1     Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus. Heb.. 4:14; 1 Pet. 1:15-16 

2     who was faithful to Him who appointed Him, as Moses also was faithful in all his house.                                                        Num. 12:7       

3     For this One has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as He who built the house has more honor than the house.                                           

4     For every house is built by someone, but He who built all things is God.                                                                                              Eph. 2:10     

5     And Moses indeed was faithful in all His house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which would be spoken afterward,                                  Ex. 14:31         

6     but Christ as a Son over His own house, whose house we are if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm to the end.                                                                                                                                                            Ps. 110:4; 1 Tim. 3:15          

7     Therefore as the Holy Spirit says:

      “Today, if you will hear His                                                                                                                     voice                                                                                  Ps. 95:7-11             

8     Do not harden your hearts as                                                                                                                in the rebellion,                                                                                                                                 In the day of trial in the                                                                                                                          wilderness,                                                                                                                                 

9     Where your fathers tested Me,                                                                                                            tried Me,                                                                                                                                                And saw My works forty                                                                                                                          years.                                                                                                                                         

10    Therefore I was angry with

that generation,   

And said, ‘They always go                                                                                                                      astray in their heart,                                                                                                                    And they have not known My

ways.’                                                                                 

11    So I swore in My wrath,                                                                                                                   “They shall not enter My                                                                                                                          rest.'”                                                                                                                                         

12    Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God;    Heb. 3:19; Heb. 11:6             

13    but exhort one another daily, while it is called “Today,” lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.                                                                           

14    For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end,                              Heb. 3:6            

15    while it is said:                                                                                                                                    “Today, if you will hear His                                                                                                                      voice,                                                                            Ps.. 91:7-8                    Do not harden your hearts as                                                                                                               in the rebellion.”                                                                                                               

16    For who, having heard, rebelled? indeed,wasit not all who came out of Egypt,led by Moses?                                                                                                                           

17    Now with whom was He angry forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose corpses fell in the wilderness?  Num. 14:22-23      

18    And to whom did He swear that they would not enter His rest, but to those who did not obey?                                                                                                                             

19    So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.         Heb. 11:6

1    Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away.                                                                                                                               

2    For if the word spoken through angels proved steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just reward,      Acts. 7:53       

3    how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him.                                                               Heb. 10:28       

4    God also bearing witness both with signs and wonders, with various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to His own will?                                

5    For He has not put the world to come, of which we speak, in subjection to angels.                                                    2 Pet. 3:13         

6    But one testified in a certain place, saying”

    “What is man that You are                                                                                                                   mindful of him,                                                                Ps. 8: 4-6              Or the Son of man that You                                                                                                              take care of him?                                                                                                                       

7    You have made him a little                                                                                                              lower than the angels;                                                                                                                  You have crowned him with                                                                                                            glory and honor,                                                                                                                              And set him over the works of                                                                                                             Your hands.                                                                                                                                 

8    You have put all things in                                                                                                                 subjection under his feet.”

For in that he put all in subjection under him. He left nothing that is not put under him. But now we do not yet see all things put under him.                                 

9    But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone.                                               Acts. 2:33; Phil. 2:7-9        

10   For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.    Heb. 5: 8-9; Acts. 7:28; Col. 1:16              

11   For both He who sanctifies and those who are being sanctified are all of one, for which reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren,                                       

♦12 saying:

        I will declare Your name to                                                                                                             My brethren;                                                                    Ps. 22:12          In the midst of the assembly I                                                                                                       will sing praises to You.”                                                                                                   

♦13 And again:                                                                        2 Sam. 22:3 

     “I will put trust in Him.” 

And again:                                                                    2 Sam. 22:3 

    Here am I and the children                                                                                                              whom God has given Me.”                                                                                                 

14   Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil,  2 Tim. 1:10          

15   and release those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.                                                      Luke. 1:74          

16   For indeed He does not give aide to angels, but He does give aid to the seed of Abraham.                                                                                                                                         

17   Therefore, in all things He had to be made like His brethren, That He might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.                                     Heb. 4:15; Phil. 2:7           

18   For in that He Himself has suffered, being tempted, He is able to aid those who are tempted.                              Heb. 4:15-16

Who wrote the Book of Hebrews? Who was the author of Hebrews?

From “Got Questions” https://www.gotquestions.org/author-Hebrews.html

The title “To the Hebrews,” which appears in the earliest known copy of the epistle, is not a part of the original manuscript. There is no salutation; the letter simply begins with the assertion that Jesus, the Son of God, has appeared, atoned for our sins, and is now seated at the right hand of God in heaven (Hebrews 1:1-4).
     

