Hebrews 13:13 (DRB)

Passage

Let us go forth therefore to him without the camp, bearing his reproach.

Nearby Context

Hebrews 13:11 For the bodies of those beasts whose blood is brought into the holies by the high priest for sin are burned without the camp.

Hebrews 13:12 Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people by his own blood, suffered without the gate.

Hebrews 13:13 Let us go forth therefore to him without the camp, bearing his reproach.

Hebrews 13:14 For, we have not here a lasting city: but we seek one that is to come.

Hebrews 13:15 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise always to God, that is to say, the fruit of lips confessing to his name.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "forth", "therefore", "without", "camp", "bearing", and "reproach". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "forth" and "therefore", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "Wherefore Jesus also that he might sanctify..." into verse 14's "For we have not here a lasting...", so "forth" and "therefore" 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 "forth" and "therefore" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.