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This Epistle contains an admonition against both [[same-sex marriage|same-sex "marriage"]] and [[adultery]]:  "Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous."<ref>Hebrews 13:4 (ESV)</ref>

This Epistle contains an admonition against both [[same-sex marriage|same-sex "marriage"]] and [[adultery]]:  "Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous."<ref>Hebrews 13:4 (ESV)</ref>

Luke's Gospel and the Acts of the [[Apostle]]s, particularly its chapter 7, apparently benefited from having a copy of this Epistle because Luke imitated it in several ways.<ref>"Lukan Authorship of Hebrews," by David Lewis Allen, pp. 143-50, which describes the parallels between Acts 7 and Hebrews 11.</ref>  This Epistle was written before the institution of the Eucharist and before the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple in A.D. 70.<ref>http://www.mycrandall.ca/courses/ntintro/Heb.htm</ref>  This Epistle was also known to Clement, a very early pope, as confirmed by 1 Clement (17:1, 36:2-5), which is typically dated as having been written sometime between A.D. 70 and 96.<ref>Theopedia says that Clement cited the Epistle to the Hebrews in A.D. 96  [http://www.theopedia.com/epistle-to-the-hebrews], but many feel it was written around A.D. 70.</ref> There are striking similarities between this Epistle and Luke's work, which suggests that one inspired the other.  Given that this Epistle is written at a higher level and probably earlier than Luke's works, this Epistle probably inspired Luke to write his Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles.

Luke's Gospel and the Acts of the [[Apostle]]s, particularly its chapter 7, apparently benefited from having a copy of this Epistle because Luke imitated it in several ways.<ref>"Lukan Authorship of Hebrews," by David Lewis Allen, pp. 143-50, which describes the parallels between Acts 7 and Hebrews 11.</ref>  This Epistle was written before the institution of the Eucharist and before the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple in A.D. 70.<ref>http://www.mycrandall.ca/courses/ntintro/Heb.htm</ref>  This Epistle was also known to [[Clement of Rome]], a very early pope, as confirmed by 1 Clement (17:1, 36:2-5), which is typically dated as having been written sometime between A.D. 70 and 96.<ref>Theopedia says that Clement cited the Epistle to the Hebrews in A.D. 96  [http://www.theopedia.com/epistle-to-the-hebrews], but many feel it was written around A.D. 70.</ref> There are striking similarities between this Epistle and Luke's work, which suggests that one inspired the other.  Given that this Epistle is written at a higher level and probably earlier than Luke's works, this Epistle probably inspired Luke to write his Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles.

Chapter 11 of this epistle is known as the "Hall of [[Faith]]."<ref>[https://enduringword.com/commentary/hebrews-11/ HEBREWS 11 – EXAMPLES OF FAITH TO HELP THE DISCOURAGED]</ref>  The phrase "brotherly love" — Greek for "Philadelphia" — originated with Hebrews 13:1 and was then repeated in various forms in Romans 12:10; 1 Thessalonians 4:9; 1 Peter 1:22; 2 Peter 1:7; 1 Peter 2:17; 1 Peter 3:8; 1 John 3:10, 4:7, and 4:20-21, which further demonstrates that the Epistle to the Hebrews was written first.

Chapter 11 of this epistle is known as the "Hall of [[Faith]]."<ref>[https://enduringword.com/commentary/hebrews-11/ HEBREWS 11 – EXAMPLES OF FAITH TO HELP THE DISCOURAGED]</ref>  The phrase "brotherly love" — Greek for "Philadelphia" — originated with Hebrews 13:1 and was then repeated in various forms in Romans 12:10; 1 Thessalonians 4:9; 1 Peter 1:22; 2 Peter 1:7; 1 Peter 2:17; 1 Peter 3:8; 1 John 3:10, 4:7, and 4:20-21, which further demonstrates that the Epistle to the Hebrews was written first.