Hebrews 13 NLT

Outline

I.                  Prologue: The Superiority of God's New Revelation (1:1-4)

                         II.         The Superiority of Christ to Leading Figures under the Old Covenant (1:5;7:28)

A.    Christ Is Superior to the Angels (1:5;2:18)

1.     Scriptural proof of his superiority (1:5-14)

2.     Exhortation not to ignore the revelation of God in his Son (2:1-4)

3.     Jesus was made a little lower than the angels (2:5-9)

4.     Having been made like us, Jesus was enabled to save us (2:10-18)

B.    Christ Is Superior to Moses (3:1;4:13)

1.     Demonstration of Christ's superiority (3:1-6)

2.     Exhortation to enter salvation-rest (3:7;4:13)

C.    Christ Is Superior to the Aaronic Priests (4:14;7:28)

1.     Jesus is the great high priest (4:14-16)

2.     Qualifications of a priest (5:1-10)

3.     Exhortation to press on toward maturity (5:11;6:12)

4.     The certainty of God's promise (6:13-20)

5.     Christ's superior priestly order (ch. 7)

                      III.         The Superior Sacrificial Work of Our High Priest (8:1;10:18)

A.    A New Sanctuary and a New Covenant (ch. 8)

B.    The Old Sanctuary (9:1-10)

C.    The Better Sacrifice (9:11;10:18)

                           IV.         A Call to Follow Jesus Faithfully and with Perseverance (10:19;12:29)

 .      Having Confidence to Enter the Sanctuary (10:19-25)

A.    A Warning against Persistence in Sin (10:26-31)

B.    C. Persevering in Faith under Pressure (10:32;12:3)

1.     As in the past, so in the future (10:32-39)

2.     Faith and its many outstanding examples (ch. 11)

3.     Jesus, the supreme example (12:1-3)

C.    Encouragement to Persevere in the Face of Hardship (12:4-13)

D.    Exhortation to Holy Living (12:14-17)

E.    Crowning Motivation and Warning (12:18-29)

                        V.         Conclusion (ch. 13)

 .      Rules for Christian Living (13:1-17)

A.    Request for Prayer (13:18-19)

B.    Benediction (13:20-21)

C.    Personal Remarks (13:22-23)

D.    Greetings and Final Benediction (13:24-25)

Hebrews 13 NLT

1 Keep on loving each other as brothers and sisters. 

2Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it!

3 Remember those in prison, as if you were there yourself. Remember also those being mistreated, as if you felt their pain in your own bodies. 

4 Give honor to marriage, and remain faithful to one another in marriage. God will surely judge people who are immoral and those who commit adultery. 

5 Don’t love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, “I will never fail you. I will never abandon you.” 

6 So we can say with confidence, “The LORD is my helper, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me?” 

7 Remember your leaders who taught you the word of God. Think of all the good that has come from their lives, and follow the example of their faith. 

8Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. 

9 So do not be attracted by strange, new ideas. Your strength comes from God’s grace, not from rules about food, which don’t help those who follow them. 

10 We have an altar from which the priests in the Tabernacle have no right to eat. 

11Under the old system, the high priest brought the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin, and the bodies of the animals were burned outside the camp. 

12 So also Jesus suffered and died outside the city gates to make his people holy by means of his own blood. 

13 So let us go out to him, outside the camp, and bear the disgrace he bore.

14 For this world is not our permanent home; we are looking forward to a home yet to come. 

15 Therefore, let us offer through Jesus a continual sacrifice of praise to God, proclaiming our allegiance to his name. 

16 And don’t forget to do good and to share with those in need. These are the sacrifices that please God. 

17 Obey your spiritual leaders, and do what they say. Their work is to watch over your souls, and they are accountable to God. Give them reason to do this with joy and not with sorrow. That would certainly not be for your benefit. 

18 Pray for us, for our conscience is clear and we want to live honorably in everything we do. 

19 And especially pray that I will be able to come back to you soon.

20 Now may the God of peace— who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, and ratified an eternal covenant with his blood— 

21 may he equip you with all you need for doing his will. May he produce in you, through the power of Jesus Christ, every good thing that is pleasing to him. All glory to him forever and ever! Amen. 

22 I urge you, dear brothers and sisters, to pay attention to what I have written in this brief exhortation. 

23 I want you to know that our brother Timothy has been released from jail. If he comes here soon, I will bring him with me to see you. 

24 Greet all your leaders and all the believers there. The believers from Italy send you their greetings. 

25 May God’s grace be with you all.

Proverbs 26 NLT

1 Honor is no more associated with fools than snow with summer or rain with harvest. 

2 Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved curse will not land on its intended victim. 

3 Guide a horse with a whip, a donkey with a bridle, and a fool with a rod to his back! 

4 Don’t answer the foolish arguments of fools, or you will become as foolish as they are. 

5 Be sure to answer the foolish arguments of fools, or they will become wise in their own estimation. 

6 Trusting a fool to convey a message is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison! 

7 A proverb in the mouth of a fool is as useless as a paralyzed leg. 

8 Honoring a fool is as foolish as tying a stone to a slingshot. 

9 A proverb in the mouth of a fool is like a thorny branch brandished by a drunk. 

10 An employer who hires a fool or a bystander is like an archer who shoots at random. 

11 As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his foolishness. 

12 There is more hope for fools than for people who think they are wise. 

13 The lazy person claims, “There’s a lion on the road! Yes, I’m sure there’s a lion out there!” 

14 As a door swings back and forth on its hinges, so the lazy person turns over in bed. 

15 Lazy people take food in their hand but don’t even lift it to their mouth. 

16 Lazy people consider themselves smarter than seven wise counselors. 

17Interfering in someone else’s argument is as foolish as yanking a dog’s ears. 

18 Just as damaging as a madman shooting a deadly weapon 

19 is someone who lies to a friend and then says, “I was only joking.” 

20 Fire goes out without wood, and quarrels disappear when gossip stops. 

21 A quarrelsome person starts fights as easily as hot embers light charcoal or fire lights wood. 

22 Rumors are dainty morsels that sink deep into one’s heart. 

23 Smooth words may hide a wicked heart, just as a pretty glaze covers a clay pot. 

24 People may cover their hatred with pleasant words, but they’re deceiving you. 

25They pretend to be kind, but don’t believe them. Their hearts are full of many evils. 

26 While their hatred may be concealed by trickery, their wrongdoing will be exposed in public. 

27 If you set a trap for others, you will get caught in it yourself. If you roll a boulder down on others, it will crush you instead. 

28 A lying tongue hates its victims, and flattering words cause ruin.