Hebrews 13:22 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. You’ll be glad to know that T...

13:22 MSG

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The Message - 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. 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.
新标点和合本 - 弟兄们，我略略写信给你们，望你们听我劝勉的话。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 弟兄们，我简略地写信给你们，希望你们听我劝勉的话。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 弟兄们，我简略地写信给你们，希望你们听我劝勉的话。
当代译本 - 弟兄姊妹，我简短地写信给你们，希望你们听我劝勉的话。
圣经新译本 - 弟兄们，我劝你们耐心接受我这劝勉的话，因为我只是简略地写给你们。
中文标准译本 - 弟兄们，我恳求你们容忍我这劝勉的话，因为我只是简略地写信给你们。
现代标点和合本 - 弟兄们，我略略写信给你们，望你们听我劝勉的话。
和合本（拼音版） - 弟兄们，我略略写信给你们，望你们听我劝勉的话。
New International Version - Brothers and sisters, I urge you to bear with my word of exhortation, for in fact I have written to you quite briefly.
New International Reader's Version - Brothers and sisters, I beg you to accept my word. It tells you to be faithful. Accept my word because I have written to you only a short letter.
English Standard Version - I appeal to you, brothers, bear with my word of exhortation, for I have written to you briefly.
New Living Translation - I urge you, dear brothers and sisters, to pay attention to what I have written in this brief exhortation.
Christian Standard Bible - Brothers and sisters, I urge you to receive this message of exhortation, for I have written to you briefly.
New American Standard Bible - But I urge you, brothers and sisters, listen patiently to this word of exhortation, for I have written to you briefly.
New King James Version - And I appeal to you, brethren, bear with the word of exhortation, for I have written to you in few words.
Amplified Bible - I call on you, brothers and sisters, listen [patiently] to this message of exhortation and encouragement, for I have written to you briefly.
American Standard Version - But I exhort you, brethren, bear with the word of exhortation: for I have written unto you in few words.
King James Version - And I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of exhortation: for I have written a letter unto you in few words.
New English Translation - Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, bear with my message of exhortation, for in fact I have written to you briefly.
World English Bible - But I exhort you, brothers, endure the word of exhortation; for I have written to you in few words.
新標點和合本 - 弟兄們，我略略寫信給你們，望你們聽我勸勉的話。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 弟兄們，我簡略地寫信給你們，希望你們聽我勸勉的話。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 弟兄們，我簡略地寫信給你們，希望你們聽我勸勉的話。
當代譯本 - 弟兄姊妹，我簡短地寫信給你們，希望你們聽我勸勉的話。
聖經新譯本 - 弟兄們，我勸你們耐心接受我這勸勉的話，因為我只是簡略地寫給你們。
呂振中譯本 - 弟兄們，我求你們要容納這勸勉的話；因為我給你們寫信、也只是簡略罷了。
中文標準譯本 - 弟兄們，我懇求你們容忍我這勸勉的話，因為我只是簡略地寫信給你們。
現代標點和合本 - 弟兄們，我略略寫信給你們，望你們聽我勸勉的話。
文理和合譯本 - 兄弟乎、我今畧書達爾、請容我勸勉之言、
文理委辦譯本 - 吾以尺素遺兄弟、請聽我勸勉、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 兄弟乎、我畧書此達爾、求爾聽我勸勉、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 兄弟乎、予匆匆作書、書不盡意；勸勉之言、幸勿見罪。
Nueva Versión Internacional - Hermanos, les ruego que reciban bien estas palabras de exhortación, ya que les he escrito brevemente.
현대인의 성경 - 형제 여러분, 몇 마디의 짧은 편지를 써서 보내지만 내가 권면한 말을 명심하기 바랍니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Братья, я убедительно прошу вас терпеливо отнестись к этим словам увещевания, ведь мое послание достаточно коротко.
Восточный перевод - Братья, я убедительно прошу вас терпеливо отнестись к этим словам увещевания, ведь моё послание достаточно коротко.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Братья, я убедительно прошу вас терпеливо отнестись к этим словам увещевания, ведь моё послание достаточно коротко.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Братья, я убедительно прошу вас терпеливо отнестись к этим словам увещевания, ведь моё послание достаточно коротко.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Je vous le demande, frères et sœurs, accueillez avec patience la parole d’encouragement que je vous adresse. Je vous ai d’ailleurs écrit brièvement.
