What Does Hebrews 13:25 Mean in the King James?
Grace be with you all. Amen.
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
THE KEY
The final blessing places favor with everyone, not just a select few.
THE MEANING
Favor is with you as part of this “all”; the blessing reaches you within the shared address. Its closing “Amen” affirms that wish over the whole community.
WHAT THIS UNDOES
It undoes the belief that favor belongs only to the exceptional: the blessing is spoken over all.
THE ROOT
χάρις
charis
GROWS FROM
χαρ
char-
Favor, gracious giving
“Grace” in this verse is charis. The word family links favor with giving: χάρις (charis, favor) branches into χαρίζομαι (charizomai, to grant freely or favor) and χάρισμα (charisma, a favor-gift). The wish is not an abstract status; it speaks of favor as a gift present with the whole community.
ALSO GROWS
charizomai: To favor or grant freely
χαρίζομαι
This branch shows favor moving outward as something freely given.
charisma: A favor-gift
χάρισμα
This branch makes favor tangible as a gift, fitting the wish that it be with everyone.
THE PATTERN
Favor moves toward people as a gift: found, received, and appearing to all.
But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,THE THREAD
And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.John uses the same Greek word, χάρις (charis, favor), and says that all receive from fullness. That makes Hebrews’ closing wish feel like favor continuing with the whole community, grace upon grace.
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