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Hebrews 13

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1 Let brotherly love continue.
1 Stay on good terms with each other, held together by love.
2 Don't forget to show hospitality to strangers, for in doing so, some have entertained angels without knowing it.
2 Be ready with a meal or a bed when it's needed. Why, some have extended hospitality to angels without ever knowing it!
3 Remember those who are in bonds, as bound with them; and those who are ill-treated, since you are also in the body.
3 Regard prisoners as if you were in prison with them. Look on victims of abuse as if what happened to them had happened to you.
4 Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: but God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
4 Honor marriage, and guard the sacredness of sexual intimacy between wife and husband. God draws a firm line against casual and illicit sex.
5 Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, "I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you."
5 Don't be obsessed with getting more material things. Be relaxed with what you have. Since God assured us, "I'll never let you down, never walk off and leave you,"
6 So that with good courage we say, "The Lord is my helper. I will not fear. What will man do to me?"
6 we can boldly quote, God is there, ready to help; I'm fearless no matter what. Who or what can get to me?
7 Remember your leaders, men who spoke to you the word of God, and considering the results of their conduct, imitate their faith.
7 Appreciate your pastoral leaders who gave you the Word of God. Take a good look at the way they live, and let their faithfulness instruct you, as well as their truthfulness. There should be a consistency that runs through us all.
8 Yeshua the Messiah is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
8 For Jesus doesn't change - yesterday, today, tomorrow, he's always totally himself.
9 Don't be carried away by various and strange teachings, for it is good that the heart be established by grace, not by food, through which those who were so occupied were not benefited.
9 Don't be lured away from him by the latest speculations about him. The grace of Christ is the only good ground for life. Products named after Christ don't seem to do much for those who buy them.
10 We have an altar from which those who serve the holy tent have no right to eat.
10 The altar from which God gives us the gift of himself is not for exploitation by insiders who grab and loot.
11 For the bodies of those animals, whose blood is brought into the holy place by the Kohen Gadol as an offering for sin, are burned outside of the camp.
11 In the old system, the animals are killed and the bodies disposed of outside the camp. The blood is then brought inside to the altar as a sacrifice for sin.
12 Therefore Yeshua also, that he might sanctify the people through his own blood, suffered outside of the gate.
12 It's the same with Jesus. He was crucified outside the city gates - that is where he poured out the sacrificial blood that was brought to God's altar to cleanse his people.
13 Let us therefore go forth to him outside of the camp, bearing his reproach.
13 So let's go outside, where Jesus is, where the action is - not trying to be privileged insiders, but taking our share in the abuse of Jesus.
14 For we don't have here an enduring city, but we seek that which is to come.
14 This "insider world" is not our home. We have our eyes peeled for the City about to come.
15 Through him, then, let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which make confession to his name.
15 Let's take our place outside with Jesus, no longer pouring out the sacrificial blood of animals but pouring out sacrificial praises from our lips to God in Jesus' name.
16 But don't forget to be doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
16 Make sure you don't take things for granted and go slack in working for the common good; share what you have with others. God takes particular pleasure in acts of worship - a different kind of "sacrifice" - that take place in kitchen and workplace and on the streets.
17 Obey those who have the rule over you, and submit to them, for they watch on behalf of your souls, as those who will give account, that they may do this with joy, and not with groaning, for that would be unprofitable for you.
17 Be responsive to your pastoral leaders. Listen to their counsel. They are alert to the condition of your lives and work under the strict supervision of God. Contribute to the joy of their leadership, not its drudgery. Why would you want to make things harder for them?
18 Pray for us, for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, desiring to live honorably in all things.
18 Pray for us. We have no doubts about what we're doing or why, but it's hard going and we need your prayers. All we care about is living well before God.
19 I strongly urge you to do this, that I may be restored to you sooner.
19 Pray that we may be together soon.
20 Now may the God of shalom, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of an eternal covenant, our Lord Yeshua,
20 May God, who puts all things together, makes all things whole, Who made a lasting mark through the sacrifice of Jesus, the sacrifice of blood that sealed the eternal covenant, Who led Jesus, our Great Shepherd, up and alive from the dead,
21 make you complete in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Yeshua the Messiah, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amein.
21 Now put you together, provide you with everything you need to please him, Make us into what gives him most pleasure, by means of the sacrifice of Jesus, the Messiah. All glory to Jesus forever and always! Oh, yes, yes, yes.
22 But I exhort you, brothers, endure the word of exhortation, for I have written to you in few words.
22 Friends, please take what I've written most seriously. I've kept this as brief as possible; I haven't piled on a lot of extras.
23 Know that our brother Timothy has been freed, with whom, if he comes shortly, I will see you.
23 You'll be glad to know that Timothy has been let out of prison. If he leaves soon, I'll come with him and get to see you myself.
24 Greet all of your leaders and all the holy ones. The Italians greet you.
24 Say hello to your pastoral leaders and all the congregations. Everyone here in Italy wants to be remembered to you.
25 Grace be with you all. Amein.
25 Grace be with you, every one.
The Hebrew Names Version is in the public domain.
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.