Hebrews 13
1 May love for each other as brothers and sisters always continue!
Let brotherly love always continue.
2 Don't forget to show love for strangers too, because by doing so some have welcomed angels without knowing it.
Do not neglect to show kindness to strangers; for, in this way, some, without knowing it, have had angels as their guests.
3 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.
Remember prisoners, as if you were in prison with them; and remember those suffering ill-treatment, for you yourselves also are still in the body.
4 Everyone should honor marriage. Husbands and wives should be faithful to each other. God will judge adulterers.
Let marriage be held in honour among all, and let the marriage bed be unpolluted; for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.
5 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.”
Your lives should be untainted by love for money. Be content with what you have; for God Himself has said, "I will never, never let go your hand: I will never never forsake you."
6 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?”
So that we fearlessly say, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid: what can man do to me?"
7 Remember your leaders who explained God's word to you. Look again at the results of their lives, and imitate their trust in God.
Remember your former leaders--it was they who brought you God's Message. Bear in mind how they ended their lives, and imitate their faith.
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and to-day--yes, and to the ages to come. (aiōn g165)
9 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.
Do not be drawn aside by all sorts of strange teaching; for it is well to have the heart made stedfast through God's grace, and not by special kinds of food, from which those who scrupulously attend to them have derived no benefit.
10 We have an altar that those priests of the Tabernacle have no right to eat from.
We Christians have an altar from which the ministers of the Jewish Tent have no right to eat.
11 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.
For the bodies of those animals of which the blood is carried by the High Priest into the Holy place as an offering for sin, are burned outside the camp.
12 In the same way Jesus also died outside the city gate so that he could make God's people holy through his own blood.
And for this reason Jesus also, in order, by His own blood, to set the people free from sin, suffered outside the gate.
13 So let us go out to him, outside the camp, experiencing and sharing in his shame.
Therefore let us go to Him outside the camp, sharing the insults directed against Him.
14 For we don't have a permanent city to live in here, we're looking for the home that is still to come.
For we have no permanent city here, but we are longing for the city which is soon to be ours.
15 So let us through Jesus always offer a sacrifice of praise to God—this means speaking well of God, declaring his character.
Through Him, then, let us continually lay on the altar a sacrifice of praise to God, namely, the utterance of lips that give thanks to His Name.
16 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.
And do not forget to be kind and liberal; for with sacrifices of that sort God is greatly pleased.
17 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!
Obey your leaders and be submissive to them. For they are keeping watch over your souls as those who will have to give account; that they may do this with joy and not with lamentation. For that would be of no advantage to you.
18 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.
Keep on praying for us; for we are sure that we have clear consciences, and we desire to live nobly in every respect.
19 I really want you to pray hard so that I can come back to see you soon.
I specially urge this upon you in order that I may be the more speedily restored to you.
20 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)
Now may God who gives peace, and brought Jesus, our Lord, up again from among the dead--even Him who, by virtue of the blood of the eternal Covenant, is the great Shepherd of the sheep-- (aiōnios g166)
21 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)
fully equip you with every grace that you may need for the doing of His will, producing in us that which will truly please Him through Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory to the Ages of the Ages! Amen. (aiōn g165)
22 I want to encourage you, brothers and sisters, to pay attention to what I've written to you in this short letter.
Bear with me, brethren, when I thus exhort you; for, in fact, it is but a short letter that I have written to you.
23 You should know that Timothy has been set free. If he gets here soon, I will come with him to see you.
You will rejoice to hear that our brother Timothy has been set at liberty. If he comes soon, I will see you with him.
24 Give my greetings to all your leaders, and to all the believers there. The believers here in Italy send their greetings.
Greet all your leaders and all God's people. The brethren from Italy send you greetings.
25 May God's grace be with all of you. Amen.
Grace be with you all! Amen.
