1 ¶ Let brotherly love continue.

Let brotherly love remain;

2 D o not forget to show hospitality; for thereby some, having entertained angels, were kept.

of the hospitality be not forgetful, for through this unawares certain did entertain messengers;

3 R emember those that are in bonds as bound with them and those who suffer adversity as being yourselves also in the body.

be mindful of those in bonds, as having been bound with them, of those maltreated, as also yourselves being in the body;

4 L et marriage be honourable in all and the bed undefiled; but the fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

honourable the marriage in all, and the bed undefiled, and whoremongers and adulterers God shall judge.

5 L et your conversation be without covetousness, and be content with such things as ye have; for he has said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

Without covetousness the behaviour, being content with the things present, for He hath said, `No, I will not leave, no, nor forsake thee,'

6 S o that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

so that we do boldly say, `The Lord to me a helper, and I will not fear what man shall do to me.'

7 R emember your pastors, who have spoken unto you the word of God, whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation:

Be mindful of those leading you, who did speak to you the word of God, whose faith -- considering the issue of the behaviour -- be imitating,

8 J esus Christ the same yesterday and today and for the ages.

Jesus Christ yesterday and to-day the same, and to the ages;

9 B e not taken out of the way with diverse and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace, not with foods which have not profited those that have been occupied with them.

with teachings manifold and strange be not carried about, for good that by grace the heart be confirmed, not with meats, in which they who were occupied were not profited;

10 W e have an altar, of which those who serve the tabernacle have no faculty to eat.

we have an altar, of which to eat they have no authority who the tabernacle are serving,

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

for of those beasts whose blood is brought for sin into the holy places through the chief priest -- of these the bodies are burned without the camp.

12 T herefore, Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered outside the gate.

Wherefore, also Jesus -- that he might sanctify through own blood the people -- without the gate did suffer;

13 L et us go forth, therefore, unto him outside the camp, bearing his reproach.

now, then, may we go forth unto him without the camp, his reproach bearing;

14 F or here we have no continuing city, but we seek the one that is coming.

for we have not here an abiding city, but the coming one we seek;

15 B y him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips confessing his name.

through him, then, we may offer up a sacrifice of praise always to God, that is, the fruit of lips, giving thanks to His name;

16 D o not forget to do good and to fellowship; for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

and of doing good, and of fellowship, be not forgetful, for with such sacrifices God is well-pleased.

17 L isten to your pastors, and do not resist them, for they watch for your souls as those that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief; for that is unprofitable for you.

Be obedient to those leading you, and be subject, for these do watch for your souls, as about to give account, that with joy they may do this, and not sighing, for this unprofitable to you.

18 ¶ Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience in all things desiring to conduct ourselves well.

Pray for us, for we trust that we have a good conscience, in all things willing to behave well,

19 A nd I beseech you all the more to do this, that I may be restored unto you sooner.

and more abundantly do I call upon to do this, that more quickly I may be restored to you.

20 N ow the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the eternal testament,

And the God of the peace, who did bring up out of the dead the great shepherd of the sheep -- in the blood of an age-during covenant -- our Lord Jesus,

21 m ake you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for the ages of the ages. Amen.

make you perfect in every good work to do His will, doing in you that which is well-pleasing before Him, through Jesus Christ, to whom the glory -- to the ages of the ages! Amen.

22 A nd I beseech you, brethren, that ye receive this word of exhortation, that I have written unto you briefly.

And I entreat you, brethren, suffer the word of the exhortation, for also through few words I have written to you.

23 K now ye that our brother Timothy is set at liberty; with whom, if he comes shortly, I will see you.

Know ye that the brother Timotheus is released, with whom, if he may come more shortly, I will see you.

24 S alute all thy pastors and all the saints. The brethren of Italy salute you.

Salute all those leading you, and all the saints; salute you doth those from Italy:

25 G race be with you all. Amen.

the grace with you all! Amen.