life verse

Hebrews 13:5b

I will never leave you, nor forsake you. (KJV)

I will never [under any circumstances] desert you [nor give you up nor leave you without support, nor will I in any degree leave you helpless], nor will I forsake or let you down or relax My hold on you [assuredly not]! (Amplified)

I will never leave you; I will never run away from you. (ERV)

I’ll never let you down, never walk off and leave you. (The Message)

Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you. (NIV)

I will never leave you or let you be alone. (NLV)

I will never fail you. I will never abandon you. (NLT)

I will never leave you alone, never! And I will not loosen my grip on your life! (TPT)

“I will never leave you; I will always be by your side. (The Voice)

I will never be away from you. I will never leave you alone. (WE)



There are dozens of English translations provided by the folks at Bible Gateway (Biblegateway.com).

It's one of the few times when translators treat a verse identically.

They all translate it pretty much with 2 basic paramount thoughts...

"I will not leave you nor will I abandon you."


This quote in Hebrews was taken by the author (probably Paul) from Deuteronomy 31:6 & 8, where Moses is quoting God to Joshua & the children of Israel as they going in to conquer the Promised Land after wandering in the wilderness for 40 years.


Hold the thoughts behind these verses in your heart today, even though all else in your life seems to point to otherwise.