Concluding Exhortations; Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
Hebrews
1 Various admonitions as to love, 4 to honest life, 5 to avoid covetousness, 7 to regard God's preachers, 9 to take heed of strange doctrines, 10 to confess Christ, 16 to give alms, 17 to obey governors, 18 to pray for the apostles, 20 The conclusion
Let brotherly love continue.
Gen 19:2;Mat 25:35;Gen 18:3 2 Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
Mat 25:36;Rom 12:15 3 Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.
4 Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.
Isa 41:17;Isa 41:10;Psa 37:25 5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
Psa 27:16 So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
7 Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.
9 Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For 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.
1 Cor 9:1310 We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle.
Lev 4:1111 For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp.
Joh 19:17;Act 7:58 12 Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.
1 Pet 4:1413 Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.
Mic 2:1014 For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.
Lev 7:12;Psa 50:14 15 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
16 But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
1 Pet 2:13;Eze 3:17 17 Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for 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.
18 ¶ Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.
19 But I beseech you the rather to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner.
Isa 40:11;Luk 22:20;Mat 26:28 20 Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,
Gal 1:521 Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
22 And I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of exhortation: for I have written a letter unto you in few words.
1 The 3:2;1 The 3:2 23 Know ye that our brother Timothy is set at liberty; with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you.
24 Salute all them that have the rule over you, and all the saints. They of Italy salute you.
25 Grace be with you all. Amen.