Hebrews 13:2 (ASV)

Passage

Forget not to show love unto strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

Nearby Context

Hebrews 13:1 Let love of the brethren continue.

Hebrews 13:2 Forget not to show love unto strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

Hebrews 13:3 Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; them that are illtreated, as being yourselves also in the body.

Hebrews 13:4 [Let] marriage [be] had in honor among all, and [let] the bed [be] undefiled: for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "forget", "show", "love", "strangers", "thereby", "some", "entertained", and "angels". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "forget" and "show", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "Let love of the brethren continue..." into verse 3's "Remember them that are in bonds as...", so "forget" and "show" 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 "forget" and "show" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.