Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible RHE
New Revised Standard NRS
1 Let the charity of the brotherhood abide in you.
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Let mutual love continue.
2 And hospitality do not forget: for by this some, being not aware of it, have entertained angels.
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Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it.
3 Remember them that are in bands, as if you were bound with them: and them that labour, as being yourselves also in the body.
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Remember those who are in prison, as though you were in prison with them; those who are being tortured, as though you yourselves were being tortured.
4 Marriage honourable in all, and the bed undefiled. For fornicators and adulterers God will judge.
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Let marriage be held in honor by all, and let the marriage bed be kept undefiled; for God will judge fornicators and adulterers.
5 Let your manners be without covetousness, contented with such things as you have. For he hath said: I will not leave thee: neither will I forsake thee.
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Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have; for he has said, "I will never leave you or forsake you."
6 So that we may confidently say: The Lord is my helper: I will not fear what man shall do to me.
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So we can say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can anyone do to me?"
7 Remember your prelates who have spoken the word of God to you: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation,
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Remember your leaders, those who spoke the word of God to you; consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith.
8 Jesus Christ, yesterday, and today: and the same for ever.
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Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
9 Be not led away with various and strange doctrines. For it is best that the heart be established with grace, not with meats: which have not profited those that walk in them.
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Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings; for it is well for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by regulations about food, which have not benefited those who observe them.
10 We have an altar whereof they have no power to eat who serve the tabernacle.
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We have an altar from which those who officiate in the tent have no right to eat.
11 For the bodies of those beasts whose blood is brought into the holies by the high priest for sin are burned without the camp.
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For the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest as a sacrifice for sin are burned outside the camp.
12 Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people by his own blood, suffered without the gate.
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Therefore Jesus also suffered outside the city gate in order to sanctify the people by his own blood.
13 Let us go forth therefore to him without the camp, bearing his reproach.
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Let us then go to him outside the camp and bear the abuse he endured.
14 For, we have not here a lasting city: but we seek one that is to come.
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For here we have no lasting city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.
15 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise always to God, that is to say, the fruit of lips confessing to his name.
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Through him, then, let us continually offer a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that confess his name.
16 And do not forget to do good and to impart: for by such sacrifices God’s favour is obtained.
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Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.
17 Obey your prelates and be subject to them. For they watch as being to render an account of your souls: that they may do this with joy and not with grief. For this is not expedient for you.
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Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls and will give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with sighing—for that would be harmful to you.
18 Pray for us. For we trust we have a good conscience, being willing to behave ourselves well in all things.
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Pray for us; we are sure that we have a clear conscience, desiring to act honorably in all things.
19 And I beseech you the more to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner.
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I urge you all the more to do this, so that I may be restored to you very soon.
20 And may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great pastor of the sheep, our Lord Jesus Christ, in the blood of the everlasting testament,
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Now may the God of peace, who brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant,
21 Fit you in all goodness, that you may do his will; doing in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom is glory for ever and ever. Amen.
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make you complete in everything good so that you may do his will, working among us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
22 And I beseech you, brethren, that you suffer this word of consolation. For I have written to you in a few words.
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I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, bear with my word of exhortation, for I have written to you briefly.
23 Know ye that our brother Timothy is set at liberty: with whom (if he come shortly) I will see you.
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I want you to know that our brother Timothy has been set free; and if he comes in time, he will be with me when I see you.
24 Salute all your prelates and all the saints. The brethren from Italy salute you.
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Greet all your leaders and all the saints. Those from Italy send you greetings.
25 Grace be with you all. Amen.
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Grace be with all of you.
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