< 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 those in bonds, as bound with them; those in distress, 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 Let marriage be honored in all respects, and the bed be undefiled; but whoremongers 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 disposition be without covetousness, and be content with what ye have; for he hath said, “I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee;”
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 boldly say, “The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear; what shall man 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 your leaders, who spoke to you the word of God; and considering well the end of their manner of life, imitate their faith.
Consider your leaders, those who spoke God's word to you, and consider the result of their conduct. Imitate their faith.
8 Jesus Christ is yesterday and to-day the same, and for ever. (aiōn )
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. (aiōn )
9 Be not carried aside with various and strange teachings; for it is good that the heart be established with grace, not with meats, in which those who walked were not profited.
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, of which they cannot eat who 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 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 Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people by 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 then go forth to him without the camp, bearing his reproach;
Let us therefore go to him outside the camp, bearing his shame.
14 for here we have no abiding city, but are seeking that which is to come.
For we do not have any permanent city here. Instead, we are looking for one that is to come.
15 Through him therefore let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of 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 works of kindness and liberality 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 your leaders, and submit yourselves to them; for they keep watch in behalf of your souls, as those who must give an account; that they may do this with joy, and not with grief; for this is not for your advantage.
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 are persuaded that we have a good conscience, desiring in all things to conduct ourselves well;
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 the more earnestly entreat you 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 may the God of peace, who brought up from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep through the blood of an everlasting covenant, even our Lord Jesus, (aiōnios )
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 )
21 make you perfect in every good work, to do his will, doing in you that which is well-pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be the glory for ever. Amen. (aiōn )
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 )
22 But I beseech you, brethren, bear with the word of my exhortation; for I have written 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 that the brother Timothy hath been 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 your leaders, and all the saints. Those from 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.