Hebrews 13
1 Go on loving your brothers in the faith.
Let brotherly love continue.
2 Take care to keep open house: because in this way some have had angels as their guests, without being conscious of it.
Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for in doing so, some have entertained angels without knowing it.
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 those who are in bonds, as bound with them; and those who are ill-treated, since you are 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.
Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
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.
Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, "I will never leave you or forsake you."
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 we can confidently say, "The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can humans 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 leaders, who spoke to you the word of God, and considering the results of their conduct, imitate their faith.
Jesus (the) Messiah is the same yesterday, today, and forever. (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.
Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good that the heart be established by grace, not by food, through which those who were so occupied were not benefited.
10 We have an altar from which those priests who are servants in the Tent may not take food.
We have an altar from which those who serve the holy tabernacle have no right to eat.
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 animals, whose blood is brought into the holy place by the high priest as an offering for sin, are burned outside of 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.
Therefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people through his own blood, suffered outside of the gate.
13 Let us then go out to him outside the circle of the tents, taking his shame on ourselves.
Let us therefore go out to him outside of the camp, bearing the abuse he bore.
14 For here we have no fixed resting-place, but our search is for the one which is to come.
For we do not have here an enduring city, but we seek that which 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.
Through him, then, let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips that confess his name.
16 But go on doing good and giving to others, because God is well-pleased with such offerings.
But do not forget to be doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
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 leaders and submit to them, for they watch on behalf of your souls, as those who will give account, that they may do this with joy, and not with groaning, for that would be unprofitable 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 are persuaded that we have a good conscience, desiring to live honorably in all things.
19 I make this request more strongly, in the hope of coming back to you more quickly.
I strongly urge you to do this, that I may be restored to you 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)
Now may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep with the blood of an everlasting covenant, our Lord Jesus, (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)
make you complete in every good thing to do his will, working in us that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus (the) Messiah, to whom be the glory forever. 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.
But I exhort you, brothers, endure the word of exhortation, for I have written to you in 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 that our brother Timothy has been freed, with whom, if he comes 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.
Greet all of your leaders and all the saints. Those from Italy send you greetings.
25 May grace be with you all.
Grace be with you all.
