Hebrews 13:19 (ASV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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,

Hebrews 13:21 make you perfect in every good thing to do his will, working in us that which is well-pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom [be] the glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "exhort", "exceedingly", "restored", and "sooner". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "exhort" and "exceedingly", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "Pray for us for we are persuaded..." into verse 20's "Now the God of peace who brought...", so "exhort" and "exceedingly" 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 "exhort" and "exceedingly" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.