Brotherly Love

1Let brotherly love remain. 2Do not be forgetful of hospitality, for through this, some entertained angels unawares. 3Remember the prisoners as having been bound with them, those being mistreated as yourselves also being in the body.

4Let marriage be honored in all, and the marriage bed undefiled; for† God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

Christ’s Unchanging Nature

5your manner of life let be without love of money, being satisfied with the present; for He Himself has said:

“Never will I leave you,

never will I forsake you.Ӡ

6So we are confident to say:

“The Lord is to me a helper, and I will not be afraid;

what will man do to me?Ӡ

7Remember those leading you⁺ who spoke the word of God to you⁺, of whom, considering the outcome of their conduct, imitate the faith. 8Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and to the ages.

9Do not be carried along† by various and strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be confirmed by grace, not by foods, in which those walking were not profited. 10We have an altar from which those serving in the tabernacle have no authority to eat.

11For animals whose blood is brought for sin into the holy places by the high priest—the bodies of those are burned outside the camp. 12Therefore Jesus also suffered outside the gate. so that He might sanctify the people by His own blood, 13Therefore we should go out to Him outside the camp, bearing His reproach. 14For here we do not have an abiding city, but we are seeking for the one about to be.

Sacrifice, Obedience, and Prayer

15Through Him, then,† we should offer up a sacrifice of praise through all time to God, that is, the fruit of lips confessing His name. 16And do not be forgetful of doing good and of sharing, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

17Obey you⁺ those leading and be subject, for they watch over your⁺ souls as those who will give an account, so that they may do this with joy and not groaning, for this is unprofitable for you⁺.

18Pray for us, for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, wanting to conduct ourselves well in all things. 19And more abundantly I exhort you to do this, so that I may be restored to you⁺ more quickly.

Benediction and Farewell

20Now may the God of peace, the One having brought up out from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep, our Lord Jesus, by the blood of the eternal covenant, 21equip you⁺ in everything good† in order to do His will, doing in us† that which is well pleasing before Him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory to the ages of the ages.† Amen.

22Now I exhort you⁺, brothers, bear with the word of exhortation, for I have also written to you⁺ by few words.

23You⁺ know our brother Timothy has been released, with whom I will see you⁺ if he should come more quickly.

24Greet all those leading you⁺ and all the saints.

Those from Italy greet you⁺.

25Grace be with all of you⁺.†

Footnotes:

4 BYZ and TR but
5 Deuteronomy 31:6, 8; Joshua 1:5
6 Psalm 118:6 (see also LXX)
9 TR carried about
15 WH does not include then.
21 BYZ and TR every good work
21 BYZ and TR you
21 SBL does not include glory to the ages.
25 BYZ and TR include Amen.