Hebreos 13
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
Exhortación a vivir como cristianos
13 Que no decaiga el amor fraterno. 2 No echen en olvido la hospitalidad pues, gracias a ella, personas hubo que, sin saberlo, alojaron ángeles en su casa. 3 Tengan siempre presentes a los encarcelados como si ustedes mismos se encontraran presos junto con ellos; y también a los que sufren malos tratos, como si ustedes estuvieran en su lugar.
4 Que todos respeten el matrimonio y mantengan limpia su vida conyugal, pues Dios juzgará con severidad a los adúlteros y lujuriosos. 5 Que la fiebre del dinero no se apodere de ustedes; conténtense con lo que tienen, ya que es Dios mismo quien ha dicho: Nunca te abandonaré; jamás te dejaré solo. 6 Por eso podemos exclamar llenos de confianza:
El Señor es quien me ayuda, nada temo,
¿qué podrán hacerme los humanos?
7 Recuerden a los dirigentes que les anunciaron el mensaje de Dios. Tomen nota de cómo culminaron su vida y sigan el ejemplo de su fe. 8 Jesucristo es siempre el mismo, ayer, hoy y por toda la eternidad. 9 No se dejen arrastrar por cualquier doctrina que les venga de afuera. Lo que de veras importa es que la gracia los fortalezca; en lo que se refiere a las reglas sobre alimentos, de ningún provecho han servido a quienes las han observado.
El sacrificio agradable a Dios
10 Nosotros tenemos un sacrificio del que no tienen derecho a comer los que ofician en el santuario. 11 Sabido es que los cuerpos de los animales cuya sangre introduce el sumo sacerdote en el lugar santísimo como rito expiatorio por los pecados, son quemados fuera del campamento. 12 Por eso también Jesús, a fin de consagrar al pueblo con su propia sangre, murió fuera de la ciudad. 13 Salgamos, pues, a su encuentro fuera del campamento, compartiendo los ultrajes que él sufrió, 14 pues la ciudad que ahora habitamos no es definitiva, sino que buscamos una para el futuro. 15 Así que en todo momento ofrezcamos a Dios, por medio de Jesucristo, un sacrificio de alabanza que no es otro sino la ofrenda de unos labios que bendicen su nombre. 16 Y no se olviden de hacer el bien y de ayudarse unos a otros, pues esos son los sacrificios que agradan a Dios.
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17 Obedezcan a sus dirigentes y sigan sus instrucciones ya que se desvelan por ustedes como quienes tienen que rendir cuentas a Dios; de esta manera cumplirán con alegría y sin quejas su tarea, pues ¿de qué les serviría a ustedes que ellos lo hicieran a disgusto?
18 Nos encomendamos a las oraciones de ustedes, pues aunque confiamos estar limpios de culpa, deseamos comportarnos rectamente en todo. 19 Les ruego, pues, insistentemente que lo hagan así para que pueda volver cuanto antes con ustedes.
Conclusión (13,20-25)
Bendición y doxología
20 Que el Dios de la paz, el que resucitó de entre los muertos a Jesús, nuestro Señor, y lo constituyó supremo pastor del rebaño mediante la sangre de una alianza eterna, 21 los ponga a punto para que cumplan su voluntad en toda clase de buenas obras. Que él lleve a cabo en nosotros, por medio de Jesucristo, aquello que le agrada. A él sea la gloria por siempre jamás. Amén.
Nota de acompañamiento y saludos
22 Les ruego, hermanos, que acepten de buen grado esta exhortación que les envío acompañada de unas breves líneas.
23 Sepan que nuestro hermano Timoteo ha sido puesto en libertad. Si viene pronto, irá conmigo a visitarlos. 24 Saludos a todos los dirigentes y a todos los creyentes en general. Por su parte, los saludan los hermanos de Italia. 25 Que la gracia esté con todos ustedes.
Hebreos 13
Reina-Valera 1960
Deberes cristianos
13 Permanezca el amor fraternal. 2 No os olvidéis de la hospitalidad, porque por ella algunos, sin saberlo, hospedaron ángeles.(A) 3 Acordaos de los presos, como si estuvierais presos juntamente con ellos; y de los maltratados, como que también vosotros mismos estáis en el cuerpo. 4 Honroso sea en todos el matrimonio, y el lecho sin mancilla; pero a los fornicarios y a los adúlteros los juzgará Dios. 5 Sean vuestras costumbres sin avaricia, contentos con lo que tenéis ahora; porque él dijo: No te desampararé, ni te dejaré;(B) 6 de manera que podemos decir confiadamente:
El Señor es mi ayudador; no temeré
Lo que me pueda hacer el hombre.(C)
7 Acordaos de vuestros pastores, que os hablaron la palabra de Dios; considerad cuál haya sido el resultado de su conducta, e imitad su fe. 8 Jesucristo es el mismo ayer, y hoy, y por los siglos. 9 No os dejéis llevar de doctrinas diversas y extrañas; porque buena cosa es afirmar el corazón con la gracia, no con viandas, que nunca aprovecharon a los que se han ocupado de ellas. 10 Tenemos un altar, del cual no tienen derecho de comer los que sirven al tabernáculo. 11 Porque los cuerpos de aquellos animales cuya sangre a causa del pecado es introducida en el santuario por el sumo sacerdote, son quemados fuera del campamento.(D) 12 Por lo cual también Jesús, para santificar al pueblo mediante su propia sangre, padeció fuera de la puerta. 13 Salgamos, pues, a él, fuera del campamento, llevando su vituperio; 14 porque no tenemos aquí ciudad permanente, sino que buscamos la por venir. 15 Así que, ofrezcamos siempre a Dios, por medio de él, sacrificio de alabanza, es decir, fruto de labios que confiesan su nombre. 16 Y de hacer bien y de la ayuda mutua no os olvidéis; porque de tales sacrificios se agrada Dios. 17 Obedeced a vuestros pastores, y sujetaos a ellos; porque ellos velan por vuestras almas, como quienes han de dar cuenta; para que lo hagan con alegría, y no quejándose, porque esto no os es provechoso.
