Hebrews 13
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Service That Pleases God
1#1Pe 1:22; 2:17Let brotherly love continue. 2#Mt 25:35; 1Pe 4:9Do not forget to entertain strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unknowingly. 3#Mt 25:36; Col 4:18Remember those who are in chains, as if imprisoned with them, and those who are ill treated, since you are also in the body.
4#1Co 6:9; Gal 5:19Marriage is to be honored among everyone, and the bed undefiled. But God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers. 5#Jos 1:5; Dt 31:6Let your lives be without love of money, and be content with the things you have. For He has said:
“I will never leave you,
nor forsake you.”#Dt 31:6, 8; Jos 1:5.
6#Ps 56:4So we may boldly say:
“The Lord is my helper; I will not fear.
What can man do to me?”#Ps 118:6.
7#Heb 13:17; 6:12; 13:24Remember those who rule over you, who have proclaimed to you the word of God. Follow their faith, considering the results it has produced in their lives. 8#Heb 1:12; Mal 3:6Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, and today, and forever.
9#Eph 4:14; 2Co 1:21Do not be carried away with diverse and strange doctrines. It is a good thing that the heart be strengthened with grace, not with foods, which have not profited those who have been occupied with them. 10#1Co 9:13We have an altar from which those who serve in the tabernacle have no right to eat.
11#Ex 29:14; Lev 16:27For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest on account of sin, are burned outside the camp. 12#Ac 7:58; Eph 5:26Therefore Jesus also, so that He might sanctify the people with His own blood, suffered outside the gate. 13#Heb 11:26Therefore let us go forth to Him outside the camp, bearing the reproach that He bore. 14#Heb 12:22; Mic 2:10For here we have no continuing city, but we seek one to come.
15#Hos 14:2; Lev 7:12Through Him, then, let us continually offer to God the sacrifice of praise, which is the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name. 16#Ro 12:13; Php 4:18But do not forget to do good and to share. For with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
17#Ac 20:28; Heb 13:7Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. Let them do this with joy and not complaining, for that would not be profitable to you.
18#1Th 5:25; Ac 23:1Pray for us. For we trust that we have a good conscience and in all things are willing to live honestly. 19#Phm 1:22But I implore you to pray, that I may be restored to you very soon.
Benediction and Final Greetings
20#Zec 9:11; Jn 10:11Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the Great Shepherd of the sheep, 21#Php 2:13; 2Th 2:17make you perfect in every good work to do His will, working in you that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
22#1Pe 5:12; Heb 3:1I implore you, brothers, to heed this word of exhortation, for I have written to you in few words.
23#1Th 3:2Know that our brother Timothy has been set free, with whom I shall see you if he comes soon.
24#Heb 13:7; 13:17Greet all those who rule over you and all the saints. Those from Italy greet you.
25#Col 4:18Grace be with you all. Amen.
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Hebrews 13
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1Keep on loving each other as brothers and sisters. 2Remember to welcome strangers, because some who have done this have welcomed angels without knowing it. 3Remember those who are in prison as if you were in prison with them. Remember those who are suffering as if you were suffering with them.
4Marriage should be honored by everyone, and husband and wife should keep their marriage pure. God will judge as guilty those who take part in sexual sins. 5Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be satisfied with what you have. God has said,
“I will never leave you;
I will never abandon you.”#Deuteronomy 31:6
6So we can be sure when we say,
“I will not be afraid, because the Lord is my helper.
People can’t do anything to me.”#Psalm 118:6
7Remember your leaders who taught God’s message to you. Remember how they lived and died, and copy their faith. 8Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
9Do not let all kinds of strange teachings lead you into the wrong way. Your hearts should be strengthened by God’s grace, not by obeying rules about foods, which do not help those who obey them.
10We have a sacrifice, but the priests who serve in the Holy Tent cannot eat from it. 11The high priest carries the blood of animals into the Most Holy Place where he offers this blood for sins. But the bodies of the animals are burned outside the camp. 12So Jesus also suffered outside the city to make his people holy with his own blood. 13So let us go to Jesus outside the camp, holding on as he did when we are abused.
14Here on earth we do not have a city that lasts forever, but we are looking for the city that we will have in the future. 15So through Jesus let us always offer to God our sacrifice of praise, coming from lips that speak his name. 16Do not forget to do good to others, and share with them, because such sacrifices please God.
17Obey your leaders and act under their authority. They are watching over you, because they are responsible for your souls. Obey them so that they will do this work with joy, not sadness. It will not help you to make their work hard.
18Pray for us. We are sure that we have a clear conscience, because we always want to do the right thing. 19I especially beg you to pray so that God will send me back to you soon.
20-21I pray that the God of peace will give you every good thing you need so you can do what he wants. God raised from the dead our Lord Jesus, the Great Shepherd of the sheep, because of the blood of his death. His blood began the eternal agreement that God made with his people. I pray that God will do in us what pleases him, through Jesus Christ, and to him be glory forever and ever. Amen.
22My brothers and sisters, I beg you to listen patiently to this message I have written to encourage you, because it is not very long. 23I want you to know that our brother Timothy has been let out of prison. If he arrives soon, we will both come to see you.
24Greet all your leaders and all of God’s people. Those from Italy send greetings to you.
25Grace be with you all.
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