Hebrews 13
1 Let brotherly love always continue.
Let brotherly love continue.
2 Do not neglect to show kindness to strangers; for, in this way, some, without knowing it, have had angels as their guests.
Do not forget hospitality to strangers, for in doing so some have entertained angels without knowing it.
3 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.
Remember the prisoners as if chained with them, those who are being mistreated as if you yourselves were physically there.
4 Let marriage be held in honour among all, and let the marriage bed be unpolluted; for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.
Marriage is honorable among all and the marriage bed undefiled, but God will judge fornicators and adulterers.
5 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."
Your way of life should be free from the love of money, being content with what you have, because He Himself has said: “I absolutely will not desert you; I most certainly will not abandon you.”
6 So that we fearlessly say, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid: what can man do to me?"
So we can say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?”
7 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.
Remember your leaders, those who spoke the Word of God to you, whose faith imitate, considering the outcome of their conduct.
Jesus Christ is Himself, yesterday and today and into the ages. (aiōn g165)
9 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.
Do not be carried away by various and strange teachings, because it is good that the heart be established by grace, not foods, by which those who were so occupied were not benefited.
10 We Christians have an altar from which the ministers of the Jewish Tent have no right to eat.
We have an altar from which those who serve in the Tabernacle have no right to eat.
11 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.
Because the bodies of the animals—whose blood, concerning sin, is brought into the Holies by the high priest—are burned up outside the camp,
12 And for this reason Jesus also, in order, by His own blood, to set the people free from sin, suffered outside the gate.
therefore Jesus also, so that He might sanctify the people by His own blood, suffered outside the city gate.
13 Therefore let us go to Him outside the camp, sharing the insults directed against Him.
So then, let us go out to Him, outside the camp, bearing His disgrace;
14 For we have no permanent city here, but we are longing for the city which is soon to be ours.
because here we do not have a permanent city, but we seek the coming one.
15 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.
Through Him therefore, at all times, let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God—the fruit of lips that identify with His name.
16 And do not forget to be kind and liberal; for with sacrifices of that sort God is greatly pleased.
(But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.)
17 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.
Obey your leaders and submit, for they keep watch over your souls, as those who must give account, so that they may do it with joy and not sighing (which would be unprofitable for you).
18 Keep on praying for us; for we are sure that we have clear consciences, and we desire to live nobly in every respect.
Pray for us; for we are confident that we have a good conscience, desiring to live commendably in all things;
19 I specially urge this upon you in order that I may be the more speedily restored to you.
I especially urge you to do this so that I may be restored to you more quickly.
20 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)
Now may the God of peace—who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep— (aiōnios g166)
21 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)
equip you for every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
22 Bear with me, brethren, when I thus exhort you; for, in fact, it is but a short letter that I have written to you.
Now I appeal to you, brothers, bear with this word of exhortation, for I have written to you in few words.
23 You will rejoice to hear that our brother Timothy has been set at liberty. If he comes soon, I will see you with him.
Know that brother Timothy has been released, with whom I will see you, if he comes quickly.
24 Greet all your leaders and all God's people. The brethren from Italy send you greetings.
Greet all your leaders and all the saints. Those from Italy greet you.
25 Grace be with you all! Amen.
The Grace be with you all. Amen.
