Hebrews 13

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 May fraternal charity remain in you.	1 Let mutual love continue.
2 And do not be willing to forget hospitality. For by it, certain persons, without realizing it, have received Angels as guests.	2 Do not neglect hospitality, for through it some have unknowingly entertained angels.
3 Remember those who are prisoners, just as if you were imprisoned with them, and those who endure hardships, just as if you were in their place.	3 Be mindful of prisoners as if sharing their imprisonment, and of the ill-treated as of yourselves, for you also are in the body.
4 May marriage be honorable in every way, and may the marriage bed be immaculate. For God will judge fornicators and adulterers.	4 Let marriage be honored among all and the marriage bed be kept undefiled, for God will judge the immoral and adulterers.
5 Let your behavior be without avarice; be content with what you are offered. For he himself has said, “I will not abandon you, and I will not neglect you.”	5 Let your life be free from love of money but be content with what you have, for he has said, "I will never forsake you or abandon you."
6 So then, we may confidently say, “The Lord is my helper. I will not fear what man can do to me.”	6 Thus we may say with confidence: "The Lord is my helper, (and) I will not be afraid. What can anyone do to me?"
7 Remember your leaders, who have spoken the Word of God to you, whose faith you imitate, by observing the goal of their way of life:	7 Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.
8 Jesus Christ, yesterday and today; Jesus Christ forever.	8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
9 Do not be led away by changing or strange doctrines. And it is best for the heart to be sustained by grace, not by foods. For the latter have not been as useful to those who walked by them.	9 Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teaching. It is good to have our hearts strengthened by grace and not by foods, which do not benefit those who live by them.
10 We have an altar: those who serve in the tabernacle have no authority to eat from it.	10 We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat.
11 For the bodies of those animals whose blood is carried into the Holy of holies by the high priest, on behalf of sin, are burned outside the camp.	11 The bodies of the animals whose blood the high priest brings into the sanctuary as a sin offering are burned outside the camp.
12 Because of this, Jesus, too, in order to sanctify the people by his own blood, suffered outside the gate.	12 Therefore, Jesus also suffered outside the gate, to consecrate the people by his own blood.
13 And so, let us go forth to him, outside the camp, bearing his reproach.	13 Let us then go to him outside the camp, bearing the reproach that he bore.
14 For in this place, we have no everlasting city; instead, we seek one in the future.	14 For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the one that is to come.
15 Therefore, through him, let us offer the sacrifice of continual praise to God, which is the fruit of lips confessing his name.	15 Through him (then) let us continually offer God a sacrifice of praise, that is, the fruit of lips that confess his name.
16 But do not be willing to forget good works and fellowship. For God is deserving of such sacrifices.	16 Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have; God is pleased by sacrifices of that kind.
17 Obey your leaders and be subject to them. For they watch over you, as if to render an account of your souls. So then, may they do this with joy, and not with grief. Otherwise, it would not be as helpful to you.	17 Obey your leaders and defer to them, for they keep watch over you and will have to give an account, that they may fulfill their task with joy and not with sorrow, for that would be of no advantage to you.
18 Pray for us. For we trust that we have a good conscience, being willing to conduct ourselves well in all things.	18 Pray for us, for we are confident that we have a clear conscience, wishing to act rightly in every respect.
19 And I beg you, all the more, to do this, so that I may be quickly returned to you.	19 I especially ask for your prayers that I may be restored to you very soon.
20 Then may the God of peace, who led back from the dead that great Pastor of sheep, our Lord Jesus Christ, with the blood of the eternal testament,	20 May the God of peace, who brought up from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep by the blood of the eternal covenant, Jesus our Lord,
21 equip you with all goodness, so that you may do his will. May he accomplish in you whatever is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom is glory forever and ever. Amen.	21 furnish you with all that is good, that you may do his will. May he carry out in you what is pleasing to him through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever (and ever). Amen.
22 And I beg you, brothers, that you may permit this word of consolation, especially since I have written to you with few words.	22 Brothers, I ask you to bear with this message of encouragement, for I have written to you rather briefly.
23 Know that our brother Timothy has been set free. If he arrives soon, then I will see you with him.	23 I must let you know that our brother Timothy has been set free. If he comes soon, I shall see you together with him.
24 Greet all your leaders and all the saints. The brothers from Italy greet you.	24 Greetings to all your leaders and to all the holy ones. Those from Italy send you greetings.
25 Grace be with you all. Amen.	25 Grace be with all of you.