Hebrews 13
1 Let brotherly love continue.
Go on loving your brothers in the faith.
2 Do not forget hospitality to strangers, for in doing so some have entertained angels without knowing it.
Take care to keep open house: because in this way some have had angels as their guests, without being conscious of it.
3 Remember the prisoners as if chained with them, those who are being mistreated as if you yourselves were physically there.
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.
4 Marriage is honorable among all and the marriage bed undefiled, but God will judge fornicators and adulterers.
Let married life be honoured among all of you and not made unclean; for men untrue in married life will be judged by God.
5 Your way of life should be free from the love of money, being content with what you have, because He Himself has said: “I absolutely will not desert you; I most certainly will not abandon you.”
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.
6 So we can say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?”
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?
7 Remember your leaders, those who spoke the Word of God to you, whose faith imitate, considering the outcome of their conduct.
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.
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and for ever. (aiōn g165)
9 Do not be carried away by various and strange teachings, because it is good that the heart be established by grace, not foods, by which those who were so occupied were not benefited.
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.
10 We have an altar from which those who serve in the Tabernacle have no right to eat.
We have an altar from which those priests who are servants in the Tent may not take food.
11 Because the bodies of the animals—whose blood, concerning sin, is brought into the Holies by the high priest—are burned up outside the camp,
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.
12 therefore Jesus also, so that He might sanctify the people by His own blood, suffered outside the city gate.
For this reason Jesus was put to death outside the walls, so that he might make the people holy by his blood.
13 So then, let us go out to Him, outside the camp, bearing His disgrace;
Let us then go out to him outside the circle of the tents, taking his shame on ourselves.
14 because here we do not have a permanent city, but we seek the coming one.
For here we have no fixed resting-place, but our search is for the one which is to come.
15 Through Him therefore, at all times, let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God—the fruit of lips that identify with His name.
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.
16 (But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.)
But go on doing good and giving to others, because God is well-pleased with such offerings.
17 Obey your leaders and submit, for they keep watch over your souls, as those who must give account, so that they may do it with joy and not sighing (which would be unprofitable for you).
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.
18 Pray for us; for we are confident that we have a good conscience, desiring to live commendably in all things;
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.
19 I especially urge you to do this so that I may be restored to you more quickly.
I make this request more strongly, in the hope of coming back to you more quickly.
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 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)
21 equip you for every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
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)
22 Now I appeal to you, brothers, bear with this word of exhortation, for I have written to you in few words.
But, brothers, take kindly the words which I have said for your profit; for I have not sent you a long letter.
23 Know that brother Timothy has been released, with whom I will see you, if he comes quickly.
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.
24 Greet all your leaders and all the saints. Those from Italy greet you.
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.
25 The Grace be with you all. Amen.
May grace be with you all.
