Hebrews 13:1-16
Let mutual love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to
strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing
it. 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. Let marriage be held in honor by all, and let the marriage bed
be kept undefiled; for God will judge fornicators and adulterers. 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." So we can say
with confidence,
"The Lord is my helper;
I will not be afraid.
What can anyone do to me?"
Remember your leaders, those who spoke the word of God to you; consider
the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith. Jesus Christ
is the same yesterday and today and forever. 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. We have an altar from which those who
officiate in the tent have no right to eat. 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. Therefore Jesus also
suffered outside the city gate in order to sanctify the people by his own
blood. Let us then go to him outside the camp and bear the abuse he
endured. For here we have no lasting city, but we are looking for the
city that is to come. Through him, then, let us continually offer a
sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that confess his
name. Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such
sacrifices are pleasing to God.
