MSB HEB Chapter 13

Brotherly Love

Continue in brotherly love. 2 {Do} not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some [people] have entertained angels without knowing it. 3 Remember those in prison as if you were bound with [them], [and] those who are mistreated as if you were vvv [suffering with them].

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Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled; but[fn] God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

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Christ’s Unchanging Nature

vvv Keep your lives free from the love of money [and] be content with what you have, for [God] has said:

“Never vvv will I leave you,

vvv never vvv will I forsake you.”[fn]

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So we say with confidence:

“[The] Lord [is] my helper; vvv I will not be afraid.

What {can} man do to me?”[fn]

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Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of [their] way of life [and] imitate [their] faith. 8 Jesus Christ [is] the same yesterday and today and vvv vvv forever.

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{Do} not be carried away[fn] [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]. 10 We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat.

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[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. 12 And so Jesus {also} suffered outside the [city] gate, to sanctify the people by [His] own blood. 13 Therefore let us go to Him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace He [bore]. 14 For here vvv we do not have a permanent city, but we are looking for the [city] that is to come.

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Sacrifice, Obedience, and Prayer

Through [Jesus], therefore,[fn] let us continually offer to God [a] sacrifice of praise, [the] fruit of lips that confess His name. 16 And {do} not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

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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.

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Pray for us; we are convinced that we have a clear conscience [and] desire to live honorably in every way. 19 And I especially urge you to [pray] that I may be restored to you soon.

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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, 21 equip you with every good work[fn] to do His will. [And] may He accomplish in you[fn] what [is] pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom [be] glory vvv vvv forever [and] ever.[fn] Amen.

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I urge you, brothers, to bear with [my] word of exhortation, for I have {only} written to you vvv briefly.

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

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Greet all your leaders and all the saints.

Those from Italy send you greetings

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Grace [be] with all of you. Amen.[fn]