unfoldingWord_en_tn/heb/13/20.md

# Now

This marks a new section of the letter. Here the author praises God and gives a final prayer for his readers.

# brought back from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep, our Lord Jesus

"raised the great shepherd of the sheep, our Lord Jesus, to life"

# from the dead

From among all those who have died. This expression describes all dead people together in the underworld. To raise someone from among them speaks of causing that person to become alive again.

# the great shepherd of the sheep

Christ in his role of leader and protector of those who believe in him is spoken of as if he were a shepherd of sheep. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# by the blood of the eternal covenant

Here "blood" stands for the death of Jesus, which is the basis for the covenant that will last forever between God and all believers in Christ. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Now`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This marks a new section of the letter. Here the author praises God and gives a final prayer for his readers.`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
Fixed mismatched snippets. 2017-09-29 15:19:34 +00:00			`# brought back from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep, our Lord Jesus`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"raised the great shepherd of the sheep, our Lord Jesus, to life"`

Fixed mismatched snippets. 2017-09-29 15:19:34 +00:00			`# from the dead`

			`From among all those who have died. This expression describes all dead people together in the underworld. To raise someone from among them speaks of causing that person to become alive again.`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# the great shepherd of the sheep`

			`Christ in his role of leader and protector of those who believe in him is spoken of as if he were a shepherd of sheep. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`

			`# by the blood of the eternal covenant`

			`Here "blood" stands for the death of Jesus, which is the basis for the covenant that will last forever between God and all believers in Christ. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`