Hebrews 13:18 (ASV)

Passage

Pray for us: for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, desiring to live honorably in all things.

Nearby Context

Hebrews 13:16 But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

Hebrews 13:17 Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit [to them]: for they watch in behalf of your souls, as they that shall give account; that they may do this with joy, and not with grief: for this [were] unprofitable for you.

Hebrews 13:18 Pray for us: for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, desiring to live honorably in all things.

Hebrews 13:19 And I exhort [you] the more exceedingly to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner.

Hebrews 13:20 Now the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of an eternal covenant, [even] our Lord Jesus,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "pray", "persuaded", "good", "conscience", "desiring", "live", and "honorably". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "pray", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 17's "Obey them that have the rule over..." into verse 19's "And I exhort you the more exceedingly...", so "all things" and "pray" belong inside that flow. In Hebrews context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "all things" and "pray" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.