18 Orad por nosotros; pues confiamos en que tenemos buena conciencia, deseando conducirnos bien en todo. 19 Y más os ruego que lo hagáis así, para que yo os sea restituido más pronto.
Bendición y salutaciones finales
20 Y el Dios de paz que resucitó de los muertos a nuestro Señor Jesucristo, el gran pastor de las ovejas, por la sangre del pacto eterno, 21 os haga aptos en toda obra buena para que hagáis su voluntad, haciendo él en vosotros lo que es agradable delante de él por Jesucristo; al cual sea la gloria por los siglos de los siglos. Amén.
22 Os ruego, hermanos, que soportéis la palabra de exhortación, pues os he escrito brevemente. 23 Sabed que está en libertad nuestro hermano Timoteo, con el cual, si viniere pronto, iré a veros. 24 Saludad a todos vuestros pastores, y a todos los santos. Los de Italia os saludan. 25 La gracia sea con todos vosotros. Amén.
Hebrews 13
New English Translation
Final Exhortations
13 Brotherly love must continue. 2 Do not neglect hospitality, because through it some have entertained angels without knowing it.[a] 3 Remember those in prison as though you were in prison with them,[b] and those ill-treated as though you too felt their torment.[c] 4 Marriage must be honored among all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge sexually immoral people and adulterers. 5 Your conduct must be free from the love of money and you must be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you and I will never abandon you.”[d] 6 So we can say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper, and[e] I will not be afraid. What can people do to me?”[f] 7 Remember your leaders, who spoke God’s message to you; reflect on the outcome of their lives and imitate their faith. 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever! 9 Do not be carried away by all sorts of strange teachings.[g] For it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not ritual meals,[h] which have never benefited those who participated in them. 10 We have an altar that those who serve in the tabernacle have no right to eat from. 11 For the bodies of those animals whose blood the high priest brings[i] into the sanctuary as an offering for sin are burned outside the camp. 12 Therefore, to sanctify the people by his own blood, Jesus also suffered outside the camp. 13 We must go out to him, then, outside the camp, bearing the abuse he experienced.[j] 14 For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come. 15 Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, acknowledging his name. 16 And do not neglect to do good and to share what you have,[k] for God is pleased with such sacrifices.
17 Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls and will give an account for their work.[l] Let them do this[m] with joy and not with complaints, for this would be no advantage for you. 18 Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a clear conscience and desire to conduct ourselves rightly in every respect. 19 I especially ask you to pray[n] that I may be restored to you very soon.
Benediction and Conclusion
20 Now may the God of peace who by the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep, our Lord Jesus, 21 equip you with every good thing to do his will, working in us[o] what is pleasing before him through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever.[p] Amen.
22 Now I urge you, brothers and sisters,[q] bear with my message of exhortation, for in fact I have written to you briefly. 23 You should know that[r] our brother Timothy has been released. If he comes soon, he will be with me when I see you.[s] 24 Greetings to all your leaders and all the saints. Those from Italy send you greetings. 25 Grace be with you all.[t]
Footnotes
- Hebrews 13:2 sn This is a vague allusion to people described in scripture and extra-biblical literature and may include Abraham and Sarah (Gen 18:2-15), Lot (Gen 19:1-14), Gideon (Judg 6:11-18), Manoah (Judg 13:3-22), and possibly Tobit (Tob 12:1-20).
- Hebrews 13:3 tn Grk “as being imprisoned together.”
- Hebrews 13:3 tn Or “since you too are vulnerable”; Grk “you also being in the body.”
- Hebrews 13:5 sn A quotation from Deut 31:6, 8.
- Hebrews 13:6 tc Some significant mss (א* C* P 0285vid 33 1175 1739 lat) lack καί (kai), but because the omission conforms to the wording of Ps 118:6 (117:6 LXX), it is suspect.
- Hebrews 13:6 sn A quotation from Ps 118:6.
