King James Version · Under Rome
Hebrews 13
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Let brotherly love continue. Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained unawares. Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body. Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and will judge. Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me. Remember them which have the you, who have spoken unto you the word of : whose follow, considering the end of their conversation. the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever. Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that be established with ; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein. We have an , whereof they have no right to eat which the . For the bodies of those , whose is brought into by the for , are burned without the camp. Wherefore also, that he might the people with his own , suffered without the . Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his . For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come. By him therefore let us offer the of to continually, that is, the fruit of our giving thanks to his name. But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such is well pleased. them that have the you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your , as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you. for us: for we we have a , in all things willing to live honestly. But I beseech you the rather to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner. Now the of peace, that brought again from our , that great of the sheep, through of the , Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through ; to whom be . . And I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of exhortation: for I have written a letter unto you in few words. Know ye that our brother is ; with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you. Salute all them that have the you, and all . They of Italy salute you. be with you all. . Written to the from Italy by .
The 1611 translation, public domain. Its original printing included the Apocrypha, which is why the deuterocanonical books can be read here. Notes and cards are EKLI’s own.
The world at this moment · Under Rome, 63 BC to AD 100 ›
Judea as a client kingdom and then a province. Roads, garrisons, taxes, crucifixion, and a common Greek language that let a message travel the empire faster than any before it.
- Rome
- The republic tears itself apart in civil war and comes out as an empire under Augustus. What follows is two centuries of relative peace across the whole Mediterranean, enforced by legions and paid for by taxes, with safe roads and safe sea lanes. Every one of Paul's journeys depends on that.
- Judea
- Governed first through Herod the Great, a client king of enormous ability and enormous brutality who rebuilds the temple into one of the wonders of the ancient world, then directly by Roman prefects. Crucifixion is the standard penalty for sedition and is used often and publicly.
- The wider world
- Greek is spoken from Spain to Syria, which means a letter written in Corinth can be read in Rome without translation. Jewish communities already exist in most major cities, which is where the first Christian preaching lands. Mystery religions, imperial cult, and philosophy all compete in the same marketplace.
- Further afield
- The Han dynasty rules China and trades silk westward along routes that touch the Roman world at second hand. In Britain the Roman conquest begins within a decade of the crucifixion.