1 Die broederliefde moet bly.

2 Vergeet die gasvryheid nie, want daardeur het sommige, sonder om dit te weet, engele as gaste geherberg.

3 Dink aan die gevangenes asof julle medegevangenes is, en aan die wat mishandel word, as mense wat self ook 'n liggaam het.

4 Laat die huwelik in alle opsigte eerbaar wees en die bed onbesmet; want God sal hoereerders en egbrekers oordeel.

5 Julle gedrag moet vry van geldgierigheid wees. Wees tevrede met wat julle het, want Hy het gesê: Ek sal jou nooit begewe en jou nooit verlaat nie.

6 Daarom kan ons met alle vrymoedigheid sê: Die Here is vir my 'n Helper, en ek sal nie vrees nie; wat sal 'n mens aan my doen?

7 Gedenk julle voorgangers wat die woord van God aan julle verkondig het; aanskou die uiteinde van hulle lewenswandel en volg hulle geloof na.

8 Jesus Christus is gister en vandag dieselfde en tot in ewigheid.

9 Moenie rondgeslinger word deur allerhande en vreemde leringe nie; want dit is goed dat die hart versterk word deur genade, nie deur voedsel nie, waarvan die wat daarin gewandel het, geen voordeel gehad het nie.

10 Ons het 'n altaar waarvan die wat die tabernakel bedien, geen reg het om te eet nie;

11 want die diere waarvan die bloed vir die sonde deur die hoëpriester in die heiligdom ingedra word -- hulle liggame word buitekant die laer verbrand.

12 Daarom het Jesus ook, om die volk deur sy eie bloed te heilig, buitekant die poort gely.

13 Laat ons dan uitgaan na Hom toe buitekant die laer en sy smaad dra.

14 Want ons het hier geen blywende stad nie, maar ons soek die toekomstige.

15 Laat ons dan gedurig deur Hom aan God 'n lofoffer bring, dit is die vrug van die lippe wat sy Naam bely.

16 Vergeet die weldadigheid en mededeelsaamheid nie, want God het 'n welbehae aan sulke offers.

17 Wees gehoorsaam aan julle voorgangers en onderdanig, want hulle waak vir julle siele as diegene wat rekenskap moet gee, sodat hulle dit met blydskap kan doen en nie al sugtende nie; want dit is vir julle nie nuttig nie.

18 Bid vir ons, want ons is oortuig dat ons 'n goeie gewete het, omdat ons in alles goed wil wandel.

19 Des te meer vermaan ek julle om dit te doen, sodat ek gouer aan julle teruggegee kan word.

20 Mag die God van die vrede, wat die groot Herder van die skape, naamlik onse Here Jesus Christus, deur die bloed van die ewige testament uit die dode teruggebring het,

21 julle volmaak in elke goeie werk, om sy wil te doen, deur in julle te werk wat welbehaaglik is voor Hom deur Jesus Christus aan wie die heerlikheid toekom tot in alle ewigheid! Amen.

22 En ek vermaan julle, broeders, verdra die woord van vermaning, want ek het ook maar kort aan julle geskrywe.

23 Julle moet weet dat die broeder Timothes vrygelaat is, saam met wie ek julle sal sien as hy spoedig kom.

24 Groet al julle voorgangers en al die heiliges. Die wat van Italië is, groet julle.

25 Die genade sy met julle almal! Amen.

1 Let love of the brethren continue. 2 Forget not to show love unto strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. 3 Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; them that are ill-treated, as being yourselves also in the body. 4 Let marriage be had in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: for fornicators and adulterers God will judge. 5 Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee. 6 So that with good courage we say,

The Lord is my helper; I will not fear:

What shall man do unto me?

7 Remember them that had the rule over you, men that spake unto you the word of God; and considering the issue of their life, imitate their faith. 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and to-day, yea and for ever. 9 Be not carried away by divers and strange teachings: for it is good that the heart be established by grace; not by meats, wherein they that occupied themselves were not profited. 10 We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat that serve the tabernacle. 11 For the bodies of those beasts whose blood is brought into the holy place by the high priest as an offering for sin, are burned without the camp. 12 Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people through his own blood, suffered without the gate. 13 Let us therefore go forth unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach. 14 For we have not here an abiding city, but we seek after the city which is to come. 15 Through him then let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which make confession to his name. 16 But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. 17 Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit to them: for they watch in behalf of your souls, as they that shall give account; that they may do this with joy, and not with grief: for this were unprofitable for you.

18 Pray for us: for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, desiring to live honorably in all things. 19 And I exhort you the more exceedingly to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner.

20 Now the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of an eternal covenant, even our Lord Jesus, 21 make you perfect in every good thing to do his will, working in us that which is well-pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be the glory for ever and ever. Amen.

22 But I exhort you, brethren, bear with the word of exhortation: for I have written unto you in few words. 23 Know ye that our brother Timothy hath been set at liberty; with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you.

24 Salute all them that have the rule over you, and all the saints. They of Italy salute you.

25 Grace be with you all. Amen.