7 Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and ^dimitate their faith. 8 ^eJesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. 9 Do not be led away by diverse and strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, which have not benefited those devoted to them. 10 ^fWe have an altar from which those who serve the tent¹ have no right to eat. 11 For ^gthe bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the holy places by the high priest as a sacrifice for sin are burned outside the camp. 12 So Jesus also suffered ^houtside the gate in order to ⁱsanctify the people through his own blood. 13 Therefore let us go to him outside the camp and bear the ^jreproach he endured. 14 For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the ^kcity that is ^lto come. 15 Through him then let us continually offer up a ^msacrifice of praise to God, that is, the ⁿfruit of lips that acknowledge his name. 16 Do not neglect to do good and to ^oshare what you have, for such ^psacrifices are pleasing to God.

17 ^qObey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.

18 Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a ^rclear conscience, desiring to act honorably in all things. 19 I urge you the more earnestly to do this in order that I may be restored to you the sooner.