¹⁴ Here, you see, we have no city that lasts; we are looking for the one that is still to come.

¹⁵ Our part, then, is this: to bring, through him, a continual sacrifice of praise to God—that is, lips that confess his name, and do so fruitfully. ¹⁶ Don’t neglect to do good, and to let “fellowship” mean what it says. God really enjoys sacrifices of that kind!