| New International Version | NET Bible |
| 1Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters. | 1Brotherly love must continue. |
| 2Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it. | 2Do not neglect hospitality, because through it some have entertained angels without knowing it. |
| 3Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering. | 3Remember those in prison as though you were in prison with them, and those ill-treated as though you too felt their torment. |
| 4Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral. | 4Marriage must be honored among all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge sexually immoral people and adulterers. |
| 5Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." | 5Your conduct must be free from the love of money and you must be content with what you have, for he has said, "I will never leave you and I will never abandon you." |
| 6So we say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?" | 6So we can say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper, and I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?" |
| 7Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith. | 7Remember your leaders, who spoke God's message to you; reflect on the outcome of their lives and imitate their faith. |
| 8Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. | 8Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever! |
| 9Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings. It is good for our hearts to be strengthened by grace, not by eating ceremonial foods, which is of no benefit to those who do so. | 9Do not be carried away by all sorts of strange teachings. For it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not ritual meals, which have never benefited those who participated in them. |
| 10We have an altar from which those who minister at the tabernacle have no right to eat. | 10We have an altar that those who serve in the tabernacle have no right to eat from. |
| 11The high priest carries the blood of animals into the Most Holy Place as a sin offering, but the bodies are burned outside the camp. | 11For the bodies of those animals whose blood the high priest brings into the sanctuary as an offering for sin are burned outside the camp. |
| 12And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate to make the people holy through his own blood. | 12Therefore, to sanctify the people by his own blood, Jesus also suffered outside the camp. |
| 13Let us, then, go to him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace he bore. | 13We must go out to him, then, outside the camp, bearing the abuse he experienced. |
| 14For here we do not have an enduring city, but we are looking for the city that is to come. | 14For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come. |
| 15Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise--the fruit of lips that openly profess his name. | 15Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, acknowledging his name. |
| 16And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. | 16And do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for God is pleased with such sacrifices. |
| 17Have confidence in your leaders and submit to their authority, because they keep watch over you as those who must give an account. Do this so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no benefit to you. | 17Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls and will give an account for their work. Let them do this with joy and not with complaints, for this would be no advantage for you. |
| 18Pray for us. We are sure that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way. | 18Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a clear conscience and desire to conduct ourselves rightly in every respect. |
| 19I particularly urge you to pray so that I may be restored to you soon. | 19I especially ask you to pray that I may be restored to you very soon. |
| 20Now 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, | 20Now may the God of peace who by the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep, our Lord Jesus Christ, |
| 21equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. | 21equip you with every good thing to do his will, working in us what is pleasing before him through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever. Amen. |
| 22Brothers and sisters, I urge you to bear with my word of exhortation, for in fact I have written to you quite briefly. | 22Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, bear with my message of exhortation, for in fact I have written to you briefly. |
| 23I want you to know that our brother Timothy has been released. If he arrives soon, I will come with him to see you. | 23You should know that our brother Timothy has been released. If he comes soon, he will be with me when I see you. |
| 24Greet all your leaders and all the Lord's people. Those from Italy send you their greetings. | 24Greetings to all your leaders and all the saints. Those from Italy send you greetings. |
| 25Grace be with you all. | 25Grace be with you all. |
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