Hebrews 13:9-17

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⁹ Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings.^(A) It is good for our hearts to be strengthened^(B) by grace, not by eating ceremonial foods,^(C) which is of no benefit to those who do so.^{(D) 10} We have an altar from which those who minister at the tabernacle^(E) have no right to eat.^(F)

¹¹ The high priest carries the blood of animals into the Most Holy Place as a sin offering,^(G) but the bodies are burned outside the camp.^{(H) 12} And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate^(I) to make the people holy^(J) through his own blood.^{(K) 13} Let us, then, go to him^(L) outside the camp, bearing the disgrace he bore.^{(M) 14} For here we do not have an enduring city,^(N) but we are looking for the city that is to come.^(O)

¹⁵ Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice^(P) of praise—the fruit of lips^(Q) that openly profess his name. ¹⁶ And do not forget to do good and to share with others,^(R) for with such sacrifices^(S) God is pleased.

¹⁷ Have confidence in your leaders^(T) and submit to their authority, because they keep watch over you^(U) as those who must give an account. Do this so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no benefit to you.