リビングバイブル - 皆さん。私がこの手紙で語ってきたことを、どうか忍耐して聞いてください。これらは要点だけを手短に書いたものです。
Nestle Aland 28 - Παρακαλῶ δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, ἀνέχεσθε τοῦ λόγου τῆς παρακλήσεως, καὶ γὰρ διὰ βραχέων ἐπέστειλα ὑμῖν.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - παρακαλῶ δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, ἀνέχεσθε τοῦ λόγου τῆς παρακλήσεως, καὶ γὰρ διὰ βραχέων ἐπέστειλα ὑμῖν.
Nova Versão Internacional - Irmãos, peço que suportem a minha palavra de exortação; na verdade o que eu escrevi é pouco.
Hoffnung für alle - Ich bitte euch, liebe Brüder und Schwestern: Lasst euch von meinem Brief ermahnen und ermutigen! Ich habe euch ja nur kurz geschrieben.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Anh chị em hãy kiên nhẫn nghe lời khuyên bảo trong thư, vì tôi chỉ viết vắn tắt đôi lời.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - พี่น้องทั้งหลาย ข้าพเจ้าขอให้ท่านอดทนรับฟังคำเตือนสติของข้าพเจ้าเพราะข้าพเจ้าเขียนจดหมายเพียงสั้นๆ มาถึงท่าน
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - พี่น้องทั้งหลาย ข้าพเจ้าขอร้องให้ท่านอดทนฟังคำเตือนที่ให้กำลังใจท่าน ด้วยว่าข้าพเจ้าเขียนถึงท่านอย่างสั้นๆ เท่านั้น

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Hebrews 3:12 - So watch your step, friends. Make sure there’s no evil unbelief lying around that will trip you up and throw you off course, diverting you from the living God. For as long as God’s still calling it Today, keep each other on your toes so sin doesn’t slow down your reflexes. If we can only keep our grip on the sure thing we started out with, we’re in this with Christ for the long haul. These words keep ringing in our ears: Today, please listen; don’t turn a deaf ear as in the bitter uprising.
2 Corinthians 6:1 - Companions as we are in this work with you, we beg you, please don’t squander one bit of this marvelous life God has given us. God reminds us, I heard your call in the nick of time; The day you needed me, I was there to help. Well, now is the right time to listen, the day to be helped. Don’t put it off; don’t frustrate God’s work by showing up late, throwing a question mark over everything we’re doing. Our work as God’s servants gets validated—or not—in the details. People are watching us as we stay at our post, alertly, unswervingly . . . in hard times, tough times, bad times; when we’re beaten up, jailed, and mobbed; working hard, working late, working without eating; with pure heart, clear head, steady hand; in gentleness, holiness, and honest love; when we’re telling the truth, and when God’s showing his power; when we’re doing our best setting things right; when we’re praised, and when we’re blamed; slandered, and honored; true to our word, though distrusted; ignored by the world, but recognized by God; terrifically alive, though rumored to be dead; beaten within an inch of our lives, but refusing to die; immersed in tears, yet always filled with deep joy; living on handouts, yet enriching many; having nothing, having it all.
2 Corinthians 10:1 - And now a personal but most urgent matter; I write in the gentle but firm spirit of Christ. I hear that I’m being painted as cringing and wishy-washy when I’m with you, but harsh and demanding when at a safe distance writing letters. Please don’t force me to take a hard line when I’m present with you. Don’t think that I’ll hesitate a single minute to stand up to those who say I’m an unprincipled opportunist. Then they’ll have to eat their words.
Hebrews 12:1 - Do you see what this means—all these pioneers who blazed the way, all these veterans cheering us on? It means we’d better get on with it. Strip down, start running—and never quit! No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins. Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we’re in. Study how he did it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed—that exhilarating finish in and with God—he could put up with anything along the way: Cross, shame, whatever. And now he’s there, in the place of honor, right alongside God. When you find yourselves flagging in your faith, go over that story again, item by item, that long litany of hostility he plowed through. That will shoot adrenaline into your souls!
