Hebrews 13:2 (DRB)

Passage

And hospitality do not forget: for by this some, being not aware of it, have entertained angels.

Nearby Context

Hebrews 13:1 Let the charity of the brotherhood abide in you.

Hebrews 13:2 And hospitality do not forget: for by this some, being not aware of it, have entertained angels.

Hebrews 13:3 Remember them that are in bands, as if you were bound with them: and them that labour, as being yourselves also in the body.

Hebrews 13:4 Marriage honourable in all, and the bed undefiled. For fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "Let the charity of the brotherhood abide..." into verse 3's "Remember them that are in bands as...", so "hospitality" and "forget" 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 "hospitality" and "forget" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.