The letter closes with the words “Grace be with you all” (Hebrews 13:25), which is the same closing found in each of Paul’s known letters (see Romans 16:20; 1 Corinthians 16:23; 2 Corinthians 13:14; Galatians 6:18; Ephesians 6:24; Philippians 4:23; Colossians 4:18; 1 Thessalonians 5:28; 2 Thessalonians 3:18; 1 Timothy 6:21; 2 Timothy 4:22; Titus 3:15; and Philemon 25). However, it should be noted that Peter (1 Peter 5:14; 2 Peter 3:18) used similar—though not identical—closings. It is possible that it was simply customary to close letters like this with the words “Grace be with you all” during this time period.
   

Church tradition teaches that Paul wrote the book of Hebrews, and until the 1800s that issue was closed. However, though a vast majority of Christians scholar still believe Paul wrote the book, there are some tempting reasons to think otherwise.
   

First and foremost is the lack of a salutation. Some sort of personal salutation from Paul appears in all of his letters. So it would seem that writing anonymously is not his usual method; therefore, the reasoning goes, Hebrews cannot be one of his letters. Second, the overall composition and style is of a person who is a very sophisticated writer. Even though he was certainly a sophisticated communicator, Paul stated that he purposely did not speak with a commanding vocabulary (1 Corinthians 1:17; 2:1; 2 Corinthians 11:6).

The book of Hebrews quotes extensively from the Old Testament. Paul, as a Pharisee, would have been familiar with the Scripture in its original Hebrew language. In other letters, Paul either quotes the Masoretic Text (the original Hebrew) or paraphrases it. However, all of the quotes in this epistle are taken out of the Septuagint (the Greek Old Testament), which is inconsistent with Paul’s usage. Finally, Paul was an apostle who claimed to receive his revelations directly from the Lord Jesus (1 Corinthians 11:23; Galatians 1:12). The writer of Hebrews specifically says that he was taught by an apostle (Hebrews 2:3).

If Paul didn’t write the letter, who did? The most plausible suggestion is that this was actually a sermon Paul gave and it was transcribed later by Luke, a person who would have had the command of the Greek language that the writer shows. Barnabas is another likely prospect, since he was a Levite and would have been speaking on a subject that he knew much about. Martin Luther suggested Apollos, since he would have had the education the writer of this letter must have had. Priscilla and Clement of Rome have been suggested by other scholars.

However, there is still much evidence that Paul wrote the letter. The most compelling comes from Scripture itself. Remember that Peter wrote to the Hebrews (that is, the Jews; see Galatians 2:7, 9 and 1 Peter 1:1). Peter wrote, “Just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him” (2 Peter 3:15). In that last verse, Peter is confirming that Paul had also written a letter to the Hebrews!

The theology presented in Hebrews is consistent with Paul’s. Paul was a proponent of salvation by faith alone (Ephesians 2:8, 9), and that message is strongly communicated in this epistle (Hebrews 4:2, 6:12, 10:19-22, 10:37-39, and 11:1-40), indicating that either Paul wrote the epistle or the writer was trained by Paul. Although it is a small detail, this epistle makes mention of Timothy (Hebrews 13:23), and Paul is the only apostle known to have ever done that in any letter.

So, who actually wrote Hebrews? The letter fills a needed space in Scripture and both outlines our faith and defines faith itself in the same way that Romans defines the tenets of Christian living. It closes the chapters of faith alone and serves as a prelude to the chapters on good works built on a foundation of faith in God. In short, this book belongs in the Bible. Therefore, its human author is unimportant. What is important is to treat the book as inspired Scripture as defined in 2 Timothy 3:16-17. The Holy Spirit was the divine author of Hebrews and of all Scripture, even though we don’t know who put the physical pen to the physical paper and traced the words.

1    God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets,                                                                                                                 

2    has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds;                                                   

3    who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,  John. 1:14   

4    having become so much better than the angels, as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name that they.    Heb. 1:5     

5    For to which of the angels did He ever say:

       “You are my Son,                                                                         Ps. 2:7                Today I have begotten You”?

