1 LetuRom. 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 vSee Matt. 25:35; 1 Pet. 4:9 Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for therebywGen. 18:3; 19:2 some have entertained angels unawares.
3 xch. 10:34; Matt. 25:36 Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body.
4 y1 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 judgezSee 1 Cor. 6:9 the sexually immoral and adulterous.
5 Keep your lifea1 Tim. 3:3 free from love of money, andb1 Tim. 6:7, 8; [Phil. 4:11]; See Matt. 6:25 be content with what you have, for he has said,cCited 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,
dCited from Ps. 118:6; [Ps. 27:1] “The Lord is my helper;
ePs. 56:4, 11 I will not fear;
what can man do to me? ”
7 Rememberfver. 17, 24 your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, andg[ch. 6:12] imitate their faith. 8 Jesus Christ ishch. 1:12; John 8:58; Rev. 1:4, 8; [2 Cor. 1:19] the same yesterday and today and forever. 9 Do not beiJude 12; See Eph. 4:14 led away by diverse and strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace,jSee Col. 2:16 not by foods, which have not benefited those devoted to them. 10 We have an altark[1 Cor. 9:13; 10:18] from which those who serve the tent have no right to eat. 11 ForlSee Ex. 29:14 the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the holy places by the high priest as a sacrifice for sin are burnedmver. 13 outside the camp. 12 So Jesus alsonch. 9:12 sufferedoMatt. 21:39; 27:32; John 19:17, 20; [Acts 7:58] outside the gate in order to sanctify the peoplep[Rev. 14:20] through his own blood. 13 Therefore let us go to him outside the camp and bearqch. 11:26; 1 Pet. 4:14 the reproach he endured. 14 Forr[ch. 11:10, 16; 12:28; Mic. 2:10]; See Eph. 2:19 here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come. 15 sEph. 5:20 Through him then let us continually offer uptLev. 7:12; Ps. 107:22; 116:17 a sacrifice of praise to God, that is,uIsa. 57:19; Hos. 14:2; [Ps. 119:108] the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. 16 Do not neglect to do good andvSee Rom. 12:13 to share what you have, for suchwMic. 6:7, 8; Phil. 4:18 sacrifices are pleasing to God.
17 Obeyxver. 7, 24 your leaders and submit to them,ySee Ezek. 3:17 for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have tozJer. 13:20; Ezek. 34:10 give an account.a[Acts 20:24, 31] Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.
18 b1 Thess. 5:25; 2 Thess. 3:1 Pray 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 orderc[Philem. 22] that I may be restored to you the sooner.
20 NowdSee Rom. 15:33 may the God of peaceeSee Acts 2:24 who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus,fIsa. 63:11; See John 10:11 the great shepherd of the sheep, bygch. 10:29; Zech. 9:11; [Isa. 54:10] the blood of the eternal covenant, 21 h2 Thess. 2:17; 1 Pet. 5:10 equip you with everything good that you may do his will,ich. 10:36; [Phil. 2:13] working in us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ,jSee Rom. 11:36 to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
22 I appeal to you, brothers, bear with my word of exhortation, fork[1 Pet. 5:12] I have written to you briefly. 23 You should know thatlSee 1 Thess. 3:2 our brother Timothy has been released, with whom I shall see you if he comes soon. 24 Greet allmver. 7, 17 your leaders and all the saints. Those who come from Italy send you greetings. 25 nSee Col. 4:18 Grace be with all of you.