¹ LET brotherly love continue.

² Forget not to exercise hospitality: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

³ Remember those who are in chains, as in chains with them; and those who are suffering afflictions, as being yourselves also in the body.

⁴ Marriage is honourable for all persons, and the marriage bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

⁵ Let the tenor of your life be divested of the love of money; content with your present possessions: for he hath said, “I will in no wise leave thee, neither will I in any case forsake thee¹.”

1. Joshua, i. 5.

⁶ So that we may with confidence say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

⁷ Remember your presidents, who have spoken to you the word of God: the ultimate issue of whose conduct attentively observing, be imitators of their fidelity.

⁸ Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, to-day, and for ever.

⁹ Be not tossed about by various and strange doctrines: for it is good to have the heart firmly established by grace, not by meats, in which observances they who have walked have found no manner of advantage.

¹⁰ We have an altar, of which they have no right to eat, who perform the service in the tabernacle.

¹¹ For the bodies of those beasts are burnt without the camp, whose blood for a sin offering is brought into the holy of holies by the high-priest.

¹² Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.

¹³ Therefore let us go forth to him without the camp, bearing his reproach.

¹⁴ For we have not here an abiding city, but we earnestly seek that which is to come.

¹⁵ By him therefore let us offer a sacrifice of praise perpetually to God, that is the fruit of our lips confessing his name.

¹⁶ But of beneficence, and liberal distribution, be not unmindful: for such sacrifices God accepts with delight.

¹⁷ Obey your presidents, and be subject to them: for they are vigilant for your souls, as being to render an account, that they may do it with joy, and not groaning: for that would be disadvantageous for you.

¹⁸ Pray for us: for we have confidence that we maintain a good conscience, in all things desirous to conduct ourselves with propriety.―

¹⁹ But I entreat you the rather to do this, that I may the more speedily be restored to you.

²⁰ Now the God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great pastor of the sheep, by the blood of the everlasting testament,

²¹ make you fit for every good work to do his will, producing in you that which is acceptable in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory unto the everlasting ages. Amen.

²² But I entreat you, brethren, suffer the word of exhortation; for I have written to you in few words.

²³ Know that our brother Timothy is set at liberty; with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you.

²⁴ Salute all your presiding ministers, and all the saints. They of Italy salute you.

²⁵ Grace be with you all.―Amen. Written to the Hebrews from Italy by Timothy. \p