Hebrews 13
1 Let love of the brethren continue.
Let brotherly love always continue.
2 Forget not to shew love unto strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
Do not neglect to show kindness to strangers; for, in this way, some, without knowing it, have had angels as their guests.
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 in prison with them; and remember those suffering ill-treatment, for you yourselves also are still 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 held in honour among all, and let the marriage bed be unpolluted; for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.
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.
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 So that with good courage we say, The Lord is my helper; I will not fear: What shall man do unto me?
So that we fearlessly say, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid: what can 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.
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 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 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, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle.
We Christians have an altar from which the ministers of the Jewish Tent 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 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 Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people through his own blood, suffered without 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 Let us therefore go forth unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.
Therefore let us go to Him outside the camp, sharing the insults directed against Him.
14 For we have not here an abiding city, but we seek after [the city] which is to come.
For we have no permanent city here, but we are longing for the city which is soon to be ours.
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 continually lay on the altar a sacrifice of praise to God, namely, the utterance of lips that give thanks to His Name.
16 But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
And do not forget to be kind and liberal; for with sacrifices of that sort God is greatly 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 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 persuaded that we have a good conscience, desiring to live honestly in all things.
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 exhort [you] the more exceedingly to do this, 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 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 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 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)
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 But I exhort you, brethren, bear with the word of exhortation: for I have written unto you in few words.
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 Know ye that our brother Timothy hath been set at liberty; with whom, if he come shortly, I will 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 Salute all them that have the rule over you, and all the saints. They of Italy salute you.
Greet all your leaders and all God's people. The brethren from Italy send you greetings.
25 Grace be with you all. Amen.
Grace be with you all! Amen.
