pleasing sacrifices.
Why It Needs Context
The complete sermon movement in Hebrews 13:7–16 supplies the comparison, cited Scripture, warning or promise, and pastoral outcome that give this line its force; isolated teaching would detach it from those controls.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Hebrews 13:7–16 — Follow Faith toward Jesus outside the Camp and Offer Shared PraiseSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact reader-facing Scripture wording, paragraph markers, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage.
Exact location: Hebrews 13:7–16, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: Greek wording, clause relationships, discourse features, quotations, and original-language discussion.
Exact location: SBLGNT official text file Heb.txt, 13:7–16
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