| NET Bible | New Living Translation |
| 1Brotherly love must continue. | 1Keep on loving each other as brothers and sisters. |
| 2Do not neglect hospitality, because through it some have entertained angels without knowing it. | 2Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it! |
| 3Remember those in prison as though you were in prison with them, and those ill-treated as though you too felt their torment. | 3Remember those in prison, as if you were there yourself. Remember also those being mistreated, as if you felt their pain in your own bodies. |
| 4Marriage must be honored among all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge sexually immoral people and adulterers. | 4Give honor to marriage, and remain faithful to one another in marriage. God will surely judge people who are immoral and those who commit adultery. |
| 5Your conduct must be free from the love of money and you must be content with what you have, for he has said, "I will never leave you and I will never abandon you." | 5Don’t love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, “I will never fail you. I will never abandon you.” |
| 6So we can say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper, and I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?" | 6So we can say with confidence, “The LORD is my helper, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me?” |
| 7Remember your leaders, who spoke God's message to you; reflect on the outcome of their lives and imitate their faith. | 7Remember your leaders who taught you the word of God. Think of all the good that has come from their lives, and follow the example of their faith. |
| 8Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever! | 8Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. |
| 9Do not be carried away by all sorts of strange teachings. For it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not ritual meals, which have never benefited those who participated in them. | 9So do not be attracted by strange, new ideas. Your strength comes from God’s grace, not from rules about food, which don’t help those who follow them. |
| 10We have an altar that those who serve in the tabernacle have no right to eat from. | 10We have an altar from which the priests in the Tabernacle have no right to eat. |
| 11For the bodies of those animals whose blood the high priest brings into the sanctuary as an offering for sin are burned outside the camp. | 11Under the old system, the high priest brought the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin, and the bodies of the animals were burned outside the camp. |
| 12Therefore, to sanctify the people by his own blood, Jesus also suffered outside the camp. | 12So also Jesus suffered and died outside the city gates to make his people holy by means of his own blood. |
| 13We must go out to him, then, outside the camp, bearing the abuse he experienced. | 13So let us go out to him, outside the camp, and bear the disgrace he bore. |
| 14For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come. | 14For this world is not our permanent home; we are looking forward to a home yet to come. |
| 15Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, acknowledging his name. | 15Therefore, let us offer through Jesus a continual sacrifice of praise to God, proclaiming our allegiance to his name. |
| 16And do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for God is pleased with such sacrifices. | 16And don’t forget to do good and to share with those in need. These are the sacrifices that please God. |
| 17Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls and will give an account for their work. Let them do this with joy and not with complaints, for this would be no advantage for you. | 17Obey your spiritual leaders, and do what they say. Their work is to watch over your souls, and they are accountable to God. Give them reason to do this with joy and not with sorrow. That would certainly not be for your benefit. |
| 18Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a clear conscience and desire to conduct ourselves rightly in every respect. | 18Pray for us, for our conscience is clear and we want to live honorably in everything we do. |
| 19I especially ask you to pray that I may be restored to you very soon. | 19And especially pray that I will be able to come back to you soon. |
| 20Now may the God of peace who by the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep, our Lord Jesus Christ, | 20Now may the God of peace— who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, and ratified an eternal covenant with his blood— |
| 21equip you with every good thing to do his will, working in us what is pleasing before him through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever. Amen. | 21may he equip you with all you need for doing his will. May he produce in you, through the power of Jesus Christ, every good thing that is pleasing to him. All glory to him forever and ever! Amen. |
| 22Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, bear with my message of exhortation, for in fact I have written to you briefly. | 22I urge you, dear brothers and sisters, to pay attention to what I have written in this brief exhortation. |
| 23You should know that our brother Timothy has been released. If he comes soon, he will be with me when I see you. | 23I want you to know that our brother Timothy has been released from jail. If he comes here soon, I will bring him with me to see you. |
| 24Greetings to all your leaders and all the saints. Those from Italy send you greetings. | 24Greet all your leaders and all the believers there. The believers from Italy send you their greetings. |
| 25Grace be with you all. | 25May God’s grace be with you all. |
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