Key Verse Spotlight
Hebrews 13:19 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“But I beseech {you} the rather to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner.”
Hebrews 13:19
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that {is} unprofitable for you. {have...: or, guide}
Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, 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 God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, {covenant: or, testament}
Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom {be} glory for ever and ever. Amen. {working: or, doing}
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