Hebrews

Hebrews 13 ©

1 Exhortations to charity, 2 hospitality, 3 pity for the afflicted, 4 chastity, 5 contentment; 7 to regard the preachers of God's word; 9 to avoid strange doctrines; 10 to confess Christ; 15 to offer up our praises to God by him; 16 to do good and to communicate; 17 to obey spiritual rulers; 18 and to pray for the apostle. 20 The epistle endeth with a prayer and salutations.

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bBe not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby csome have entertained angels unawares.

b Ro. 12.12. Le. 19.34. 1Pe. 4.9. De. 10.19. Is. 58.7. Mat. 25.35. Lu. 14.13. Tit. 1.8. 1Ti. 3.2; 5.10.
c Ge. 18.3; 19.2.
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dRemember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.

d Mat. 25.36. Ro. 12.15. Ne. 1.4. 1Co. 12.26. Col. 4.18. ch. 6.10; 10.34. 1Pe. 3.8. Ga. 6.1,2.
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eMarriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: fbut whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

e Pr. 5.15-23. Ge. 2.18-24. 1Co. 7. 1Ti. 2.15; 3.2,4; 4.3.
f 1Co. 5.9-11; 6.9. Ga. 5.19,21. Ep. 5.5. Col. 3.5,6. ch. 12.16. Re. 22.15; 21.8. Mal. 3.5.
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gLet your *conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: hfor he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

g Col. 3.5. Mat. 6.25,34. Ex. 23.8. De. 19.16. 1Ti. 6.6,8. Phi. 4.6,11,12. 2Co. 5.11.
h De. 31.6,8. Jos. 1.5. Ge. 28.15. 1Sa. 12.22. 1Ch. 28.20. Is. 41.10-17; 43.2; 46.4. Ps. 37.25,28. Pr. 10.3,16,17; 5.16.
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So that we may boldly say, iThe Lord is my helper, jand I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

i Ps. 27.1-3; 56.4,11; 118.6,8.
j v.17,24. 1Th. 5.12. ch. 6.12. 1Ti. 5.17. 1Co. 11.1. Ca. 1.8.
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Remember them which 1have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their k*conversation.

k Ga. 1.13.
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lJesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.

l Phi. 1.21; 3.7-11. 1Co. 1.24,30; 2.2; 3.11. 2Co. 4.11. Ep. 4.5. Re. 1.4,5,8,11,17.
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mBe not carried about with *divers and strange doctrines. nFor it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with *meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.

m Je. 28.8. Mat. 24.4,24. Ro. 16.17. Col. 2.4,8,20. 2Th. 2.2. 1Jn. 4.1. Ep. 4.14; 5.6. 1Ti. 4.1-3; 6.3-5,20. 2Ti. 2.16; 3.13. Jude 3. Ac. 20.30.
n Jn. 6.27. Ac. 20.24,32. Tit. 2.11,12. Ro. 14.17. 1Co. 6.13; 8.8. Col. 2.16. 2Ti. 1.12; 2.1,2,15; 3.14. ch. 12.28; 9.9,10.
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oWe have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle.

o 1Co. 9.13; 10.18. Col. 2.17. Ep. 5.2. 1Jn. 2.2. Col. 3.11. Ga. 3.26,27; 5.4. Mat. 8.11,12.
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pFor the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned *without the camp.

p Ex. 29.14. Le. 4.12,21; 6.30; 9.11; 16.27. Nu. 19.3.
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qWherefore Jesus also, that he might rsanctify the people with his own blood, ssuffered *without the gate.

q Jn. 19.17,18. Mar. 15.20,22.
r ch. 10.10.
s Mat. 21.39; 27.32.
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tLet us go forth therefore unto him *without the camp, bearing his reproach.

t Ca. 4.8; 3.11. ch. 11.26; 12.2,3. Phi. 2.17. Ac. 5.41; 7.58. 1Pe. 4.14.
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uFor here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.

u De. 12.9. Mi. 2.10. Phi. 3.20; 1.23. 2Co. 4.17,18; 5.1-8. ch. 4.9; 11.10,16; 12.22.
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vBy him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips 2giving thanks to his name.

v 1Pe. 2.5; 4.11. Ep. 5.20. 1Th. 5.18. Le. 7.12. 2Ch. 29.31; 33.16. Ps. 34.1,2; 50.14,23; 51.19; 69.30; 107.22; 116.17; 66.13-15; 145. Ho. 14.2. Ps. 136.
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wBut to do good and xto communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

w Ro. 12.13. 2Co. 9.12. ch. 6.10. Mat. 25.40. Phi. 4.18.
x 1Ti. 6.18.
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yObey them that 3have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: zfor they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

y v.7. 1Th. 5.12,13. 1Ti. 5.17. 1Pe. 5.5. 1Co. 12.28.
z Eze. 3.17-19; 33.2,7,8. Ac. 20.24,26. 1Co. 4.1,2; 9.16. 1Pe. 4.10; 5.2,3. Tit. 1.7. Phi. 2.16,29. 1Th. 2.19,20. Is. 49.4,6. Lu. 16.2.
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aPray for us: for we trust bwe have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.

a Ro. 15.30. Ep. 6.19,20. Col. 4.3. 1Th. 5.25. 2Th. 3.1.
b Ac. 23.1; 24.16. 2Co. 1.12; 2.4.
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cBut I beseech you the rather to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner.

c Phile. 22. Phi. 1.19,20; 2.24. Ro. 15.30,31; 1.12.
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Now dthe God of peace, that ebrought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, fthat great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting 4covenant,

d Ro. 15.33; 16.20. 1Co. 14.33. 2Co. 13.11. Phi. 4.9. 1Th. 5.23. 2Th. 3.16.
e Ac. 2.24,32; 3.15,26; 4.10; 5.30; 10.40; 13.30; 17.31. Ro. 1.4; 4.24,25; 8.11. 1Co. 6.14; 15.15. 2Co. 4.14. Ga. 1.1. Ep. 1.20. Col. 2.12. 1Th. 1.10. ch. 10.29; 9.12. 1Pe. 1.21. Zec. 9.11.
f Is. 40.11; 49.9. Eze. 34.23; 37.24. Jn. 10.11,14,16. 1Pe. 2.25; 5.4.
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gMake you perfect in every good work to do his will, 5working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; hto whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

g 2Co. 3.5. Phi. 2.13. 1Th. 5.23. 1Pe. 5.10.
h Re. 1.6. Ro. 11.36; 16.27. 1Ti. 1.17. Ps. 72.18,19; 115.1.
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And iI beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of exhortation: jfor I have written a letter unto you in few words.

i ch. 2.1; 3.1; 4.1. 2Co. 5.20; 6.1; 10.1. Ps. 78.1.
j 1Pe. 5.12. Ga. 6.11. 2Th. 3.17.
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Know ye that our kbrother Timothy is set at liberty; with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you.

k Ac. 16.1-3; 17.14; 19.22; 20.4. Ro. 16.21. 1Co. 4.17. Phi. 2.19,16. 1Ti. 1.2,18. 2Ti. 1.5. Re. 7.17. Ro. 16. 1Co. 16.14-21. 2Co. 1.1; 13.12,13. Col. 1.1. 1Th. 3.2.
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Salute all them that lhave the rule over you, and mall the saints. They of Italy salute you.

l v.7.
m Phi. 4.22.
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nGrace be with you all. Amen.

n Ro. 16.20,24. 1Co. 16.23. 2Co. 13.14. Ga. 6.18. Ep. 6.24. Phi. 4.23. Col. 4.18. 1Th. 5.28. 2Th. 3.18. Re. 22.21.