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Hebrews 13:22

Weymouth NT

Bear with me, brethren, when I thus exhort you; for, in fact, it is but a short letter that I have written to you.

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After the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the Wardens of the synagogue sent word to them. »Brethren,« they said, »if you have anything encouraging to say to the people, speak.«

But as for me Paul, I entreat you by the gentleness and self-forgetfulness of Christ–I who when among you have not an imposing personal presence, but when absent am fearlessly outspoken in dealing with you.

On Christ's behalf therefore we come as ambassadors, God, as it were, making entreaty through our lips: we, on Christ's behalf, beseech men to be reconciled to God.

And you also we, as God's fellow workers, entreat not to be found to have received His grace to no purpose.

See in what large letters I am writing to you with my own hand.

and that by a revelation the truth hitherto kept secret was made known to me as I have already briefly explained it to you.

and you have quite forgotten the encouraging words which are addressed to you as sons, and which say, »My son, do not think lightly of the Lord's discipline, and do not faint when He corrects you;

I specially urge this upon you in order that I may be the more speedily restored to you.

For this reason we ought to pay the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, for fear we should drift away from them.

Therefore, holy brethren, sharers with others in a heavenly invitation, fix your thoughts on Jesus, the Apostle and High Priest whose followers we profess to be.

Therefore let us be on our guard lest perhaps, while He still leaves us a promise of being admitted to His rest, some one of you should be found to have fallen short of it.

Let it then be our earnest endeavour to be admitted to that rest, so that no one may perish through following the same example of unbelief.

I send this short letter by Silas, our faithful brother –for such I regard him– in order to encourage you, and to bear witness that what I have told you is the true grace of God. In it stand fast.




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