Brotherly Love 1 CPDV May fraternal charity remain in you. BSB BSB: Continue in brotherly love.
2 CPDV And do not be willing to forget hospitality. For by it, certain persons, without realizing it, have received Angels as guests. BSB BSB: Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.
3 CPDV Remember those who are prisoners, just as if you were imprisoned with them, and those who endure hardships, just as if you were in their place. BSB BSB: Remember those in prison as if you were bound with them, and those who are mistreated as if you were suffering with them.
Christ’s Unchanging Nature 5 CPDV Let your behavior be without avarice; be content with what you are offered. For he himself has said, “I will not abandon you, and I will not neglect you.” BSB BSB: Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
6 CPDV So then, we may confidently say, “The Lord is my helper. I will not fear what man can do to me.” BSB BSB: So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”
7 CPDV Remember your leaders, who have spoken the Word of God to you, whose faith you imitate, by observing the goal of their way of life: BSB BSB: Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.
8 CPDV Jesus Christ, yesterday and today; Jesus Christ forever. BSB BSB: Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
9 CPDV Do not be led away by changing or strange doctrines. And it is best for the heart to be sustained by grace, not by foods. For the latter have not been as useful to those who walked by them. BSB BSB: Do not be carried away 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 CPDV We have an altar: those who serve in the tabernacle have no authority to eat from it. BSB BSB: We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat.
11 CPDV For the bodies of those animals whose blood is carried into the Holy of holies by the high priest, on behalf of sin, are burned outside the camp. BSB BSB: 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.
13 CPDV And so, let us go forth to him, outside the camp, bearing his reproach. BSB BSB: Therefore let us go to Him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace He bore.
14 CPDV For in this place, we have no everlasting city; instead, we seek one in the future. BSB BSB: For here we do not have a permanent city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.
Sacrifice, Obedience, and Prayer 15 CPDV Therefore, through him, let us offer the sacrifice of continual praise to God, which is the fruit of lips confessing his name. BSB BSB: Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.
16 CPDV But do not be willing to forget good works and fellowship. For God is deserving of such sacrifices. BSB BSB: And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
17 CPDV Obey your leaders and be subject to them. For they watch over you, as if to render an account of your souls. So then, may they do this with joy, and not with grief. Otherwise, it would not be as helpful to you. BSB BSB: 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.
18 CPDV Pray for us. For we trust that we have a good conscience, being willing to conduct ourselves well in all things. BSB BSB: Pray for us; we are convinced that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way.
19 CPDV And I beg you, all the more, to do this, so that I may be quickly returned to you. BSB BSB: And I especially urge you to pray that I may be restored to you soon.
Benediction and Farewell 20 CPDV Then may the God of peace, who led back from the dead that great Pastor of sheep, our Lord Jesus Christ, with the blood of the eternal testament, BSB BSB: 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 CPDV equip you with all goodness, so that you may do his will. May he accomplish in you whatever is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom is glory forever and ever. Amen. BSB BSB: equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
22 CPDV And I beg you, brothers, that you may permit this word of consolation, especially since I have written to you with few words. BSB BSB: I urge you, brothers, to bear with my word of exhortation, for I have only written to you briefly.
23 CPDV Know that our brother Timothy has been set free. If he arrives soon, then I will see you with him. BSB BSB: Be aware that our brother Timothy has been released. If he arrives soon, I will come with him to see you.
24 CPDV Greet all your leaders and all the saints. The brothers from Italy greet you. BSB BSB: Greet all your leaders and all the saints. Those from Italy send you greetings.
25 CPDV Grace be with you all. Amen. BSB BSB: Grace be with all of you.
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