Hebrews 13

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Brotherly Love

ContinueG3306 in brotherly loveG5360. 2Do notG3361 neglectG1950 to show hospitality to strangersG5381, forG1063 by so doingG1223G3778 someG5100 people have entertainedG3579 angelsG32 without knowing itG2990. 3RememberG3403 thoseG3588 in prisonG1198 as ifG5613 you were bound withG4887 them, and those whoG3588 are mistreatedG2558 as ifG5613 youG846 wereG1510 suffering with them.

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MarriageG1062 should be honoredG5093 byG1722 allG3956 andG2532 theG3588 marriage bedG2845 kept undefiledG283, forG1063 GodG2316 will judgeG2919 the sexually immoralG4205 andG2532 adulterersG3432.

Christ’s Unchanging Nature

5Keep your livesG3588G5158 free from the love of moneyG866 and be contentG714 with whatG3588 you haveG3918, forG1063 God has saidG2046:

6SoG5620 weG1473 sayG3004 with confidenceG2292:

7RememberG3421 yourG4771 leadersG2233 whoG3748 spokeG2980 theG3588 wordG3056 of GodG2316 to youG4771. ConsiderG333 theG3588 outcomeG1545 ofG3739 their way of lifeG391 and imitateG3401 their faithG4102. 8JesusG2424 ChristG5547 is theG3588 sameG846 yesterdayG5504 andG2532 todayG4594 andG2532 foreverG1519G3588G165.

9Do notG3361 be carried awayG3911 by all kindsG4164 of strangeG3581 teachingsG1322, forG1063 it is goodG2570 for theG3588 heartG2588 to be strengthenedG950 by graceG5485 and notG3756 by foodsG1033 of noG3756 valueG5623 to thoseG3588 devotedG4043 toG1722 them. 10We haveG2192 an altarG2379 fromG1537 whichG3739 those whoG3588 serveG3000 at theG3588 tabernacleG4633 haveG2192 noG3756 rightG1849 to eatG5315.

11Although theG3588 high priestG749 bringsG1533 theG3588 bloodG129 of animalsG2226 intoG1519 theG3588 Holy PlaceG40 as a sacrifice forG4012 sinG266, theG3588 bodiesG4983 are burnedG2618 outsideG1854 theG3588 campG3925. 12AndG2532 soG1352 Jesus alsoG2424 sufferedG3958 outsideG1854 theG3588 city gateG4439, toG2443 sanctifyG37 theG3588 peopleG2992 byG1223 His ownG2398 bloodG129. 13ThereforeG5106 let us goG1831 toG4314 HimG846 outsideG1854 theG3588 campG3925, bearingG5342 theG3588 disgraceG3680 HeG846 bore. 14ForG1063 hereG5602 we do not haveG3756G2192 a permanentG3306 cityG4172, butG235 we are looking forG1934 theG3588 city that is to comeG3195.

Sacrifice, Obedience, and Prayer

15ThroughG1223 Jesus, thereforeG3767, let us continually offerG399G1223G3956 toG3588 GodG2316 a sacrificeG2378 of praiseG133, the fruitG2590 of lipsG5491 that confessG3670 HisG846 nameG3686. 16AndG1161 do notG3361 neglectG1950 to do goodG2140 andG2532 to share with othersG2842, forG1063 with suchG5108 sacrificesG2378 GodG2316 is pleasedG2100.

17ObeyG3982 yourG4771 leadersG2233 andG2532 submitG5226 to them, forG1063 theyG846 watchG69 overG5228 yourG4771 soulsG5590 asG5613 those who must giveG591 an accountG3056. To this endG2443, allow themG4160 to lead withG3326 joyG5479 andG2532 notG3361 with griefG4727, forG1063 thatG3778 would be of no advantageG255 to youG4771.

18PrayG4336 forG4012 usG1473; we are convincedG3982 thatG3754 we haveG2192 a clearG2570 conscienceG4893 and desireG2309 to liveG390 honorablyG2573 inG1722 every wayG3956. 19AndG1161 I especially urgeG3870G4057 you toG4160G3778 pray thatG2443 I may be restoredG600 to youG4771 soonG5032.

Benediction and Farewell

20Now mayG1161 theG3588 GodG2316 of peaceG1515, whoG3588 throughG1722 the bloodG129 of the eternalG166 covenantG1242 broughtG321 back fromG1537 the deadG3498 ourG1473 LordG2962 JesusG2424, that greatG3173 ShepherdG4166 of theG3588 sheepG4263, 21equipG2675 youG4771 withG1722 everyG3956 good thingG183 toG1519 doG4160 HisG846 willG2307. And may He accomplishG4160 inG1722 usG14734 whatG3588 is pleasingG2101 in His sightG1799G846 throughG1223 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, to whomG3739 be gloryG1391 foreverG1519G3588G165 and everG165. AmenG281.

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I urgeG3870 youG4771, brothersG80, to bear withG430 my wordG3056 of exhortationG3874, forG1063 I have only writtenG1989 to youG4771 brieflyG1223G1024.

23Be awareG1097 that ourG1473 brotherG80 TimothyG5095 has been releasedG630. IfG1437 he arrivesG2064 soonG5032, I will comeG3708 withG3326 him to seeG3739 youG4771.

24GreetG782 allG3956 yourG4771 leadersG2233 andG2532 allG3956 theG3588 saintsG40.

ThoseG3588 fromG575 ItalyG2482 send you greetingsG782G4771.

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GraceG5485 be withG3326 allG3956 of youG4771.5