Hebrews 13:14 (GNV)

Passage

For here haue we no continuing citie: but we seeke one to come.

Nearby Context

Hebrews 13:12 Therefore euen Iesus, that he might sanctifie the people with his owne blood, suffered without the gate.

Hebrews 13:13 Let vs goe foorth to him therefore out of the campe, bearing his reproch.

Hebrews 13:14 For here haue we no continuing citie: but we seeke one to come.

Hebrews 13:15 Let vs therefore by him offer the sacrifice of prayse alwaies to God, that is, the fruite of the lippes, which confesse his Name.

Hebrews 13:16 To doe good, and to distribute forget not: for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "here", "haue", "continuing", "citie", "seeke", and "come". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "here" and "haue", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "Let vs goe foorth to him therefore..." into verse 15's "Let vs therefore by him offer the...", so "here" and "haue" 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 "here" and "haue" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.