Galatians 6:11 - Now, in these last sentences, I want to emphasize in the bold scrawls of my personal handwriting the immense importance of what I have written to you. These people who are attempting to force the ways of circumcision on you have only one motive: They want an easy way to look good before others, lacking the courage to live by a faith that shares Christ’s suffering and death. All their talk about the law is gas. They themselves don’t keep the law! And they are highly selective in the laws they do observe. They only want you to be circumcised so they can boast of their success in recruiting you to their side. That is contemptible!
Hebrews 10:19 - So, friends, we can now—without hesitation—walk right up to God, into “the Holy Place.” Jesus has cleared the way by the blood of his sacrifice, acting as our priest before God. The “curtain” into God’s presence is his body.
Hebrews 10:22 - So let’s do it—full of belief, confident that we’re presentable inside and out. Let’s keep a firm grip on the promises that keep us going. He always keeps his word. Let’s see how inventive we can be in encouraging love and helping out, not avoiding worshiping together as some do but spurring each other on, especially as we see the big Day approaching.
Hebrews 10:26 - If we give up and turn our backs on all we’ve learned, all we’ve been given, all the truth we now know, we repudiate Christ’s sacrifice and are left on our own to face the Judgment—and a mighty fierce judgment it will be! If the penalty for breaking the law of Moses is physical death, what do you think will happen if you turn on God’s Son, spit on the sacrifice that made you whole, and insult this most gracious Spirit? This is no light matter. God has warned us that he’ll hold us to account and make us pay. He was quite explicit: “Vengeance is mine, and I won’t overlook a thing” and “God will judge his people.” Nobody’s getting by with anything, believe me.
Hebrews 10:32 - Remember those early days after you first saw the light? Those were the hard times! Kicked around in public, targets of every kind of abuse—some days it was you, other days your friends. If some friends went to prison, you stuck by them. If some enemies broke in and seized your goods, you let them go with a smile, knowing they couldn’t touch your real treasure. Nothing they did bothered you, nothing set you back. So don’t throw it all away now. You were sure of yourselves then. It’s still a sure thing! But you need to stick it out, staying with God’s plan so you’ll be there for the promised completion. It won’t be long now, he’s on the way; he’ll show up most any minute. But anyone who is right with me thrives on loyal trust; if he cuts and runs, I won’t be very happy. But we’re not quitters who lose out. Oh, no! We’ll stay with it and survive, trusting all the way.
Hebrews 2:1 - It’s crucial that we keep a firm grip on what we’ve heard so that we don’t drift off. If the old message delivered by the angels was valid and nobody got away with anything, do you think we can risk neglecting this latest message, this magnificent salvation? First of all, it was delivered in person by the Master, then accurately passed on to us by those who heard it from him. All the while God was validating it with gifts through the Holy Spirit, all sorts of signs and miracles, as he saw fit.
Hebrews 13:13 - 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. This “insider world” is not our home. We have our eyes peeled for the City about to come. 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. * * *
Hebrews 13:16 - 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.
Philemon 1:8 - In line with all this I have a favor to ask of you. As Christ’s ambassador and now a prisoner for him, I wouldn’t hesitate to command this if I thought it necessary, but I’d rather make it a personal request.
Hebrews 4:1 - For as long, then, as that promise of resting in him pulls us on to God’s goal for us, we need to be careful that we’re not disqualified. We received the same promises as those people in the wilderness, but the promises didn’t do them a bit of good because they didn’t receive the promises with faith. If we believe, though, we’ll experience that state of resting. But not if we don’t have faith. Remember that God said, Exasperated, I vowed, “They’ll never get where they’re going, never be able to sit down and rest.”
Hebrews 12:25 - So don’t turn a deaf ear to these gracious words. If those who ignored earthly warnings didn’t get away with it, what will happen to us if we turn our backs on heavenly warnings? His voice that time shook the earth to its foundations; this time—he’s told us this quite plainly—he’ll also rock the heavens: “One last shaking, from top to bottom, stem to stern.” The phrase “one last shaking” means a thorough housecleaning, getting rid of all the historical and religious junk so that the unshakable essentials stand clear and uncluttered.
Hebrews 12:28 - Do you see what we’ve got? An unshakable kingdom! And do you see how thankful we must be? Not only thankful, but brimming with worship, deeply reverent before God. For God is not an indifferent bystander. He’s actively cleaning house, torching all that needs to burn, and he won’t quit until it’s all cleansed. God himself is Fire!
Hebrews 12:12 - So don’t sit around on your hands! No more dragging your feet! Clear the path for long-distance runners so no one will trip and fall, so no one will step in a hole and sprain an ankle. Help each other out. And run for it!
Hebrews 12:14 - Work at getting along with each other and with God. Otherwise you’ll never get so much as a glimpse of God. Make sure no one gets left out of God’s generosity. Keep a sharp eye out for weeds of bitter discontent. A thistle or two gone to seed can ruin a whole garden in no time. Watch out for the Esau syndrome: trading away God’s lifelong gift in order to satisfy a short-term appetite. You well know how Esau later regretted that impulsive act and wanted God’s blessing—but by then it was too late, tears or no tears.
Hebrews 13:1 - Stay on good terms with each other, held together by love. Be ready with a meal or a bed when it’s needed. Why, some have extended hospitality to angels without ever knowing it! 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. Honor marriage, and guard the sacredness of sexual intimacy between wife and husband. God draws a firm line against casual and illicit sex.
Hebrews 3:1 - So, my dear Christian friends, companions in following this call to the heights, take a good hard look at Jesus. He’s the centerpiece of everything we believe, faithful in everything God gave him to do. Moses was also faithful, but Jesus gets far more honor. A builder is more valuable than a building any day. Every house has a builder, but the Builder behind them all is God. Moses did a good job in God’s house, but it was all servant work, getting things ready for what was to come. Christ as Son is in charge of the house.
1 Peter 5:12 - I’m sending this brief letter to you by Silas, a most dependable brother. I have the highest regard for him. I’ve written as urgently and accurately as I know how. This is God’s generous truth; embrace it with both arms!

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交叉引用

The Message - 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. 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.
新标点和合本 - 弟兄们，我略略写信给你们，望你们听我劝勉的话。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 弟兄们，我简略地写信给你们，希望你们听我劝勉的话。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 弟兄们，我简略地写信给你们，希望你们听我劝勉的话。
当代译本 - 弟兄姊妹，我简短地写信给你们，希望你们听我劝勉的话。
圣经新译本 - 弟兄们，我劝你们耐心接受我这劝勉的话，因为我只是简略地写给你们。
中文标准译本 - 弟兄们，我恳求你们容忍我这劝勉的话，因为我只是简略地写信给你们。
现代标点和合本 - 弟兄们，我略略写信给你们，望你们听我劝勉的话。
和合本（拼音版） - 弟兄们，我略略写信给你们，望你们听我劝勉的话。
New International Version - Brothers and sisters, I urge you to bear with my word of exhortation, for in fact I have written to you quite briefly.
New International Reader's Version - Brothers and sisters, I beg you to accept my word. It tells you to be faithful. Accept my word because I have written to you only a short letter.
English Standard Version - I appeal to you, brothers, bear with my word of exhortation, for I have written to you briefly.
New Living Translation - I urge you, dear brothers and sisters, to pay attention to what I have written in this brief exhortation.
Christian Standard Bible - Brothers and sisters, I urge you to receive this message of exhortation, for I have written to you briefly.
New American Standard Bible - But I urge you, brothers and sisters, listen patiently to this word of exhortation, for I have written to you briefly.
New King James Version - And I appeal to you, brethren, bear with the word of exhortation, for I have written to you in few words.
Amplified Bible - I call on you, brothers and sisters, listen [patiently] to this message of exhortation and encouragement, for I have written to you briefly.
American Standard Version - But I exhort you, brethren, bear with the word of exhortation: for I have written unto you in few words.
King James Version - And I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of exhortation: for I have written a letter unto you in few words.
New English Translation - Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, bear with my message of exhortation, for in fact I have written to you briefly.
World English Bible - But I exhort you, brothers, endure the word of exhortation; for I have written to you in few words.
新標點和合本 - 弟兄們，我略略寫信給你們，望你們聽我勸勉的話。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 弟兄們，我簡略地寫信給你們，希望你們聽我勸勉的話。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 弟兄們，我簡略地寫信給你們，希望你們聽我勸勉的話。
當代譯本 - 弟兄姊妹，我簡短地寫信給你們，希望你們聽我勸勉的話。
聖經新譯本 - 弟兄們，我勸你們耐心接受我這勸勉的話，因為我只是簡略地寫給你們。
呂振中譯本 - 弟兄們，我求你們要容納這勸勉的話；因為我給你們寫信、也只是簡略罷了。
中文標準譯本 - 弟兄們，我懇求你們容忍我這勸勉的話，因為我只是簡略地寫信給你們。
現代標點和合本 - 弟兄們，我略略寫信給你們，望你們聽我勸勉的話。
文理和合譯本 - 兄弟乎、我今畧書達爾、請容我勸勉之言、
文理委辦譯本 - 吾以尺素遺兄弟、請聽我勸勉、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 兄弟乎、我畧書此達爾、求爾聽我勸勉、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 兄弟乎、予匆匆作書、書不盡意；勸勉之言、幸勿見罪。
Nueva Versión Internacional - Hermanos, les ruego que reciban bien estas palabras de exhortación, ya que les he escrito brevemente.
현대인의 성경 - 형제 여러분, 몇 마디의 짧은 편지를 써서 보내지만 내가 권면한 말을 명심하기 바랍니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Братья, я убедительно прошу вас терпеливо отнестись к этим словам увещевания, ведь мое послание достаточно коротко.
Восточный перевод - Братья, я убедительно прошу вас терпеливо отнестись к этим словам увещевания, ведь моё послание достаточно коротко.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Братья, я убедительно прошу вас терпеливо отнестись к этим словам увещевания, ведь моё послание достаточно коротко.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Братья, я убедительно прошу вас терпеливо отнестись к этим словам увещевания, ведь моё послание достаточно коротко.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Je vous le demande, frères et sœurs, accueillez avec patience la parole d’encouragement que je vous adresse. Je vous ai d’ailleurs écrit brièvement.
リビングバイブル - 皆さん。私がこの手紙で語ってきたことを、どうか忍耐して聞いてください。これらは要点だけを手短に書いたものです。
Nestle Aland 28 - Παρακαλῶ δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, ἀνέχεσθε τοῦ λόγου τῆς παρακλήσεως, καὶ γὰρ διὰ βραχέων ἐπέστειλα ὑμῖν.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - παρακαλῶ δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, ἀνέχεσθε τοῦ λόγου τῆς παρακλήσεως, καὶ γὰρ διὰ βραχέων ἐπέστειλα ὑμῖν.
Nova Versão Internacional - Irmãos, peço que suportem a minha palavra de exortação; na verdade o que eu escrevi é pouco.
Hoffnung für alle - Ich bitte euch, liebe Brüder und Schwestern: Lasst euch von meinem Brief ermahnen und ermutigen! Ich habe euch ja nur kurz geschrieben.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Anh chị em hãy kiên nhẫn nghe lời khuyên bảo trong thư, vì tôi chỉ viết vắn tắt đôi lời.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - พี่น้องทั้งหลาย ข้าพเจ้าขอให้ท่านอดทนรับฟังคำเตือนสติของข้าพเจ้าเพราะข้าพเจ้าเขียนจดหมายเพียงสั้นๆ มาถึงท่าน
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Hebrews 3:12 - So watch your step, friends. Make sure there’s no evil unbelief lying around that will trip you up and throw you off course, diverting you from the living God. For as long as God’s still calling it Today, keep each other on your toes so sin doesn’t slow down your reflexes. If we can only keep our grip on the sure thing we started out with, we’re in this with Christ for the long haul. These words keep ringing in our ears: Today, please listen; don’t turn a deaf ear as in the bitter uprising.
