The Epistle to the Hebrews

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- Chapter 13 -

Continue in brotherly love.

Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.

Remember those in prison as if you were bound with them, and those who are mistreated as if you were suffering with them.

Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

Christ’s Unchanging Nature

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”(a)

So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”(b)

Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and not by foods of no value to those devoted to them.

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

Although the high priest brings the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin, the bodies are burned outside the camp.

And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate, to sanctify the people by His own blood.

Therefore let us go to Him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace He bore.

For here we do not have a permanent city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.

Sacrifice, Obedience, and Prayer

Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.

And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you.

Pray for us; we are convinced that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way.

And I especially urge you to pray that I may be restored to you soon.

Benediction and Farewell

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,

equip you with every good thing

(c)

to do His will. And may He accomplish in us

(d)

what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

I urge you, brothers, to bear with my word of exhortation, for I have only written to you briefly.

Be aware that our brother Timothy has been released. If he arrives soon, I will come with him to see you.

Greet all your leaders and all the saints. Those from Italy send you greetings.

Grace be with all of you.(e)

Footnotes

(a)13:5 Deuteronomy 31:6, 8; Joshua 1:5

(b)13:6 Psalms 118:6 (see also LXX)

(d)13:21 BYZ and TR you

(e)13:25 BYZ and TR include Amen.

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