1 L et love for your fellow believers continue and be a fixed practice with you.

Let brotherly love continue.

2 D o not forget or neglect or refuse to extend hospitality to strangers, for through it some have entertained angels without knowing it.

Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels.

3 R emember those who are in prison as if you were their fellow prisoner, and those who are ill-treated, since you also are liable to bodily sufferings.

Remember the prisoners as if chained with them—those who are mistreated—since you yourselves are in the body also.

4 L et marriage be held in honor (esteemed worthy, precious, of great price, and especially dear) in all things. And thus let the marriage bed be undefiled (kept undishonored); for God will judge and punish the unchaste and adulterous.

Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

5 L et your character or moral disposition be free from love of money and be satisfied with your present; for He Himself has said, I will not in any way fail you nor give you up nor leave you without support. not, not, not in any degree leave you helpless nor forsake nor let down ( relax My hold on you)! '> Assuredly not!]

Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

6 S o we take comfort and are encouraged and confidently and boldly say, The Lord is my Helper; I will not be seized with alarm. What can man do to me?

So we may boldly say: “The L ord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?” Concluding Religious Directions

7 R emember your leaders and superiors in authority who brought to you the Word of God. Observe attentively and consider their manner of living (the outcome of their well-spent lives) and imitate their faith ( their conviction that God exists and is the Creator and Ruler of all things, the Provider and Bestower of eternal salvation through Christ, and their leaning of the entire human personality on God in absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness).

Remember those who rule over you, who have spoken the word of God to you, whose faith follow, considering the outcome of their conduct.

8 J esus Christ (the Messiah) is the same, yesterday, today, and forever (to the ages).

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

9 D o not be carried about by different and varied and alien teachings; for it is good for the heart to be established and ennobled and strengthened by means of grace (God’s favor and spiritual blessing) and not foods, which bring no benefit or profit to those who observe them.

Do not be carried about with various and strange doctrines. For it is good that the heart be established by grace, not with foods which have not profited those who have been occupied with them.

10 W e have an altar from which those who serve and worship in the tabernacle have no right to eat.

We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat.

11 F or when the blood of animals is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest as a sacrifice for sin, the victims’ bodies are burned outside the limits of the camp.

For the bodies of those animals, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned outside the camp.

12 T herefore Jesus also suffered and died outside the gate in order that He might purify and consecrate the people through His own blood and set them apart as holy.

Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people with His own blood, suffered outside the gate.

13 L et us then go forth to Him outside the camp, bearing the contempt and abuse and shame with Him.

Therefore let us go forth to Him, outside the camp, bearing His reproach.

14 F or here we have no permanent city, but we are looking for the one which is to come.

For here we have no continuing city, but we seek the one to come.

15 T hrough Him, therefore, let us constantly and at all times offer up to God a sacrifice of praise, which is the fruit of lips that thankfully acknowledge and confess and glorify His name.

Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.

16 D o not forget or neglect to do kindness and good, to be generous and distribute and contribute to the needy '> as embodiment and proof of fellowship], for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.

But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

17 O bey your spiritual leaders and submit to them, for they are constantly keeping watch over your souls and guarding your spiritual welfare, as men who will have to render an account. let them do this with gladness and not with sighing and groaning, for that would not be profitable to you.

Obey those who rule over you, and be submissive, for they watch out for your souls, as those who must give account. Let them do so with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you. Prayer Requested

18 K eep praying for us, for we are convinced that we have a good (clear) conscience, that we want to walk uprightly and live a noble life, acting honorably and in complete honesty in all things.

Pray for us; for we are confident that we have a good conscience, in all things desiring to live honorably.

19 A nd I beg of you the more earnestly, in order that I may be restored to you the sooner.

But I especially urge you to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner. Benediction, Final Exhortation, Farewell

20 N ow may the God of peace, Who brought again from among the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, by the blood the everlasting agreement (covenant, testament),

Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,

21 S trengthen (complete, perfect) and make you what you ought to be and equip you with everything good that you may carry out His will; works in you and accomplishes that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ (the Messiah); to Whom be the glory forever and ever (to the ages of the ages). Amen (so be it).

make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

22 I call on you, brethren, to listen patiently and bear with this message of exhortation and admonition and encouragement, for I have written to you briefly.

And I appeal to you, brethren, bear with the word of exhortation, for I have written to you in few words.

23 N otice that our brother Timothy has been released. If he comes here soon, I will see you along with him.

Know that our brother Timothy has been set free, with whom I shall see you if he comes shortly.

24 G ive our greetings to all of your spiritual leaders and to all of the saints (God’s consecrated believers). The Italian Christians send you their greetings.

Greet all those who rule over you, and all the saints. Those from Italy greet you.

25 G race (God’s favor and spiritual blessing) be with you all. Amen (so be it).

Grace be with you all. Amen.