Hebrews 13
1 Let brotherly love continue.
Let brotherly love continue.
2 Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
Do not neglect to show hospitality; for by it some have even entertained angels unawares.
3 Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; [and] them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.
Remember those who are in prison, as if you were fellow prisoners; remember too, those who are being ill-treated, since you too, are in the body.
4 Marriage [is] honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.
Let marriage be held in honor by all, and the marriage bed be undefiled; for fornicators and adulterers will God judge.
5 [Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
Let your life be untainted by love of money; be content with such things as you have; for God himself has said, I will never leave thee; I will never forsake thee.
6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord [is] my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
So that we can say with confidence, The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
7 Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of [their] conversation.
Remember your leaders, the men who spoke the message of God to you; consider the issue of their lives, and imitate their faith.
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. (aiōn g165)
9 Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For [it is] a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.
Do not allow yourselves to be swept away by various and strange teachings. For it is a beautiful thing to be established in heart by grace, and not by regulations regarding food, from which those that occupied themselves with them have derived no benefit.
10 We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle.
We Christians have an altar from which those have no right to eat who minister in the Tabernacle.
11 For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp.
For the bodies of the animals whose blood is carried by the High Priest into the Holy Place are burned outside the camp,
12 Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.
and so Jesus suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people by his own blood.
13 Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.
Let us then go forth to him outside the camp, bearing his reproach.
14 For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.
For we have not here an abiding city, but we are earnestly seeking the city that is to be.
15 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of [our] lips giving thanks to his name.
In his name, then, let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is the fruit of lips that confess his name.
16 But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
And forget not to be kind and liberal; for with that sort of sacrifice God is well pleased.
17 Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that [is] unprofitable for you.
Obey your leaders and submit to them; for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who must give account; that they may do thus with joy and not with lamentation, for this would be unprofitable to you.
18 Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.
Keep on praying for me. I am persuaded that I have a clear conscience, and I desire in every way to live nobly.
19 But I beseech [you] the rather to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner.
I the more earnestly ask for your prayers, that I may be the more speedily restored to you.
20 Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, (aiōnios g166)
Now the God of peace, who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of an eternal covenant, (aiōnios g166)
21 Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom [be] glory for ever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
equip you in every good deed for the doing of his will, doing in you what is well-pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory unto the ages of the ages! Amen! (aiōn g165)
22 And I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of exhortation: for I have written a letter unto you in few words.
But I entreat you, brothers, bear with my word of exhortation, for I have written to you briefly.
23 Know ye that [our] brother Timothy is set at liberty; with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you.
You know that our brother Timothy has been set free. If he comes soon, I will see him with you.
24 Salute all them that have the rule over you, and all the saints. They of Italy salute you.
Salute all your leaders and the saints. The brothers from Italy send you greeting.
25 Grace [be] with you all. Amen.
Grace be with you all, Amen.
