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Let brotherly love continue.
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Stay on good terms with each other, held together by love.
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Keep on loving each other as brothers.
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Let brotherly love continue.
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Continue to love each other with true Christian love.
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Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
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Be ready with a meal or a bed when it's needed. Why, some have extended hospitality to angels without ever knowing it!
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Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.
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Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels.
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Don't forget to show hospitality to strangers, for some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it!
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Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.
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Regard prisoners as if you were in prison with them. Look on victims of abuse as if what happened to them had happened to you.
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Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoners, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.
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Remember the prisoners as if chained with them--those who are mistreated--since you yourselves are in the body also.
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Don't forget about those in prison. Suffer with them as though you were there yourself. Share the sorrow of those being mistreated, as though you feel their pain in your own bodies.
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Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.
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Honor marriage, and guard the sacredness of sexual intimacy between wife and husband. God draws a firm line against casual and illicit sex.
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Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.
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Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.
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Give honor to marriage, and remain faithful to one another in marriage. God will surely judge people who are immoral and those who commit adultery.
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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.
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Don't be obsessed with getting more material things. Be relaxed with what you have. Since God assured us, "I'll never let you down, never walk off and leave you,"
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Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you."
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Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you."
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Stay away from the love of money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, "I will never fail you. I will never forsake you."
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So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
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we can boldly quote, God is there, ready to help; I'm fearless no matter what. Who or what can get to me?
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So we say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?"
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So we may boldly say: "The LORD is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?"
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That is why we can say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper, so I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?"
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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.
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Appreciate your pastoral leaders who gave you the Word of God. Take a good look at the way they live, and let their faithfulness instruct you, as well as their truthfulness. There should be a consistency that runs through us all.
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Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.
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Remember those who rule over you, who have spoken the word of God to you, whose faith follow, considering the outcome of their conduct.
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Remember your leaders who first taught you the word of God. Think of all the good that has come from their lives, and trust the Lord as they do.
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Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
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For Jesus doesn't change--yesterday, today, tomorrow, he's always totally himself.
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Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
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Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
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Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
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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.
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Don't be lured away from him by the latest speculations about him. The grace of Christ is the only good ground for life. Products named after Christ don't seem to do much for those who buy them.
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Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings. It is good for our hearts to be strengthened by grace, not by ceremonial foods, which are of no value to those who eat them.
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Do not be carried about with various and strange doctrines. For it is good that the heart be established by grace, not with foods which have not profited those who have been occupied with them.
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So do not be attracted by strange, new ideas. Your spiritual strength comes from God's special favor, not from ceremonial rules about food, which don't help those who follow them.
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We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle.
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The altar from which God gives us the gift of himself is not for exploitation by insiders who grab and loot.
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We have an altar from which those who minister at the tabernacle have no right to eat.
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We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat.
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We have an altar from which the priests in the Temple on earth have no right to eat.
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For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp.
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In the old system, the animals are killed and the bodies disposed of outside the camp. The blood is then brought inside to the altar as a sacrifice for sin.
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The high priest carries the blood of animals into the Most Holy Place as a sin offering, but the bodies are burned outside the camp.
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For the bodies of those animals, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned outside the camp.
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Under the system of Jewish laws, the high priest brought the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin, but the bodies of the animals were burned outside the camp.
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Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.
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It's the same with Jesus. He was crucified outside the city gates--that is where he poured out the sacrificial blood that was brought to God's altar to cleanse his people.
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And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate to make the people holy through his own blood.
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Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people with His own blood, suffered outside the gate.
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So also Jesus suffered and died outside the city gates in order to make his people holy by shedding his own blood.
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Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.
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So let's go outside, where Jesus is, where the action is--not trying to be privileged insiders, but taking our share in the abuse of Jesus.
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Let us, then, go to him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace he bore.
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Therefore let us go forth to Him, outside the camp, bearing His reproach.
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So let us go out to him outside the camp and bear the disgrace he bore.
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For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.
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This "insider world" is not our home. We have our eyes peeled for the City about to come.
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For here we do not have an enduring city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.
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For here we have no continuing city, but we seek the one to come.
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For this world is not our home; we are looking forward to our city in heaven, which is yet to come.
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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.
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Let's take our place outside with Jesus, no longer pouring out the sacrificial blood of animals but pouring out sacrificial praises from our lips to God in Jesus' name. [JC]
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Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise--the fruit of lips that confess his name.
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Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.
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With Jesus' help, let us continually offer our sacrifice of praise to God by proclaiming the glory of his name.
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But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
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Make sure you don't take things for granted and go slack in working for the common good; share what you have with others. God takes particular pleasure in acts of worship--a different kind of "sacrifice"--that take place in kitchen and workplace and on the streets.
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And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
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But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
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Don't forget to do good and to share what you have with those in need, for such sacrifices are very pleasing to God.
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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.
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Be responsive to your pastoral leaders. Listen to their counsel. They are alert to the condition of your lives and work under the strict supervision of God. Contribute to the joy of their leadership, not its drudgery. Why would you want to make things harder for them?
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Obey your leaders and submit to their authority. They keep watch over you as men who must give an account. Obey them so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no advantage to you.
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Obey those who rule over you, and be submissive, for they watch out for your souls, as those who must give account. Let them do so with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you.
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Obey your spiritual leaders and do what they say. Their work is to watch over your souls, and they know they are accountable to God. Give them reason to do this joyfully and not with sorrow. That would certainly not be for your benefit.
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Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.
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Pray for us. We have no doubts about what we're doing or why, but it's hard going and we need your prayers. All we care about is living well before God.
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Pray for us. We are sure that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way.
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Pray for us; for we are confident that we have a good conscience, in all things desiring to live honorably.
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Pray for us, for our conscience is clear and we want to live honorably in everything we do.
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But I beseech you the rather to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner.
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Pray that we may be together soon.
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I particularly urge you to pray so that I may be restored to you soon.
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But I especially urge you to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner.
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I especially need your prayers right now so that I can come back to you soon.
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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,
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May God, who puts all things together, makes all things whole, Who made a lasting mark through the sacrifice of Jesus, the sacrifice of blood that sealed the eternal covenant, Who led Jesus, our Great Shepherd, up and alive from the dead,
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May the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,
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Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,
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And now, may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, equip you with all you need for doing his will. May he produce in you, through the power of Jesus Christ, all that is pleasing to him. Jesus is the great Shepherd of the sheep by an everlasting covenant, signed with his blood. To him be glory forever and ever. Amen.
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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.
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Now put you together, provide you with everything you need to please him, Make us into what gives him most pleasure, by means of the sacrifice of Jesus, the Messiah. All glory to Jesus forever and always! Oh, yes, yes, yes.
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equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
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make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
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I urge you, dear brothers and sisters, please listen carefully to what I have said in this brief letter.
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And I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of exhortation: for I have written a letter unto you in few words.
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Friends, please take what I've written most seriously. I've kept this as brief as possible; I haven't piled on a lot of extras.
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Brothers, I urge you to bear with my word of exhortation, for I have written you only a short letter.
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And I appeal to you, brethren, bear with the word of exhortation, for I have written to you in few words.
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I want you to know that our brother Timothy is now out of jail. If he comes here soon, I will bring him with me to see you.
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Know ye that our brother Timothy is set at liberty; with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you.
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You'll be glad to know that Timothy has been let out of prison. If he leaves soon, I'll come with him and get to see you myself.
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I want you to know that our brother Timothy has been released. If he arrives soon, I will come with him to see you.
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Know that our brother Timothy has been set free, with whom I shall see you if he comes shortly.
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Give my greetings to all your leaders and to the other believers there. The Christians from Italy send you their greetings.
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Salute all them that have the rule over you, and all the saints. They of Italy salute you.
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Say hello to your pastoral leaders and all the congregations. Everyone here in Italy wants to be remembered to you.
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Greet all your leaders and all God's people. Those from Italy send you their greetings.
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Greet all those who rule over you, and all the saints. Those from Italy greet you.
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May God's grace be with you all.
