Hebrews 13
1 Let your love for the Lord’s followers continue.
Let brotherly love always continue.
2 Do not neglect to show hospitality; for, through being hospitable, people have all unawares entertained angels.
Do not neglect to show kindness to strangers; for, in this way, some, without knowing it, have had angels as their guests.
3 Remember the prisoners, as if you were their fellow prisoners, and the oppressed, not forgetting that you also are still in the body.
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 Let marriage be honored by all and the married life be pure; for God will judge those who are immoral and those who commit adultery.
Let marriage be held in honour among all, and let the marriage bed be unpolluted; for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.
5 Do not let your conduct be ruled by the love of money. Be content with what you have, for God himself has said – ‘I will never forsake you, nor will I ever abandon 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 Therefore we may say with confidence – ‘The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What can mere people 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 Do not forget your leaders, who told you God’s message. Recall the close of their lives, and imitate their faith.
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 Do not let yourselves be carried away by the various novel forms of teaching. It is better to rely for spiritual strength on the divine help, than on regulations regarding food; for those whose lives are guided by such regulations have not found them of service.
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 are not without an altar; but it is one at which those who still worship in the tent have no right to eat.
We Christians have an altar from which the ministers of the Jewish Tent have no right to eat.
11 The bodies of those animals whose blood is brought by the high priest into the sanctuary, as an offering for sin, are burnt 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 And so Jesus, also, to purify the people by his own blood, suffered outside the gate.
And for this reason Jesus also, in order, by His own blood, to set the people free from sin, suffered outside the gate.
13 Therefore let us go out to him ‘outside the camp,’ bearing the same reproaches as he;
Therefore let us go to Him outside the camp, sharing the insults directed against Him.
14 for here we have no permanent city, but are looking for the city that is to be.
For we have no permanent city here, but we are longing for the city which is soon to be ours.
15 Through him let us offer, as our sacrifice, continual praise to God – an offering from lips that glorify his name.
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 Never forget to do kindly acts and to share what you have with others, for such sacrifices are acceptable to God.
And do not forget to be kind and liberal; for with sacrifices of that sort God is greatly pleased.
17 Obey your leaders, and submit to their control, for they are watching over your souls, since they will have to render an account, so that they may do it with joy, and not in sorrow. That would not be to your advantage.
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 Pray for us, for we are sure that our consciences are clear, since our wish is to be occupied with what is good.
Keep on praying for us; for we are sure that we have clear consciences, and we desire to live nobly in every respect.
19 And I the more earnestly ask for your prayers, so that I may be restored to you the sooner.
I specially urge this upon you in order that I may be the more speedily restored to you.
20 May God, the source of all peace, who brought back from the dead him who, ‘by virtue of the blood that rendered valid the unchangeable covenant, is the great shepherd of God’s Sheep,’ Jesus, our Lord – (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 God make you perfect in everything that is good, so that you may be able to do his will. May he bring out in us all that is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be all glory for ever 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 beg you, friends, to bear with these words of advice. For I have written only very briefly to you.
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 will be glad to hear that our friend, Timothy, has been set free. If he comes here soon, we will visit you together.
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 our greeting to all your leaders, and to all Christ’s people. Our friends from Italy send their greetings to you.
Greet all your leaders and all God's people. The brethren from Italy send you greetings.
25 May God bless you all.
Grace be with you all! Amen.
