Hebrews 13
1 Go on loving your brothers in the faith.
Let the charity of the brotherhood abide in you.
2 Take care to keep open house: because in this way some have had angels as their guests, without being conscious of it.
And hospitality do not forget; for by this some, being not aware of it, have entertained angels.
3 Keep in mind those who are in chains, as if you were chained with them, and those who are in trouble, as being yourselves in the body.
Remember them that are in bands, as if you were bound with them; and them that labour, as being yourselves also in the body.
4 Let married life be honoured among all of you and not made unclean; for men untrue in married life will be judged by God.
Marriage honourable in all, and the bed undefiled. For fornicators and adulterers God will judge.
5 Be free from the love of money and pleased with the things which you have; for he himself has said, I will be with you at all times.
Let your manners be without covetousness, contented with such things as you have; for he hath said: I will not leave thee, neither will I forsake thee.
6 So that we say with a good heart, The Lord is my helper; I will have no fear: what is man able to do to me?
So that we may confidently say: The Lord is my helper: I will not fear what man shall do to me.
7 Keep in mind those who were over you, and who gave you the word of God; seeing the outcome of their way of life, let your faith be like theirs.
Remember your prelates who have spoken the word of God to you; whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation,
Jesus Christ, yesterday, and today; and the same for ever. (aiōn g165)
9 Do not be turned away by different strange teachings, because it is good for your hearts to be made strong by grace, and not by meats, which were of no profit to those who took so much trouble over them.
Be not led away with various and strange doctrines. For it is best that the heart be established with grace, not with meats; which have not profited those that walk in them.
10 We have an altar from which those priests who are servants in the Tent may not take food.
We have an altar, whereof they have no power to eat who serve the tabernacle.
11 For the bodies of the beasts whose blood is taken into the holy place by the high priest as an offering for sin are burned outside the circle of the tents.
For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the holies by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp.
12 For this reason Jesus was put to death outside the walls, so that he might make the people holy by his blood.
Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people by his own blood, suffered without the gate.
13 Let us then go out to him outside the circle of the tents, taking his shame on ourselves.
Let us go forth therefore to him without the camp, bearing his reproach.
14 For here we have no fixed resting-place, but our search is for the one which is to come.
For we have not here a lasting city, but we seek one that is to come.
15 Let us then make offerings of praise to God at all times through him, that is to say, the fruit of lips giving witness to his name.
By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise always to God, that is to say, the fruit of lips confessing to his name.
16 But go on doing good and giving to others, because God is well-pleased with such offerings.
And do not forget to do good, and to impart; for by such sacrifices God’s favour is obtained.
17 Give ear to those who are rulers over you, and do as they say: for they keep watch over your souls, ready to give an account of them; let them be able to do this with joy and not with grief, because that would be of no profit to you.
Obey your prelates, and be subject to them. For they watch as being to render an account of your souls; that they may do this with joy, and not with grief. For this is not expedient for you.
18 Make prayers for us, for we are certain that our hearts are free from the sense of sin, desiring the right way of life in all things.
Pray for us. For we trust we have a good conscience, being willing to behave ourselves well in all things.
19 I make this request more strongly, in the hope of coming back to you more quickly.
And I beseech you the more to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner.
20 Now may the God of peace, who made that great keeper of his flock, even our Lord Jesus, come back from the dead through the blood of the eternal agreement, (aiōnios g166)
And may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great pastor of the sheep, our Lord Jesus Christ, in the blood of the everlasting testament, (aiōnios g166)
21 Make you full of every good work and ready to do all his desires, working in us whatever is pleasing in his eyes through Jesus Christ; and may the glory be given to him for ever and ever. So be it. (aiōn g165)
Fit you in all goodness, that you may do his will; doing in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom is glory for ever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
22 But, brothers, take kindly the words which I have said for your profit; for I have not sent you a long letter.
And I beseech you, brethren, that you suffer this word of consolation. For I have written to you in a few words.
23 Our brother Timothy has been let out of prison; and if he comes here in a short time, he and I will come to you together.
Know ye that our brother Timothy is set at liberty: with whom (if he come shortly) I will see you.
24 Give words of love from me to those who are rulers over you, and to all the saints. Those who are in Italy send you their love.
Salute all your prelates, and all the saints. The brethren from Italy salute you.
25 May grace be with you all.
Grace be with you all. Amen.
