16 that no one is (A)sexually immoral or unholy like Esau, who sold his birthright for a single meal. 17 For you know that (B)afterward, when he desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no chance to repent, though he sought it with tears.

A Kingdom That Cannot Be Shaken

18 For you have not come to (C)what may be touched, a blazing fire and darkness and gloom and a tempest 19 and (D)the sound of a trumpet and a voice whose words (E)made the hearers beg that no further messages be spoken to them. 20 For they could not endure the order that was given, (F)“If even a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned.” 21 Indeed, (G)so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, “I tremble with fear.” 22 But you have come to (H)Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, (I)the heavenly Jerusalem, and to (J)innumerable angels in festal gathering, 23 and to (K)the assembly[a] of the firstborn who are (L)enrolled in heaven, and to (M)God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, 24 and to Jesus, (N)the mediator of a new covenant, and to (O)the sprinkled blood (P)that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.

25 See that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For (Q)if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less will we escape if we reject him who warns from heaven. 26 At that time (R)his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, (S)“Yet once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens.” 27 This phrase, “Yet once more,” indicates (T)the removal of things that are shaken—that is, things that have been made—in order that the things that cannot be shaken may remain. 28 Therefore let us be grateful for receiving (U)a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus (V)let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, 29 for our (W)God is a consuming fire.

Sacrifices Pleasing to God

13 Let (X)brotherly love continue. (Y)Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby (Z)some have entertained angels unawares. (AA)Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body. (AB)Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge (AC)the sexually immoral and adulterous. Keep your life (AD)free from love of money, and (AE)be content with what you have, for he has said, (AF)“I will never leave you nor forsake you.” So we can confidently say,

(AG)“The Lord is my helper;
    (AH)I will not fear;
what can man do to me?”

Remember (AI)your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and (AJ)imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is (AK)the same yesterday and today and forever. Do not be (AL)led away by diverse and strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, (AM)not by foods, which have not benefited those devoted to them. 10 We have an altar (AN)from which those who serve the tent[b] have no right to eat. 11 For (AO)the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the holy places by the high priest as a sacrifice for sin are burned (AP)outside the camp. 12 So Jesus also (AQ)suffered (AR)outside the gate in order to sanctify the people (AS)through his own blood. 13 Therefore let us go to him outside the camp and bear (AT)the reproach he endured. 14 For (AU)here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come.

Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 12:23 Or church
  2. Hebrews 13:10 Or tabernacle

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