Hebrews 13
1 Continue in brotherly love.
May love for each other as brothers and sisters always continue!
2 Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.
Don't forget to show love for strangers too, because by doing so some have welcomed angels without knowing it.
3 Remember those in prison as if you were bound with them, and those who are mistreated as if you were suffering with them.
Remember those who are locked up in prison as if you were imprisoned with them. Remember those who are mistreated as if you were physically suffering with them.
4 Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
Everyone should honor marriage. Husbands and wives should be faithful to each other. God will judge adulterers.
5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
Don't love money; be content with what you have. God himself has said, “I'll never let you down; I'll never give up on you.”
6 So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”
That's why we can confidently say, “The Lord is the one who helps me, so I won't be afraid. What can anyone do to me?”
7 Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.
Remember your leaders who explained God's word to you. Look again at the results of their lives, and imitate their trust in God.
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. (aiōn g165)
9 Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and not by foods of no value to those devoted to them.
Don't get distracted by different kinds of strange teachings. It's good for the mind to be convinced by grace, not by laws concerning what we eat. Those who followed such laws didn't gain anything.
10 We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat.
We have an altar that those priests of the Tabernacle have no right to eat from.
11 Although the high priest brings the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin, the bodies are burned outside the camp.
The carcasses of the animals, whose blood is carried by the high priest into the most holy place as an offering for sin, are burned outside the camp.
12 And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate, to sanctify the people by His own blood.
In the same way Jesus also died outside the city gate so that he could make God's people holy through his own blood.
13 Therefore let us go to Him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace He bore.
So let us go out to him, outside the camp, experiencing and sharing in his shame.
14 For here we do not have a permanent city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.
For we don't have a permanent city to live in here, we're looking for the home that is still to come.
15 Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.
So let us through Jesus always offer a sacrifice of praise to God—this means speaking well of God, declaring his character.
16 And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
And don't forget to do what is good, and to share with others what you have, for God is pleased when you make such sacrifices.
17 Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you.
Follow your leaders, and do what they tell you, for they are watching out for you and are accountable. Act in such a way that they can do this happily—and not with sadness, for that wouldn't help you!
18 Pray for us; we are convinced that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way.
Please pray for us. We're convinced we have acted in good conscience, always wanting to do what's good and right in every situation.
19 And I especially urge you to pray that I may be restored to you soon.
I really want you to pray hard so that I can come back to see you soon.
20 Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, (aiōnios g166)
Now may the God of peace who raised our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, from the dead, with the blood of an eternal agreement— (aiōnios g166)
21 equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
may he provide you with all that is good so you can do his will. May he work in us, doing everything that pleases him, through Jesus Christ—glory to him forever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
22 I urge you, brothers, to bear with my word of exhortation, for I have only written to you briefly.
I want to encourage you, brothers and sisters, to pay attention to what I've written to you in this short letter.
23 Be aware that our brother Timothy has been released. If he arrives soon, I will come with him to see you.
You should know that Timothy has been set free. If he gets here soon, I will come with him to see you.
24 Greet all your leaders and all the saints. Those from Italy send you greetings.
Give my greetings to all your leaders, and to all the believers there. The believers here in Italy send their greetings.
25 Grace be with all of you.
May God's grace be with all of you. Amen.
