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Hebrews 13:1. May brotherly love remain among you. “Let brotherly love endure.” The composition of this word expresses the strengthening of love, for the Apostle combined the words “love” and “brother” into one word. Hebrews 13:2. Do not forget the love of hospitability, for through it some, unknowingly, showed hospitality to Angels. “Don’t forget your love of strangers: especially since the Angels are ignorant and strangers.” Patriarch Abraham, approaching people as he did, found Angels and the Lord of Angels. So blessed Lot accepted the Angels as people, but received a blessing as from angels. Hebrews 13:3. Remember the prisoners, as if you were in bonds with them, and the suffering, as if you yourself were in the body. “Remember the yuzniks, like those who are connected with them: those who are embittered, like those who exist in the body themselves.” By compassion and decent service, have fellowship with those who suffer this for the sake of godliness. Hebrews 13:4. Let everyone's marriage be honest and the bed undefiled; But God judges fornicators and adulterers. “Marriage is honorable in all, and the bed is undefiled: but God judges the fornicator and the adulterer.” One is legal and the other is extremely illegal. And God legitimized one thing in the beginning, for he said: “Let us make him a helper after him” (Gen. 2:18), and having created, brought, combined and gave the marriage blessing, saying: “Grow and multiply, and fill the earth” (Gen. 1:28). But adultery and fornication were introduced by intemperate thoughts. Hebrews 13:5. Have a non-money-loving disposition, being content with what you have. For He Himself said: I will never leave you nor forsake you. “They are not lovers of money in disposition.” The Apostle did not forbid the acquisition of property, but the love of property, because from it covetousness is born. “Be satisfied with existing things.” Let no one try to increase their possessions, for it is commendable to be content with what you have. The apostle also provides sufficient guarantee of what he teaches. “That’s what he said: don’t leave the imam to you, but the imam should step away from you.” He who promised is not deceitful; Let us accept the promise with faith. This is what the Apostle added. Hebrews 13:6. So we boldly say: The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear: what will man do to me? How can we say to those who dare: “The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear: what can man do to me” (Ps. 117:6)? Out of necessity, the Apostle added this instruction, so that, raising their gaze to God, they would boldly look at the persecutors. Hebrews 13:7. Remember your mentors who preached the word of God to you, and, looking at the end of their lives, imitate their faith. “Remember your teachers who spoke the word of God to you: and as you look at the end of your life, imitate their faith.” The Apostle said this about the saints who had already died: about Stephen the first martyr, James, John's brother, James, called the Righteous. And quite a few others were killed due to the fury of the Jews. Looking at them, says the Apostle, and studying their praiseworthy way of life, be jealous of their faith. Hebrews 13:8. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever. “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” And the Apostle did not say this simply, but he numbered them among those killed, making it clear that Christ Himself was nailed to the Cross by the Jews. But the Apostle also points to His eternal existence. For with the words “yesterday and today” he called human nature; he called the Divinity eternal. He said that both are “the same”; because there is one Only Begotten Son, He is also the firstborn. Hebrews 13:9. Do not get carried away by different and alien teachings; For it is good to strengthen hearts with grace, and not with food from which those who engage in them do not benefit. “Do not attach yourself to teachings that are strange and different: for it is good to strengthen the hearts with grace, not to be dishonest, from which those who walk in them receive no benefit.” The Apostle called “strange teachings” teachings contrary to the Gospel. Therefore, he commands them to abide in the teaching of grace and abandon the observations of the law. For no one, he said, benefited from it. But since the divine church was still standing at that time, and sacrifices were being made according to the law, the Apostle, of necessity, added: Hebrews 13:10. We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat. “The imams have an altar, from whom those who serve the canopy have no power to eat,” that is, an altar that is much more honorable than the Old Testament. For he is a shadow; he accepts wordless sacrifices, and ours accepts a verbal and Divine sacrifice, which is why not one of those priests partakes of this sacrifice unless he first accepts faith in the Lord. Hebrews 13:11. Since the bodies of animals, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest to cleanse sin, are burned outside the camp. Hebrews 13:12. So Jesus, in order to sanctify people with His Blood, suffered outside the gates. “For even the blood of animals is brought into the sanctuary for sins by the high priest, these bodies are burned outside the camp.” “Also Jesus, that He might sanctify people with His blood, deigned to suffer outside the gates.” Look at the type, compare the truth with it and see the similarity. The law commanded that “a red-haired youth should be slaughtered, from her blood” be taken by the bishop and sprinkled with a finger “seven times” before the purification house. The youth herself was burned “outside the regiment”, the ashes were taken and they were used to cleanse those called unclean (Num. 19:2-9). This constituted a prototype of saving suffering, for here too the body taken from Adam (whose name is in Hebrew it means: red), “outside the gates” nailed to the Cross and His Blood