2 Corinthians 6:1 - Companions as we are in this work with you, we beg you, please don’t squander one bit of this marvelous life God has given us. God reminds us, I heard your call in the nick of time; The day you needed me, I was there to help. Well, now is the right time to listen, the day to be helped. Don’t put it off; don’t frustrate God’s work by showing up late, throwing a question mark over everything we’re doing. Our work as God’s servants gets validated—or not—in the details. People are watching us as we stay at our post, alertly, unswervingly . . . in hard times, tough times, bad times; when we’re beaten up, jailed, and mobbed; working hard, working late, working without eating; with pure heart, clear head, steady hand; in gentleness, holiness, and honest love; when we’re telling the truth, and when God’s showing his power; when we’re doing our best setting things right; when we’re praised, and when we’re blamed; slandered, and honored; true to our word, though distrusted; ignored by the world, but recognized by God; terrifically alive, though rumored to be dead; beaten within an inch of our lives, but refusing to die; immersed in tears, yet always filled with deep joy; living on handouts, yet enriching many; having nothing, having it all.
2 Corinthians 10:1 - And now a personal but most urgent matter; I write in the gentle but firm spirit of Christ. I hear that I’m being painted as cringing and wishy-washy when I’m with you, but harsh and demanding when at a safe distance writing letters. Please don’t force me to take a hard line when I’m present with you. Don’t think that I’ll hesitate a single minute to stand up to those who say I’m an unprincipled opportunist. Then they’ll have to eat their words.
Hebrews 12:1 - Do you see what this means—all these pioneers who blazed the way, all these veterans cheering us on? It means we’d better get on with it. Strip down, start running—and never quit! No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins. Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we’re in. Study how he did it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed—that exhilarating finish in and with God—he could put up with anything along the way: Cross, shame, whatever. And now he’s there, in the place of honor, right alongside God. When you find yourselves flagging in your faith, go over that story again, item by item, that long litany of hostility he plowed through. That will shoot adrenaline into your souls!
Galatians 6:11 - Now, in these last sentences, I want to emphasize in the bold scrawls of my personal handwriting the immense importance of what I have written to you. These people who are attempting to force the ways of circumcision on you have only one motive: They want an easy way to look good before others, lacking the courage to live by a faith that shares Christ’s suffering and death. All their talk about the law is gas. They themselves don’t keep the law! And they are highly selective in the laws they do observe. They only want you to be circumcised so they can boast of their success in recruiting you to their side. That is contemptible!
Hebrews 10:19 - So, friends, we can now—without hesitation—walk right up to God, into “the Holy Place.” Jesus has cleared the way by the blood of his sacrifice, acting as our priest before God. The “curtain” into God’s presence is his body.
Hebrews 10:22 - So let’s do it—full of belief, confident that we’re presentable inside and out. Let’s keep a firm grip on the promises that keep us going. He always keeps his word. Let’s see how inventive we can be in encouraging love and helping out, not avoiding worshiping together as some do but spurring each other on, especially as we see the big Day approaching.
Hebrews 10:26 - If we give up and turn our backs on all we’ve learned, all we’ve been given, all the truth we now know, we repudiate Christ’s sacrifice and are left on our own to face the Judgment—and a mighty fierce judgment it will be! If the penalty for breaking the law of Moses is physical death, what do you think will happen if you turn on God’s Son, spit on the sacrifice that made you whole, and insult this most gracious Spirit? This is no light matter. God has warned us that he’ll hold us to account and make us pay. He was quite explicit: “Vengeance is mine, and I won’t overlook a thing” and “God will judge his people.” Nobody’s getting by with anything, believe me.
