Sacrifices Pleasing to God
1 Let Rom. 12:10;1 Thess. 4:9;1 Pet. 1:22;2 Pet. 1:7;[1 Pet. 2:17;3:8;1 John 3:10;4:7,20,21]brotherly love continue. 2 See Matt. 25:35;1 Pet. 4:9Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby Gen. 18:3;19:2some have entertained angels unawares. 3 ch. 10:34;Matt. 25:36Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body. 4 1 Cor. 7:38;[1 Tim. 4:3] Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge See 1 Cor. 6:9the sexually immoral and adulterous. 5 Keep your life 1 Tim. 3:3free from love of money, and 1 Tim. 6:7,8;[Phil. 4:11]; See Matt. 6:25be content with what you have, for he has said, Cited from Josh. 1:5;[Ps. 37:25;2 Cor. 4:9]"I will never leave you nor forsake you." 6 So we can confidently say,
Cited from Ps. 118:6;[Ps. 27:1] "The Lord is my helper;
Ps. 56:4,11I will not fear;
what can man do to me?"
7 Remember ver. 17, 24your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and [ch. 6:12]imitate their faith. 8 Jesus Christ is ch. 1:12;John 8:58;Rev. 1:4,8;[2 Cor. 1:19]the same yesterday and today and forever. 9 Do not be Jude 12;See Eph. 4:14led away by diverse and strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, See Col. 2:16not by foods, which have not benefited those devoted to them. 10 We have an altar [1 Cor. 9:13;10:18]from which those who serve the tent13:10 Or tabernacle have no right to eat. 11 For See Ex. 29:14the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the holy places by the high priest as a sacrifice for sin are burned ver. 13outside the camp. 12 So Jesus also ch. 9:12suffered Matt. 21:39;27:32;John 19:17,20;[Acts 7:58] outside the gate in order to sanctify the people [Rev. 14:20]through his own blood. 13 Therefore let us go to him outside the camp and bear ch. 11:26;1 Pet. 4:14the reproach he endured. 14 For [ch. 11:10,16;12:28;Mic. 2:10]; See Eph. 2:19here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come. 15 Eph. 5:20Through him then let us continually offer up Lev. 7:12;Ps. 107:22;116:17a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, Isa. 57:19;Hos. 14:2;[Ps. 119:108]the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. 16 Do not neglect to do good and See Rom. 12:13to share what you have, for such Mic. 6:7,8;Phil. 4:18sacrifices are pleasing to God.
17 Obey ver. 7, 24your leaders and submit to them, See Ezek. 3:17for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to Jer. 13:20;Ezek. 34:10give an account. [Acts 20:24,31]Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.
18 1 Thess. 5:25;2 Thess. 3:1Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a clear conscience, desiring to act honorably in all things. 19 I urge you the more earnestly to do this in order [Philem. 22]that I may be restored to you the sooner.
Benediction
20 Now See Rom. 15:33may the God of peace See Acts 2:24who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, Isa. 63:11;See John 10:11the great shepherd of the sheep, by ch. 10:29;Zech. 9:11;[Isa. 54:10]the blood of the eternal covenant, 21 2 Thess. 2:17;1 Pet. 5:10equip you with everything good that you may do his will, ch. 10:36;[Phil. 2:13] working in us13:21 Some manuscripts you that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, See Rom. 11:36to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
Final Greetings
22 I appeal to you, brothers,13:22 Or brothers and sisters bear with my word of exhortation, for [1 Pet. 5:12]I have written to you briefly. 23 You should know that See 1 Thess. 3:2our brother Timothy has been released, with whom I shall see you if he comes soon. 24 Greet all ver. 7, 17your leaders and all the saints. Those who come from Italy send you greetings. 25 See Col. 4:18Grace be with all of you.