Hebrews 13
1 Let love for the brethren dwell among you.
Let brotherly love always continue.
2 And forget not kindness to strangers; for thereby some have been privileged to entertain 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 And remember those in bonds, as if ye were bound with them: and recollect those in affliction, as being yourselves clothed in flesh.
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 Marriage is honorable in all; and their bed undefiled: but whoremongers 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 Let not your mind love money; but let what ye have, satisfy you. For the Lord himself hath said, I will never leave thee, nor slacken the hand towards 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 And it belongeth to us, to say confidently, My Lord is my aider, I will not fear. What can man 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 Remember your guides, who have spoken to you godly discourse; examine the issue of their course, 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 Be not led away by strange and variable doctrines. For it is a good thing, that we strengthen our hearts with grace, and not with meats; for those have not been benefited, who walked in them.
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 And we have an altar, of which they who minister in the tabernacle have no right to eat.
We Christians have an altar from which the ministers of the Jewish Tent have no right to eat.
11 For the flesh of those animals, whose blood the high priest brought into the sanctuary for sins, was 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 For this reason, Jesus also, that he might sanctify his people with his blood, suffered without the city.
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 also go forth to him, without the camp, clothed with his reproach:
Therefore let us go to Him outside the camp, sharing the insults directed against Him.
14 (for we have here no abiding city; but we expect one that is future: )
For we have no permanent city here, but we are longing for the city which is soon to be ours.
15 and through him, let us at all times offer to God the sacrifices of praise, that is, the fruits of lips which give thanks 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 And forget not commiseration and communication with the poor; for with such sacrifices a man pleaseth God.
And do not forget to be kind and liberal; for with sacrifices of that sort God is greatly pleased.
17 Confide in your guides, and hearken to them; for they watch for your souls, as men who must give an account of you, that they may do this with joy and not with anguish; for that would not be profitable to 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 ye for us; for we trust we have a good consciousness, that in all things we desire to conduct ourselves well.
Keep on praying for us; for we are sure that we have clear consciences, and we desire to live nobly in every respect.
19 Especially do I request you to do this, that I may return to you speedily.
I specially urge this upon you in order that I may be the more speedily restored to you.
20 May the God of peace, who brought up from the dead the great Shepherd of the flock, by the blood of the everlasting covenant, namely Jesus the Messiah, 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 make you perfect in every good work, that ye may do his pleasure; and himself operate in you that which is pleasing In his sight, through Jesus the Messiah; to whom be 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 And I beseech you, my brethren, that ye be patient under this word of exhortation; for it is in few words I have written 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 And know ye, that our brother Timothy is set at liberty: and if he come soon, I, with him, shall 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 your guides, and all the saints. All 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.
