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12 In the same way, Jesus also died outside the city.[a] He died as a sacrifice on our behalf. His blood has made his people clean from their sins. 13 Jesus died like that in a place where people insulted him. So we must go out to that place too. We must be ready for people to insult us, as they insulted him. 14 Here on earth, we who are believers do not have a city that will always be our home. But we are waiting for God's city that will come.

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  1. 13:12 They killed Jesus outside the city of Jerusalem. See John 19:20. The Israelites thought that a place ‘outside the city’ was a dirty place. It was a place where people were ashamed to go.