Hebrews 13
1 Let your love for the Lord’s followers continue.
Let love of the brethren continue.
2 Do not neglect to show hospitality; for, through being hospitable, people have all unawares entertained angels.
Forget not to shew love unto strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
3 Remember the prisoners, as if you were their fellow prisoners, and the oppressed, not forgetting that you also are still in the body.
Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; them that are evil entreated, as being yourselves also in the body.
4 Let marriage be honoured by all and the married life be pure; for God will judge those who are immoral and those who commit adultery.
[Let] marriage [be] had in honour among all, and [let] the bed [be] undefiled: for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.
5 Do not let your conduct be ruled by the love of money. Be content with what you have, for God himself has said – “I will never forsake you, nor will I ever abandon you.”
Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.
6 Therefore we may say with confidence – “The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What can mere people do to me?”
So that with good courage we say, The Lord is my helper; I will not fear: What shall man do unto me?
7 Do not forget your leaders, who told you God’s message. Recall the close of their lives, and imitate their faith.
Remember them that had the rule over you, which spake unto you the word of God; and considering the issue of their life, imitate their faith.
Jesus Christ [is] the same yesterday and today, [yea] and for ever. (aiōn g165)
9 Do not let yourselves be carried away by the various novel forms of teaching. It is better to rely for spiritual strength on the divine help, than on regulations regarding food; for those whose lives are guided by such regulations have not found them of service.
Be not carried away by divers and strange teachings: for it is good that the heart be stablished by grace; not by meats, wherein they that occupied themselves were not profited.
10 We are not without an altar; but it is one at which those who still worship in the tent have no right to eat.
We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle.
11 The bodies of those animals whose blood is brought by the high priest into the sanctuary, as an offering for sin, are burnt outside the camp.
For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the holy place by the high priest [as an offering] for sin, are burned without the camp.
12 And so Jesus, also, to purify the people by his own blood, suffered outside the gate.
Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people through his own blood, suffered without the gate.
13 Therefore let us go out to him “outside the camp,” bearing the same reproaches as he;
Let us therefore go forth unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.
14 for here we have no permanent city, but are looking for the city that is to be.
For we have not here an abiding city, but we seek after [the city] which is to come.
15 Through him let us offer, as our sacrifice, continual praise to God – an offering from lips that glorify his name.
Through him then let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which make confession to his name.
16 Never forget to do kindly acts and to share what you have with others, for such sacrifices are acceptable to God.
But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
17 Obey your leaders, and submit to their control, for they are watching over your souls, since they will have to render an account, so that they may do it with joy, and not in sorrow. That would not be to your advantage.
Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit [to them]: for they watch in behalf of your souls, as they that shall give account; that they may do this with joy, and not with grief: for this [were] unprofitable for you.
18 Pray for us, for we are sure that our consciences are clear, since our wish is to be occupied with what is good.
Pray for us: for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, desiring to live honestly in all things.
19 And I the more earnestly ask for your prayers, so that I may be restored to you the sooner.
And I exhort [you] the more exceedingly to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner.
20 May God, the source of all peace, who brought back from the dead him who, “by virtue of the blood that rendered valid the unchangeable covenant, is the great shepherd of God’s Sheep,” Jesus, our Lord – (aiōnios g166)
Now the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of the eternal covenant, [even] our Lord Jesus, (aiōnios g166)
21 may God make you perfect in everything that is good, so that you may be able to do his will. May he bring out in us all that is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be all glory for ever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
make you perfect in every good thing to do his will, working in us that which is well-pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom [be] the glory for ever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
22 I beg you, friends, to bear with these words of advice. For I have written only very briefly to you.
But I exhort you, brethren, bear with the word of exhortation: for I have written unto you in few words.
23 You will be glad to hear that our friend, Timothy, has been set free. If he comes here soon, we will visit you together.
Know ye that our brother Timothy hath been set at liberty; with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you.
24 Give our greeting to all your leaders, and to all Christ’s people. Our friends from Italy send their greetings to you.
Salute all them that have the rule over you, and all the saints. They of Italy salute you.
25 May God bless you all.
Grace be with you all. Amen.
