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.
Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
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 them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.
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 honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.
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."
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
6 So that we fearlessly say, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid: what can man do to me?"
So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto 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 them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.
Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever. (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.
Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.
10 We Christians have an altar from which the ministers of the Jewish Tent have no right to eat.
We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle.
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.
For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without 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.
Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.
13 Therefore let us go to Him outside the camp, sharing the insults directed against Him.
Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.
14 For we have no permanent city here, but we are longing for the city which is soon to be ours.
For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.
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.
By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
16 And do not forget to be kind and liberal; for with sacrifices of that sort God is greatly pleased.
But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well 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 them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is 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 trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.
19 I specially urge this upon you in order that I may be the more speedily restored to you.
But I beseech you the rather to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner.
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 the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, (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)
Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever 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.
And I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of exhortation: for I have written a letter unto 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 ye that our brother Timothy is set at liberty; with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you.
24 Greet all your leaders and all God's people. The brethren from Italy send you greetings.
Salute all them that have the rule over you, and all the saints. They of Italy salute you.
25 Grace be with you all! Amen.
Grace be with you all. Amen. Written to the Hebrews from Italy by Timothy.
