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Hebrews 13
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Final recommendations
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Continue to love each other like brothers,
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and remember always to welcome strangers, for by doing this, some people have entertained angels without knowing it.
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Keep in mind those who are in prison, as though you were in prison with them; and those who are being badly treated, since you too are in the one body.
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Marriage is to be honoured by all, and marriages are to be kept undefiled, because fornicators and adulterers will come under God’s judgement.
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Put greed out of your lives and be content with whatever you have; God himself has said: I will not fail you or desert you,[*a]
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and so we can say with confidence: With the Lord to help me, I fear nothing: what can man do to me?[*b]
Faithfulness
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Remember your leaders, who preached the word of God to you, and as you reflect on the outcome of their lives, imitate their faith.
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Jesus Christ is the same today as he was yesterday and as he will be for ever.
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Do not let yourselves be led astray by all sorts of strange doctrines: it is better to rely on grace for inner strength than on dietary laws which have done no good to those who kept them.
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We have our own altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat.
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The bodies of the animals whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for the atonement of sin are burnt outside the camp,[*c]
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and so Jesus too suffered outside the gate to sanctify the people with his own blood.
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Let us go to him, then, outside the camp, and share his degradation.
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For there is no eternal city for us in this life but we look for one in the life to come.
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Through him, let us offer God an unending sacrifice of praise,[*d] a verbal sacrifice that is offered every time we acknowledge his name.
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Keep doing good works and sharing your resources, for these are sacrifices that please God.
Obedience to religious leaders
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Obey your leaders and do as they tell you, because they must give an account of the way they look after your souls; make this a joy for them to do, and not a grief – you yourselves would be the losers.
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We are sure that our own conscience is clear and we are certainly determined to behave honourably in everything we do; pray for us.
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I ask you very particularly to pray that I may come back to you all the sooner.
News, good wishes and greetings
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I pray that the God of peace, who brought our Lord Jesus back[*e] from the dead to become the great Shepherd of the sheep[*f] by the blood that sealed an eternal covenant,[*g]
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may make you ready to do his will in any kind of good action; and turn us all into whatever is acceptable to himself through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever, Amen.
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I do ask you, brothers, to take these words of advice kindly; that is why I have written to you so briefly.
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I want you to know that our brother Timothy has been set free. If he arrives in time, he will be with me when I see you.
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Greetings to all your leaders and to all the saints. The saints of Italy send you greetings.
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Grace be with you all.
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