KEEP
ON LOVING EACH OTHER AS BROTHERS.
2
DO NOT FORGET TO ENTERTAIN STRANGERS,
FOR
BY SO DOING SOME PEOPLE HAVE ENTERTAINED ANGELS
WITHOUT
KNOWING IT.
3
Remember those in Prison as if you were their fellow Prisoners,
And
those who are Mistreated
As
if you yourselves were Suffering.
4
Marriage should be Honored by all,
And
the Marriage bed kept Pure,
For
God will Judge the Adulterer
and
all the Sexually Immoral.
5
KEEP YOUR LIVES FREE FROM THE LOVE OF MONEY
AND
BE CONTENT WITH WHAT YOU HAVE,
BECAUSE
GOD HAS SAID,
'Never
will I Leave you;
Never
will I Forsake you.'
So
we say with Confidence,
'The
Lord is my Helper;
I
will not be Afraid,
What
can man do to me?'
7
Remember your leaders,
Who
spoke the Word of God to you.
Consider
the outcome of their way of life
AND
IMITATE THEIR FAITH.
JESUS
IS THE SAME YESTERDAY AND TODAY AND FOREVER.
9Do
not be carried away by all kinds of Strange Teachings.
It
is good for our hearts to be Strengthened by Grace,
Not
by Ceremonial Foods,
Which
are of no value to those who eat them.
10
We have an Altar from
Which
those who Minister at the Tabernacle
Have
no right to eat.
11
The High Priest carries the blood of animals
Into
the Most Holy Place as a Sin Offering.
But
the bodies are burned outside the Camp.
12
AND SO JESUS ALSO SUFFERED
OUTSIDE
THE CITY GATE
TO
MAKE THE PEOPLE HOLY THROUGH HIS OWN BLOOD.
13
LET US THEN, GO TO HIM OUTSIDE THE CAMP,
BEARING
THE DISGRACE HE BORE.
14
FOR HERE WE DO NOT HAVE AND ENDURING CITY,
BUT
WE ARE LOOKING FOR THE CITY THAT IS TO COME.
15
THROUGH JESUS, THEREFORE,
LET
US CONTINUALLY OFFER TO GOD A SACRIFICE OF PRAISE--
THE
FRUIT OF THE LIPS THAT CONFESS HIS NAME.
16
And do not forget to do Good
And
to Share with others,
For
with such Sacrifices God is Pleased.
17
Obey your leaders and Submit to their Authority.
They
keep watch over you as men who must give an account.
Obey
them so that their Work will be a joy, Not a Burden,
For
that would be of no advantage to you.
18
Pray for us.
We
are sure that we have a Clear Conscience
And
desire to live Honorably in every way.
19
I particularly urge you to pray
So
that I may be Restored to you soon.
20
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,
EQUIP
YOU WITH EVERYTHING GOOD FOR DOING HIS WILL,
AND
MAY HE WORK IN US WHAT IS PLEASING TO HIM,
THROUGH
JESUS CHRIST,
TO
WHOM BE GLORY FOR EVER AND EVER. AMEN.
22
Brothers, I Urge you to bear with my word of Exhortation,
For
I have written you only a short letter.
23
I want you to know that our brother Timothy has been released.
If
he arrives soon, I will come with him to see you.
24
Greet all your leaders and all God's people.
Those
from Italy send you their greetings.
25
GRACE BE WITH YOU ALL.
(Hebrews
13)
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