Hebrews 13
1 Let brotherly love continue.
Let brotherly love continue.
2 Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
Do not forget hospitality for strangers. For through this, some have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.
3 Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.
Remember prisoners, as if you were bound with them. Remember those who are mistreated, as if you also were them in the body.
4 Marriage is honorable in all, and the bed undefiled: but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.
Let marriage be respected by everyone. Let the marriage bed be pure, for God will judge the sexually immoral people and adulterers.
5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as you have: for he has said, I will never leave you, nor forsake you.
Let your conduct be free from the love of money. Be content with the things you have, for God himself has said, “I will never leave you, nor will I forsake you.”
6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do to me.
Let us be content so that we may have courage to say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can a man do to me?”
7 Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken to you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.
Consider your leaders, those who spoke God's word to you, and consider the result of their conduct. Imitate their faith.
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. (aiōn g165)
9 Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.
Do not be carried away by various strange teachings. For it is good that the heart should be strengthened by grace, not by foods that do not help those who walk by them.
10 We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle.
We have an altar from which those who serve in the tabernacle have no right to eat.
11 For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp.
For the blood of the animals killed for sins is brought by the high priest into the holy place, while their bodies are burned outside the camp.
12 Why Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.
So Jesus also suffered outside the city gate, in order to sanctify the people through his own blood.
13 Let us go forth therefore to him without the camp, bearing his reproach.
Let us therefore go to him outside the camp, bearing his shame.
14 For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.
For we do not have any permanent city here. Instead, we are looking for one that is to come.
15 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
Through him, then, let us always offer up sacrifices of praise to God, praise that is the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.
16 But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
Let us not forget doing good and helping one another, for it is with such sacrifices that God is very pleased.
17 Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
Obey and submit to your leaders, for they keep watch over your souls, as those who will give account. Obey so that your leaders will do this with joy, and not with groaning, which would be useless to you.
18 Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.
Pray for us, for we are persuaded that we have a clean conscience and that we desire to live rightly in all things.
19 But I beseech you the rather to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner.
I encourage you even more to do this, so that I will be returned to you sooner.
20 Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, (aiōnios g166)
Now may the God of peace, who brought back from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep, our Lord Jesus, by the blood of the eternal covenant, (aiōnios g166)
21 Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
equip you with everything good to do his will, working in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
22 And I beseech you, brothers, suffer the word of exhortation: for I have written a letter to you in few words.
Now I encourage you, brothers, to bear with the word of encouragement that I have briefly written to you.
23 Know you that our brother Timothy is set at liberty; with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you.
Know that our brother Timothy has been set free, with whom I will see you if he comes soon.
24 Salute all them that have the rule over you, and all the saints. They of Italy salute you.
Greet all your leaders and all the believers. Those from Italy greet you.
25 Grace be with you all. Amen.
May grace be with you all.
