The Epistle to the Hebrews

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- Chapter 13 -

Let brotherly love continue.

Do not forget hospitality for strangers. For through this, some have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.

Remember prisoners, as if you were bound with them. Remember those who are mistreated, as if you also were them in the body.

Let marriage be respected by everyone. Let the marriage bed be pure, for God will judge the sexually immoral people and adulterers.

Christ’s Unchanging Nature

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.”

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?”

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.

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.

We have an altar from which those who serve in the tabernacle have no right to eat.

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.

So Jesus also suffered outside the city gate, in order to sanctify the people through his own blood.

Let us therefore go to him outside the camp, bearing his shame.

For we do not have any permanent city here. Instead, we are looking for one that is to come.

Sacrifice, Obedience, and Prayer

Through him, then, let us always offer up sacrifices of praise to God, praise that is the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.

And let us not forget doing good and helping one another, for it is with such sacrifices that God is very pleased.

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.

Pray for us, for we are persuaded that we have a clean conscience and that we desire to live rightly in all things.

I encourage you even more to do this, so that I will be returned to you sooner.

Benediction and Farewell

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 an everlasting covenant,

perfect you with every good thing to do his will. May he work in us what is well pleasing before him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever. Amen.

Now I encourage you, brothers, to bear with the word of encouragement that I have briefly written to you.

Know that our brother Timothy has been set free, with whom I will see you if he comes soon.

Greet all your leaders and all the believers. Those from Italy greet you.

May grace be with you all.

Let brotherly love continue.

Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for in doing so, some have entertained angels without knowing it.

Remember those who are in bonds, as bound with them, and those who are ill-treated, since you are also in the body.

Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled; but God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

Christ’s Unchanging Nature

Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.”(a)

So that with good courage we say, “The Lord is my helper. I will not fear. What can man do to me?”(b)

Remember your leaders, men who spoke to you the word of God, and considering the results of their conduct, imitate their faith.

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

Don’t be carried away by various and strange teachings, for it is good that the heart be established by grace, not by foods, through which those who were so occupied were not benefited.

We have an altar from which those who serve the holy tabernacle have no right to eat.

For the bodies of those animals, whose blood is brought into the holy place by the high priest as an offering for sin, are burned outside of the camp.(c)

Therefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people through his own blood, suffered outside of the gate.

Let’s therefore go out to him outside of the camp, bearing his reproach.

For we don’t have here an enduring city, but we seek that which is to come.

Sacrifice, Obedience, and Prayer

Through him, then, let’s offer up a sacrifice of praise to God

(d)

continually, that is, the fruit of lips which proclaim allegiance to his name.

But don’t forget to be doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch on behalf of your souls, as those who will give account, that they may do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be unprofitable for you.

Pray for us, for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, desiring to live honorably in all things.

I strongly urge you to do this, that I may be restored to you sooner.

Benediction and Farewell

Now may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of an eternal covenant, our Lord Jesus,

make you complete in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

But I exhort you, brothers, endure the word of exhortation, for I have written to you in few words.

Know that our brother Timothy has been freed, with whom, if he comes shortly, I will see you.

Greet all of your leaders and all the saints. The Italians greet you.

Grace be with you all. Amen.

Footnotes

(a)13:5 ℘ Deuteronomy 31:6

(b)13:6 ℘ Psalms 118:6-7

(d)13:15 ℘ Psalms 50:23