cleanses our souls; ashes replace our most life-giving body. Hebrews 13:13. Let us therefore go out to Him outside the camp, bearing His reproach; “Let us therefore come to Him outside the camp, bearing His reproach.” We will be “outside the camp,” that is, outside of living according to the law, bearing reproach for Him who saved us. Hebrews 13:14. For we do not have a permanent city here, but we are looking for the future. “We are not imams of the city that is here, but we are seeking the one to come.” Therefore, let us neglect present blessings and expect these blessings, permanent and abiding. Hebrews 13:15. Therefore, through Him, let us continually offer to God the sacrifice of praise, that is, the fruit of lips glorifying His name. “Therefore we offer a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of the lips of those who confess to His name.” For the hymn offered to God without faith in the Son does us no good. since the Apostle wrote to the Jews, who were accustomed to honor one Father, he, of necessity, added: “Therefore.” Hebrews 13:16. Do not forget also charity and sociability, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God. “Don’t forget about charity and fellowship: with such sacrifices God is pleased.” The Apostle pointed to the “sacrifice of praise,” pleasing to God, but connected with it the sacrifice of “charity,” which he rightly called “fellowship.” For the Lord also said: “Make for yourselves friends from the mammon of unrighteousness, so that when you become poor, you will be received into their eternal shelters" (Luke 16:9). And the divine Apostle says: “Your abundance is in them.” deprivation: and there will be an abundance for your deprivation, so that there will be equality” (2 Cor. 8:14). Therefore, fellowship is also reward. Hebrews 13:17. Obey your teachers and be submissive, for they are vigilantly watching over your souls, as those who must give an account; so that they do this with joy, and not sighing, for this is not good for you. “Obey your mentor and repent, for they watch over your souls, as if they want to reward the word: let them do this with joy, and not sighing, for it is not useful for you.” The apostle exhorts the disciples to be obedient to their teachers. But at the same time, it excites teachers to greater zeal, for it teaches them to be vigilant and fear responsibility. Hebrews 13:18. Pray for us; for we are confident that we have a good conscience, because we desire to behave honestly in everything. “Pray for us: we trust that the imams have a good conscience, wanting to live in all good things.” The Apostle was slandered by the Jews for preaching contrary to the law. Therefore, he informs them that he does everything not for the sake of anything else, but only out of obedience to God’s word. That is why I called “conscience” into testimony. Hebrews 13:19. I especially ask you to do this so that I can be returned to you as quickly as possible. “I beg you, do this, so that I will soon return to you.” Give help with prayers, contribute to my zeal. Because I really want to see you. Hebrews 13:20. The God of peace, who raised from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep through the blood of the everlasting covenant, our Lord Jesus Christ. Hebrews 13:21. May He perfect you in every good work to do His will, working in you that which is pleasing to Him through Jesus Christ. Glory to him forever and ever! Amen. “And the God of peace, who raised from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep through the blood of the everlasting covenant, our Lord Jesus Christ,” “may you accomplish His will in every work, doing in you that which is pleasing in His sight, Jesus Christ: to Him be glory forever and ever, Amen.” Out of necessity, the Apostle added a blessing to the teaching and, as it were, put certain seals on many words. He called the Lord Christ “shepherd” of the “great sheep.” For these are His words: “I am the good shepherd” (John 10:11). And he called the New Testament “eternal,” since after it there will be no other. For, lest anyone suppose that this one would cease for the sake of another covenant, he rightly pointed out its infinity. Hebrews 13:22. I ask you, brethren, accept this word of exhortation; I didn’t write much to you. “I pray you, brethren, accept the word of consolation: for I wrote a message to you a little while ago.” With love, accept this consolation sent to you by letter, for in order not to tire anyone with the length of my speech, I wrote the message briefly. Hebrews 13:23. Know that our brother Timothy has been released, and I, together with him, if he comes soon, will see you. “Know our brother Timothea has been released, and with him, if he comes sooner, I will see you.” By this the Apostle showed that he had sent a message with him. It was likely that they would be happy about Timothy, since he too was circumcised. Hebrews 13:24. Greet all your teachers and all the saints. The Italians greet you. “Kiss all your teachers and all the saints.” This word makes it clear that those who preceded them had no need for such teaching. Therefore, the Apostle did not write the epistle to them, but to the disciples. “You are being kissed by those from Italy.” By this the Apostle showed where he wrote the message from, and together he made it clear that in a short time the gospel preaching spread everywhere and the pagans, according to the promise given to Abraham, received a blessing. Hebrews 13:25. Grace be with you all. Amen. “Grace be with you all. Amen." The apostle added the usual conclusion, wishing them the sacrament of grace. And we will praise the Lawgiver of everything new and old and we will beg Him to gain His help for us, so that, preserving His Divine laws, we will receive the promised blessings in Christ Jesus our Lord. With Him, glory to the Father with the All-Holy Spirit, now and always and unto ages of ages! Amen. The book of Hebrews was written from Italy and sent with Timothy. You might be interested in: