< Hebrews 13 >
1 Continue in brotherly love.
Let brotherly love continue.
2 Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.
Of the entertaining of strangers, be not forgetful, for, hereby, unawares, have some entertained, messengers.
3 Remember those in prison as if you were bound with them, and those who are mistreated as if you were suffering with them.
Bear in mind them who are in bonds, as having become jointly bound, —them who are suffering ill-treatment, as being yourselves also in the body.
4 Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
Let marriage be honourable in all, and the bed undefiled, for, fornicators and adulterers, God, will judge.
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.”
Without fondness for money, be your way of life, —being content with the present things, —for, he, hath said: In nowise, thee, will I leave, no indeed! in nowise, thee, will I forsake:
6 So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”
So that, taking courage, we may be saying—The Lord, hasteth to my cry, —I will not be put in fear: what shall, man, do unto 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.
Be mindful of them who are guiding you, who, indeed, have spoken unto you, the word of God: the outgoing of whose behaviour, reviewing, be imitating, their faith.
8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. (aiōn )
Jesus Christ, yesterday, and to-day, is the same, —and unto the ages. (aiōn )
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.
With teachings, manifold and strange, be not carried aside; for it is, noble, that, with gratitude, should, the heart, be getting confirmed, —not with matters of food, in which, they who are walking, have not been profited.
10 We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat.
We have an altar—to eat out of which, they, have no right, who in the tent are doing divine service;
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.
For, in the case of those living creatures, whose blood for sins is carried into the holy place, through means of the high-priest, the bodies of these, are burned up, outside the camp.
12 And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate, to sanctify the people by His own blood.
Wherefore, Jesus also, that he might hallow the people through means of his own blood, outside the gate, suffered:
13 Therefore let us go to Him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace He bore.
Now, therefore, let us be going forth unto him, outside the camp, his reproach bearing.
14 For here we do not have a permanent city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.
For we have not here an abiding city, but, unto that which is to be, are we seeking our way.
15 Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.
Through him, let us be offering up a sacrifice of praise, continually, unto God; that is, a fruit of lips confessing unto his name.
16 And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
But, of the doing good and of fellowship, be not forgetful; for, with such sacrifices as these, is, God, well-pleased.
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.
Be yielding unto them who are guiding you, and submit yourselves; for they are watching over your souls, as having an account to render, that, with joy the same they may be doing, and not with sighing, —for, unprofitable unto you, were, this.
18 Pray for us; we are convinced that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way.
Be praying for us; for we persuade ourselves that an honourable conscience have we, in all things honourably, desiring to behave ourselves.
19 And I especially urge you to pray that I may be restored to you soon.
But, much more abundantly, do I exhort you the same to do, that, more speedily, I may be restored, unto you.
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 )
But, the God of peace, He that led up from among the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep, with the blood of an age-abiding covenant, —our Lord Jesus, (aiōnios )
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 )
Fit you, by every good work, for the doing of his will, doing within us, that which is well-pleasing, before him through Jesus Christ: to whom be the glory, unto the ages of ages. Amen. (aiōn )
22 I urge you, brothers, to bear with my word of exhortation, for I have only written to you briefly.
Now I exhort you, brethren, bear with the word of exhortation, —for, even with brief [words], have I sent unto you.
23 Be aware that our brother Timothy has been released. If he arrives soon, I will come with him to see you.
Know ye that our brother Timothy hath been set at liberty, —with whom, if more speedily he be coming, I will see you.
24 Greet all your leaders and all the saints. Those from Italy send you greetings.
Salute all them who are guiding you, and all the saints: they from Italy, salute you.
25 Grace be with all of you.
Favour be with you all.