And again:

       “I will be to Him a Father,                                                                                                                     

And He shall be to Me a                                                                                                                           

Son”?                                                                  2Sam. 7:14   

6    But when He again brings the firstborn into the world He say:

       Let all the angels of God                                                                                                                          Worship Him”                                                        Deut. 32:43

7    And of the angels He says:

    “Who makes His angels spirits                                                                                                          And His ministers a flame of                                                                                                               fire”                                                                                 Ps. 104:4     

8    But to the Son He says:                                     

    “Your throne, O God, is forever                                                                                                             and ever;                                                                    Ps. 45: 6-7                A scepter of righteousness is                                                                                                              the scepter of Your                                                                                                                                kingdom.                                                                                                                                     

9 You have loved righteousness                                                                                                             and hated lawlessness;                                                                                                                Therefore God, Your God, has                                                                                                              anointed You                                                                                                                                     With the oil of gladness more                                                                                                             

than your companions.”                                                                                         

10 And:

” You, Lord, in the beginning                                                                                                                   laid the foundation of the                                                                                                                earth,                                                                  Ps. 102:25-27                 

And the heavens are the work                                                                                                             

of Your hands.                                                                                                                              11 They will perish, but You                                                                                                                       remain;                                                                                                                                                And they will grow old like                                                                                                                   a garment;                                                                                                                                   

12   Like a cloak You will fold                                                                                                                        them up,                                                                                                                                             And they will be changed.                                                                                                                 But You are the same,                                                                                                                         And Your years will not fail.”

♦13 But to which of the Angels has He ever said: Sit at My right hand,                                                         Ps. 110:1                Till I make Your enemies Your                                                                                                             footstool”?

14   Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation?         

 1      Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated to the gospel of God                                                                                                                               

2     which He promised before through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures,      Acts. 26:6; Gal. 3:8                                                                                                                            

♦3    concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh,  Matt 1:6; Matt 1:16; Luke 3:23, Luke 3:31

♦4    and declared tobe the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead.   

5     Through him we have received grace and apostleship for obedience to the faith among all nations for His name,                         Acts 6:7;  Acts 9:15; Eph 3:8

6     among whom you also are the called of Jesus Christ;      1 Cor 1:12

7     To all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints:

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and Lord Jesus Christ.                                                                                                                                                             Num 6:25-26

8     First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world. Rom, 16:19; 1

9     For God is my witness whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of His Son that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers,                1 Thess 3:10;  1Thess 5:17                                                                                                                 

10   making request if, by some means, now at last I may find a way in the will of God to come to you.                                                                                                                        11   For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, so that you may be established—                                                                                                           

12   that is, that I may be encouraged together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.                                                                                                                                    13   Now I do not want you to be unaware, brethren, that I often planned to come to you (but was hindered until now), that I might have some fruit among you also, just as among the other Gentiles.                                                                          

14   I am a debtor both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to wise and to unwise.    1 Cor 9:22                                                                                                               

15    So, as much as is in me, I am ready to preach the gospel in Rome to you who are in Rome also.       Rom 15:19-20 

16   For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.          1 Cor 1:18                                                                                                                          

17   For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written “The just shall live by faith.”    Rom 3:21-22;Hab2:4

18   For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness.          1 Thess 1:10; 1 Thess 2:16; 1 Thess 5:9                                                                                           

19   because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them.              Acts 14:17 

20   For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse,                                        Ps 19:1-6 

21   because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened.                                      Jer 2:5

22   Professing to be wise, they became fools, Jer 10:4; 1 Cor 1:18-25 

23   and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man— and birds and four footed animals and creeping things.                1 Tim 1:17; 1 Tim 6:15-16

24   Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves,   1 Cor 6:18

25   who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever, Amen.                                                                Is. 44:20; Jer. 10:14

26   For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. for even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature.                                                    27   Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due.    Lev. 18:22    28   And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting;                                                  Rom 1: 24; Rom. 1:26 

29   being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness, they are whisperers,              1 Cor. 6:9-10

30   backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,                                                                                                                 

31   undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving, unmerciful;                 

32   who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them.        Rom 2:2; Rom. 6:21    

1 I commend you to Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church in Cenchrea, Acts. 18:18

2 that you may receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and assist her in whatever business she has need of you; for indeed she has been a helper of many and of myself also. Rom. 14:1; Rom. 15:7

3 Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,

4 who risked their own necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles. Acts. 18:18-19, Acts. 18:26

5 Likewise greet the church that is in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who is the firstfruits of Achaia to Christ. 1 Cor. 16:15
6 Greet Mary, who labored much for us.

