Hebrews 13:1–16

The Changeless Christ

¹Let ^alove of the brethren 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 ill-treated, 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 fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

⁵Make sure that your character 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 Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid.

What will man do to me?”

⁷Remember ^athose who led you, 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 ¹tabernacle have no right to eat.

¹¹For ^athe bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the holy place 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 city which is to come.

God-pleasing Sacrifices

^15aThrough Him then, let us continually offer up a ^bsacrifice of praise to God, that is, ^cthe fruit of lips that ¹give thanks to His name.

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