Hebrews 13 — FBV
13Verse 1May love for each other as brothers and sisters always continue!Verse 2Don't forget to show love for strangers too, because by doing so some have welcomed angels without knowing it.Verse 3Remember those who are locked up in prison as if you were imprisoned with them. Remember those who are mistreated as if you were physically suffering with them.Verse 4Everyone should honor marriage. Husbands and wives should be faithful to each other.+God will judge adulterers.Verse 5Don't love money; be content with what you have. God himself has said, “I'll never let you down; I'll never give up on you.”+Verse 6That's why we can confidently say, “The Lord is the one who helps me, so I won't be afraid. What can anyone do to me?”+Verse 7Remember your leaders who explained God's word to you. Look again at the results of their lives, and imitate their trust in God.Verse 8Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.Verse 9Don't get distracted by different kinds of strange teachings. It's good for the mind to be convinced by grace, not by laws concerning what we eat.+Those who followed such laws didn't gain anything.Verse 10We have an altar that those priests of the Tabernacle have no right to eat from.Verse 11The carcasses of the animals, whose blood is carried by the high priest into the most holy place as an offering for sin, are burned outside the camp.Verse 12In the same way Jesus also died outside the city gate so that he could make God's people holy through his own blood.Verse 13So let us go out to him, outside the camp, experiencing and sharing in his shame.Verse 14For we don't have a permanent city to live in here; we're looking for the home that is still to come.Verse 15So let us through Jesus always offer a sacrifice of praise to God—this means speaking well of God, declaring his character.+Verse 16And don't forget to do what is good, and to share with others what you have, for God is pleased when you make such sacrifices.Verse 17Follow your leaders, and do what they tell you, for they are watching out for you and are accountable. Act in such a way that they can do this happily—and not with sadness, for that wouldn't help you!Verse 18Please pray for us. We're convinced we have acted in good conscience, always wanting to do what's good and right in every situation.Verse 19I really want you to pray hard so that I can come back to see you soon.Verse 20Now may the God of peace who raised our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, from the dead, with the blood of an eternal agreement—Verse 21may he provide you with all that is good so you can do his will. May he work in us, doing everything that pleases him, through Jesus Christ—glory to him forever and ever. Amen.Verse 22I want to encourage you, brothers and sisters, to pay attention to what I've written to you in this short letter.Verse 23You should know that Timothy has been set free. If he gets here soon, I will come with him to see you.Verse 24Give my greetings to all your leaders, and to all the believers there. The believers here in Italy send their greetings.Verse 25May God's grace be with all of you. Amen.