7 Greet Adronicus and Junia, my countrymen and my fellow prisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me. Gal. 1:22

8 Greet Amplias, my beloved in the Lord.

9 Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and Stachys, my beloved.

10 Greet Apelles, approved in Christ, greet those who are in the household of Aristobulus who are in the Lord.

11 Greet Herodian, my countryman. Greet those who are of the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord.

12 Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, who have labored in the Lord. Greet the beloved Persis, who labored much in the Lord.

13 Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.

14 Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the brethren who are with them.

15 Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus, and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them.

16 Greet one another with a holy kiss. The churches of Christ greet you.
1 Cor. 16:20

17 Now I urge you, brethren, note those who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and avoid them.

18 For those who are such that do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly, and by smooth words and flattering speech deceive the hearts of the simple. Col. 2:4

19 For your obedience has become known to all. Therefore I am glad on your behalf; but I want you to be wise in what is good, and simple concerning evil. Matt. 10:16

20 And the God of peace will crush satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen. Rom. 15:33; Gen. 3:15

21 Timothy my fellow worker, and Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my countrymen greet you. Acts. 16:1
22 I Tertius, who wrote this epistle greet you in the Lord.

23 Gaius, my host and the host of the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the treasurer of the city, greets you, and Quartus, a brother. Acts. 19:22

24 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

25 Now to him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret since the world began. Eph. 1:9; Eph. 3:20; Col. 1:26

26 but now made manifest, and by the prophetic scriptures made known to all nations, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, For obedience to the faith Rom. 1:5

27 to God, alone wise, be glory through Jesus Christ forever. Amen.

1 We then who are strong ought to bear with the scruples of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Gal. 6:1-2; 1 Thess. 5:14

2 Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, leading to edification. 1 Cor. 9:22; 2 Cor. 13:9

3 For even Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written. “The reproaches of those who reproached You fell on Me.” Ps. 69:9

4 For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. 1 Cor. 10:11

5 Now may the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like minded toward one another, according to Christ Jesus. Phil. 2:2

6 that you may with one mind and one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

7 Therefore receive one another, just as Christ also received us, to the glory of God. Rom. 5:2; Rom. 14:1-3

8 Now I say that Jesus Christ has become a servant to the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made to the fathers,

9 and that the Gentiles might glorify God for His mercy, as it is written: 2 Sam. 22:50; Ps. `18:49

For this reason I will confess
to you among the Gentiles,
And sing to your name.”

10 And again He says: Deut. 32:43

“Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His
people!”

11 And again: Ps. 117:1

“Praise the Lord, all you
Gentiles!
Laud Him, all you peoples!”


12 And again, Isaiah says:

“There shall be a root of Jesse;
And He who shall rise to
reign over the Gentiles,
In Him the Gentiles shall
hope.” Is. 11:10

13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

14 Now I myself am confident concerning you, my brethren, that you also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another. Eph. 1:17

15 Nevertheless, brethren, I have written more boldly to you on some points, as reminding you, because of the grace given to me by God,

16 that I might be a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering of the gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. Rom. 11:13

17 Therefore I have reason to glory in Christ Jesus in the things which pertain to God. 1 Cor. 1:29-31

18 For I will not dare to speak to any of those things which Christ has not accomplished through me, in word and deed, to make the Gentiles obedient Acts. 15:12; Acts. 21:19

19 in mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God, so that from Jerusalem and round about to Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.

20 And so I have made it my aim to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build on another man’s foundation,

21 but as it is written: Is. 52:15

“To whom He was not
announced, they shall see;
And those who have not
heard shall understand.”

22 For this reason I also have been much hindered from coming to you.

23 But now no longer having a place in these parts, and having a great desire these many years to come to you, Rom. 1:15

24 whenever I journey to Spain, I shall come to you. For I hope to see you on my journey, and to be helped on my way there by you, first I may enjoy your company for awhile. Rom. 1:12; Acts. 15:3

25 But now I am going to Jerusalem to minister to the saints.

26 For it pleased those from Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor among the saints who are in Jerusalem.

27 It pleased them indeed, and they are debtors. For if the Gentiles have been partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister to them in material things. Rom. 11:7

28 Therefore when I have performed this and have sealed to them this fruit, I shall go by way of you to Spain. Phil. 4:17

29 But I know that when I come to you, I shall come in the fullness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.

