Hebrews 13
1 Let love of the brethren continue.
Let brotherly love continue.
2 Forget not to shew love unto 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; them that are evil entreated, 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] had in honour among all, and [let] the bed [be] undefiled: for 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 Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise 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 with good courage we say, The Lord is my helper; I will not fear: What shall man do unto 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 that had the rule over you, which spake unto you the word of God; and considering the issue of their 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.
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. (aiōn g165)
9 Be not carried away by divers and strange teachings: for it is good that the heart be stablished by grace; not by meats, wherein they that occupied themselves 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, 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 holy place by the high priest [as an offering] 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 Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people through 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 therefore go forth unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.
Let us therefore go to him outside the camp, bearing his shame.
14 For we have not here an abiding city, but we seek after [the city] 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 then let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which make confession 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 [to them]: for they watch in behalf of your souls, as they that shall give account; that they may do this with joy, and not with grief: for this [were] 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 are persuaded that we have a good conscience, desiring to live honestly in all things.
Pray for us, for we are persuaded that we have a clean conscience and that we desire to live rightly in all things.
19 And I exhort [you] the more exceedingly 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, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of the eternal covenant, [even] our Lord Jesus, (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 thing to do his will, working in us that which is well-pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom [be] the 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 But I exhort you, brethren, bear with the word of exhortation: for I have written unto 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 ye that our 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 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.