- Hebrews 13:9 tn Grk “by diverse and strange teachings.”
- Hebrews 13:9 tn Grk “foods,” referring to the meals associated with the OT sacrifices (see the contrast with the next verse; also 9:9-10; 10:1, 4, 11).
- Hebrews 13:11 tn Grk “whose blood is brought by the high priest.”
- Hebrews 13:13 tn Grk “his abuse.”
- Hebrews 13:16 tn Grk “neglect doing good and fellowship.”
- Hebrews 13:17 tn Or “as ones who will give an account”; Grk “as giving an account.”
- Hebrews 13:17 tn Grk “that they may do this.”
- Hebrews 13:19 tn Grk “I urge you to do this all the more.”
- Hebrews 13:21 tc Some mss (C P Ψ 6 629* 630 1505 pm latt syh) read ὑμῖν (humin, “in you”) here, but ἡμῖν (hēmin) has stronger external support (P46 א A Dvid K 0243 0285 33 81 104 326 365 629c 1175 1739 1881 pm syp co). It is also more likely that ἡμῖν would have been changed to ὑμῖν in light of the “you” which occurs at the beginning of the verse than vice versa.
- Hebrews 13:21 tc ‡ Most mss (א A [C*] 0243 0285 33 1739 1881 M latt) include the words “and ever” here, but the shorter reading (supported by P46 C3 D Ψ 6 104 365 1505 al) is preferred on internal grounds. It seemed more likely that scribes would assimilate the wording to the common NT doxological expression “for ever and ever,” found especially in the Apocalypse (cf., e.g., 1 Tim 1:17; 2 Tim 4:18; Rev 4:9; 22:5) than to the “forever” of Heb 13:8. Nevertheless, a decision is difficult here. NA28 places the phrase in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.
- Hebrews 13:22 tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 2:11.
- Hebrews 13:23 tn Grk “Know that” (an imperative).
- Hebrews 13:23 tn Grk “has been released, with whom, if he comes soon, I will see you.”
- Hebrews 13:25 tc Most witnesses, including several significant ones (א2 A C D H Ψ 0243 1739 1881 M lat sy bo), conclude the letter with ἀμήν (amēn, “amen”). Such a conclusion is routinely added by scribes to NT books because a few of these books originally had such an ending (cf. Rom 16:27; Gal 6:18; Jude 25). A majority of Greek witnesses have the concluding ἀμήν in every NT book except Acts, James, and 3 John (and even in these books, ἀμήν is found in some witnesses). It is thus a predictable variant. Further, there is sufficient testimony (P46 א* Ivid 6 33 sa) for the lack of the particle, rendering its omission the preferred reading.
Hebrews 13
New International Version
Concluding Exhortations
13 Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters.(A) 2 Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers,(B) for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.(C) 3 Continue to remember those in prison(D) as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.
4 Marriage should be honored by all,(E) and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.(F) 5 Keep your lives free from the love of money(G) and be content with what you have,(H) because God has said,
6 So we say with confidence,
7 Remember your leaders,(K) who spoke the word of God(L) to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate(M) their faith. 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.(N)
9 Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings.(O) It is good for our hearts to be strengthened(P) by grace, not by eating ceremonial foods,(Q) which is of no benefit to those who do so.(R) 10 We have an altar from which those who minister at the tabernacle(S) have no right to eat.(T)
11 The high priest carries the blood of animals into the Most Holy Place as a sin offering,(U) but the bodies are burned outside the camp.(V) 12 And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate(W) to make the people holy(X) through his own blood.(Y) 13 Let us, then, go to him(Z) outside the camp, bearing the disgrace he bore.(AA) 14 For here we do not have an enduring city,(AB) but we are looking for the city that is to come.(AC)
15 Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice(AD) of praise—the fruit of lips(AE) that openly profess his name. 16 And do not forget to do good and to share with others,(AF) for with such sacrifices(AG) God is pleased.
17 Have confidence in your leaders(AH) and submit to their authority, because they keep watch over you(AI) 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.
18 Pray for us.(AJ) We are sure that we have a clear conscience(AK) and desire to live honorably in every way. 19 I particularly urge you to pray so that I may be restored to you soon.(AL)
Benediction and Final Greetings
20 Now may the God of peace,(AM) who through the blood of the eternal covenant(AN) brought back from the dead(AO) our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,(AP) 21 equip you with everything good for doing his will,(AQ) and may he work in us(AR) what is pleasing to him,(AS) through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.(AT)
22 Brothers and sisters, I urge you to bear with my word of exhortation, for in fact I have written to you quite briefly.(AU)
23 I want you to know that our brother Timothy(AV) has been released. If he arrives soon, I will come with him to see you.
24 Greet all your leaders(AW) and all the Lord’s people. Those from Italy(AX) send you their greetings.
25 Grace be with you all.(AY)
Footnotes
- Hebrews 13:5 Deut. 31:6
- Hebrews 13:6 Psalm 118:6,7
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