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Hebrews 8:11

Hebrews 8:11
And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest .

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And they shall not teach every man his neighbour,.... The Alexandrian copy reads, "citizen"; that is, fellow citizen; and so the Syriac and Arabic versions: "and every man his brother, saying, know…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

And they shall not teach every man his neighbor ... - That is, no one shall be under a necessity of imparting instruction to another, or of exhorting him to become acquainted with the Lord. This is…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

They shall not teach every man his neighbor - Under the old covenant, properly speaking, there was no public instruction; before the erection of synagogues all worship was confined at first to the…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Hebrews 8:6-13

In this part of the chapter, the apostle illustrates and confirms the superior excellency of the priesthood of Christ above that of Aaron, from the excellency of that covenant, or that dispensation of…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

his neighbour Lit. "his fellow-citizen."

for all shall know me The secondpromise of the New Covenant is that there shall be no appropriationof knowledge; no sacerdotal exclusiveness; no learned caste…