⁷ Therefore, to have legal disputes against one another is already a moral failure for you.^(A) Why not rather put up with injustice?^(B) Why not rather be cheated?^{(C) 8} Instead, you act unjustly and cheat—and you do this to believers! ⁹ Don’t you know that the unrighteous^(D) will not inherit God’s kingdom?^(E) Do not be deceived: No sexually immoral people, idolaters,^(F) adulterers,^(G) or anyone practicing homosexuality,^{[a](H) 10} no thieves,^(I) greedy^(J) people, drunkards, verbally abusive people,^(K) or swindlers^(L) will inherit God’s kingdom. ¹¹ And some of you used to be like this.^(M) But you were washed, you were sanctified,^(N) you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

⁵ Your life should be free from the love of money. Be satisfied with what you have, for He Himself has said, I will never leave you or forsake you.^{(A)[a] 6} Therefore, we may boldly say:

⁷ Remember your leaders who have spoken God’s word to you. As you carefully observe the outcome of their lives, imitate their faith.^{(C) 8} Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.^{(D) 9} Don’t be led astray by various kinds of strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be established by grace and not by foods, since those involved in them have not benefited.^{(E) 10} We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle do not have a right to eat.^{(F) 11} For the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the most holy place by the high priest^(G) as a sin offering are burned outside the camp.^{(H) 12} Therefore Jesus also suffered outside the gate,^(I) so that He might sanctify^[c] the people by His own blood. ¹³ Let us then go to Him outside the camp, bearing His disgrace.^{(J) 14} For we do not have an enduring city here; instead, we seek the one to come.^{(K) 15} Therefore, through Him let us continually offer up to God a sacrifice of praise, that is, the fruit of our lips that confess His name.^{(L) 16} Don’t neglect to do what is good and to share, for God is pleased with such sacrifices.^{(M) 17} Obey your leaders^[d] and submit to them, for they keep watch^(N) over your souls as those who will give an account, so that they can do this with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you. ¹⁸ Pray for us; for we are convinced that we have a clear conscience, wanting to conduct ourselves honorably in everything.^(O)