Hebrews 13

CHAPTER 13

Sacrifices Pleasing to God

¹Let ^alove of the brothers continue.

²Do not neglect to ^ashow hospitality to strangers, for by this some have ^bentertained angels without knowing it.

^3aRemember ^bthe prisoners, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you yourselves also are in the body.

^4aMarriage is to be held in honor among all, and the marriage bed is to be undefiled, ^bfor the sexually immoral and adulterers God will judge.

⁵Make sure that your way of life is ^afree from the love of money, ^bbeing content with what you have; for He Himself has said, “^cI will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you,”

⁶so that we confidently say,

“^aThe ¹Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid.

What will man do to me?”

⁷Remember your ^aleaders, who spoke ^bthe word of God to you; and considering the ¹result of their conduct, ^cimitate their faith.

^8aJesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

^9aDo not be carried away by varied and strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to ^bbe strengthened by grace, not by ^cfoods, ^dthrough which those who ¹were so occupied were not benefited.

¹⁰We have an altar ^afrom which those ^bwho serve the tabernacle have no authority to eat.

¹¹For ^athe bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the holy places by the high priest as an offering for sin, are burned outside the camp.

¹²Therefore Jesus also, ^athat He might sanctify the people ^bthrough His own blood, suffered ^coutside the gate.

¹³So, let us go out to Him outside the camp, ^abearing His reproach.

¹⁴For here ^awe do not have a lasting city, but we are seeking ^bthe one to come.

^15aThrough Him then, let us continually offer up a ^bsacrifice of praise to God, that is, ^cthe fruit of lips that confess His name.

¹⁶And do not neglect doing good and ^asharing, for ^bwith such sacrifices God is pleased.

^17aObey your leaders and submit to them—for ^bthey keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account—so that they will do this with joy and not with groaning, for this would be unprofitable for you.

^18aPray for us, for we are convinced that we have a ^bgood conscience, desiring to conduct ourselves well in all things.

¹⁹And I urge you all the more to do this, ^aso that I may be restored to you the sooner.

Benediction

²⁰Now ^athe God of peace, who ^bbrought up from the dead the ^cgreat Shepherd of the sheep ¹through ^dthe blood of the ^eeternal covenant, our Lord Jesus,

^21aequip you in every good thing to do His will, by ^bdoing in us ^cwhat is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, ^dto whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

²²But ^aI urge you, ^bbrothers, ¹bear with ²this ^cword of exhortation, for ^dI have written to you briefly.

²³Know that ^aour brother Timothy has been released, with whom, if he comes soon, I will see you.

²⁴Greet ^aall of your leaders and all the ^1bsaints. Those from ^cItaly greet you.

^25aGrace be with you all.