30 Now I beg you, brethren, through the lord Jesus Christ, and through the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me in prayers to God for me. Phil. 2:1

31 that I may be delivered from those in Judea who do not believe, and that my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints,

32 that I may come to you with joy by the will of God, and may be refreshed together with you. Rom. 1:10

33 Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen 1 Cor. 14:33; Heb. 13:20

1 Receive one who is weak in the faith, but not to disputes over doubtful things. Rom. 15:7

2 for one believes he may eat all things,but he who is weak eats only vegetables. 1 Tim. 4:3-5

3 Let not him who eats despise him who does not eat, and let him who does not eat judge him who eats; for God has received him.

4 Who are you to judge another’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. Indeed, he will be made to stand, for God is able to make him stand. James. 4:11-12

5 one person esteems one day above another; another esteems every day alike. Let each be fully convinced in his own mind. Gal. 4:10

6 He who observes the day, observes it to the Lord, and he who does not observe the day, to the Lord he does not observeit. He who eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives God thanks; and he who does not eat, to the Lord he does not eat, and gives God thanks. 1 Cor. 8:7-8

7 for none of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself. Gal. 2:20

8 For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s. 2 Cor. 5:14-15

9 For to this end Christ died and rose and lived again, that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living. Acts, 10:36; 2 Cor. 5:15

10 But why do you judge your brother? Or why do you show contempt for your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. 2 Cor. 5:10

11 For it is written: Is. 45:23

“As I live, says the Lord,
Every knee shall bow to Me,
And every tongue shall
confess to God.”

12 So then each of us shall give account of himself to God.” 1 Pet. 4:5

13 Therefore let us not judge one another anymore, but rather resolve this, not to put a stumbling block or a cause to fall in our brother’s way. 1 Cor. 8:9

14 I know and am convinced by the Lord Jesus that there is nothing unclean of itself; but to him who considers anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean. 1 Cor. 10:25

15 yet if your brother is grieved because of your food, you are no longer walking in love. Do not destroy with your food the one for whom Christ died. 1 Cor. 8:11

16 Therefore do not let your good be spoken of as evil; Rom. 12:17

17 For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. Rom. 8:6; 1 Cor. 8:8

18 For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men. 2 Cor. 8:21

19 Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which one may edify one another. Rom. 12:18; 1 Cor. 14:12

20 Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All things indeed are pure, but it is evil for the man who eats with offense.
Rom. 14:15

21 It is good neither to eat meat nor drink wine nor do anything by which your brother stumbles or is offended or is made weak. 1 Cor. 8:13

22 Do you have faith? Have it to yourself before God. Happy is he who does not condemn himself in what he approves. 1 John. 3:21

23 But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does noteat from faith; for whatever is not from faith is sin. Heb. 11:6

1 Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities,. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. 1 Pet. 2:13-17

2 Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves. Titus 3:1

3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same.

4 For he is God’s minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God’s minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who practices evil. Rom. 12: 19-21

5 Therefore you must be subject, not only because of wrath but also for conscience sake.

6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for they are God’s ministers attending continually to this very thing. Matt. 22: 17-21

7 Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor.

8 Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law. Rom. 13:10

9 For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not bear false witness,” “You shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself. Ex. 20:13-17

10 Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

11 And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed.

12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. Eph. 6:11, Eph 6:13

13 Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy. 1 Cor. 6:9

14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts. Gal. 3:27

1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. Phil. 4:18; Heb. 10:18; Heb. 10:20
2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
3 For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith.
4 For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function,
5 So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another. 1 Cor. 10:17
6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophecy in proportion to our faith. Acts. 11:27; 1 Cor. 14:1
7 or ministry, let us use it in our ministering; he who teaches, in teaching; 1 Cor. 12:28; Eph. 4:11
8 he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness. 9let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. 1 Thess. 5:21-22; 1 Tim. 1:5
10 Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor give preference to one another; Phil. 2:3; Heb. 13:1
11 not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;
12 rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer. Luke. 10:20; Luke. 18:1; Luke. 21:19
13 distributing to the needs of the saints, given to hospitality. 1Tim. 3:2
14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Matt. 5:44
15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.
16 Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion. Phil. 2:2; Phil. 4:2
17 Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men. Matt. 5:39; 2 Cor. 8:21
18 If it is possible, as much As depends on you, live peaceably with all men. Heb. 12:14
19 Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.
20 Therefore

“If your enemy is hungry, feed
him; Prov. 25:21-22
If he is thirsty, give him a
drink;
For in so doing you will heap
coals of fire on his head.”