Hebrews 13:4 (DRB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Hebrews 13:5 Let your manners be without covetousness, contented with such things as you have. For he hath said: I will not leave thee: neither will I forsake thee.

Hebrews 13:6 So that we may confidently say: The Lord is my helper: I will not fear what man shall do to me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "marriage", "honourable", "undefiled", "fornicators", "adulterers", and "judge". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "marriage" and "honourable", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "Remember them that are in bands as..." into verse 5's "Let your manners be without covetousness contented...", so "marriage" and "honourable" 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 "marriage" and "honourable" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.