Hebrews 10:32 - Remember those early days after you first saw the light? Those were the hard times! Kicked around in public, targets of every kind of abuse—some days it was you, other days your friends. If some friends went to prison, you stuck by them. If some enemies broke in and seized your goods, you let them go with a smile, knowing they couldn’t touch your real treasure. Nothing they did bothered you, nothing set you back. So don’t throw it all away now. You were sure of yourselves then. It’s still a sure thing! But you need to stick it out, staying with God’s plan so you’ll be there for the promised completion. It won’t be long now, he’s on the way; he’ll show up most any minute. But anyone who is right with me thrives on loyal trust; if he cuts and runs, I won’t be very happy. But we’re not quitters who lose out. Oh, no! We’ll stay with it and survive, trusting all the way.
Hebrews 2:1 - It’s crucial that we keep a firm grip on what we’ve heard so that we don’t drift off. If the old message delivered by the angels was valid and nobody got away with anything, do you think we can risk neglecting this latest message, this magnificent salvation? First of all, it was delivered in person by the Master, then accurately passed on to us by those who heard it from him. All the while God was validating it with gifts through the Holy Spirit, all sorts of signs and miracles, as he saw fit.
Hebrews 13:13 - 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. This “insider world” is not our home. We have our eyes peeled for the City about to come. 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. * * *
Hebrews 13:16 - 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.
Philemon 1:8 - In line with all this I have a favor to ask of you. As Christ’s ambassador and now a prisoner for him, I wouldn’t hesitate to command this if I thought it necessary, but I’d rather make it a personal request.
Hebrews 4:1 - For as long, then, as that promise of resting in him pulls us on to God’s goal for us, we need to be careful that we’re not disqualified. We received the same promises as those people in the wilderness, but the promises didn’t do them a bit of good because they didn’t receive the promises with faith. If we believe, though, we’ll experience that state of resting. But not if we don’t have faith. Remember that God said, Exasperated, I vowed, “They’ll never get where they’re going, never be able to sit down and rest.”
Hebrews 12:25 - So don’t turn a deaf ear to these gracious words. If those who ignored earthly warnings didn’t get away with it, what will happen to us if we turn our backs on heavenly warnings? His voice that time shook the earth to its foundations; this time—he’s told us this quite plainly—he’ll also rock the heavens: “One last shaking, from top to bottom, stem to stern.” The phrase “one last shaking” means a thorough housecleaning, getting rid of all the historical and religious junk so that the unshakable essentials stand clear and uncluttered.
Hebrews 12:28 - Do you see what we’ve got? An unshakable kingdom! And do you see how thankful we must be? Not only thankful, but brimming with worship, deeply reverent before God. For God is not an indifferent bystander. He’s actively cleaning house, torching all that needs to burn, and he won’t quit until it’s all cleansed. God himself is Fire!
Hebrews 12:12 - So don’t sit around on your hands! No more dragging your feet! Clear the path for long-distance runners so no one will trip and fall, so no one will step in a hole and sprain an ankle. Help each other out. And run for it!
Hebrews 12:14 - Work at getting along with each other and with God. Otherwise you’ll never get so much as a glimpse of God. Make sure no one gets left out of God’s generosity. Keep a sharp eye out for weeds of bitter discontent. A thistle or two gone to seed can ruin a whole garden in no time. Watch out for the Esau syndrome: trading away God’s lifelong gift in order to satisfy a short-term appetite. You well know how Esau later regretted that impulsive act and wanted God’s blessing—but by then it was too late, tears or no tears.
Hebrews 13:1 - Stay on good terms with each other, held together by love. Be ready with a meal or a bed when it’s needed. Why, some have extended hospitality to angels without ever knowing it! 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. Honor marriage, and guard the sacredness of sexual intimacy between wife and husband. God draws a firm line against casual and illicit sex.
Hebrews 3:1 - So, my dear Christian friends, companions in following this call to the heights, take a good hard look at Jesus. He’s the centerpiece of everything we believe, faithful in everything God gave him to do. Moses was also faithful, but Jesus gets far more honor. A builder is more valuable than a building any day. Every house has a builder, but the Builder behind them all is God. Moses did a good job in God’s house, but it was all servant work, getting things ready for what was to come. Christ as Son is in charge of the house.
1 Peter 5:12 - I’m sending this brief letter to you by Silas, a most dependable brother. I have the highest regard for him. I’ve written as urgently and accurately as I know how. This is God’s generous truth; embrace it with both arms!