Hebrews 13:2 (GNV)

Passage

Be not forgetfull to intertaine strangers: for thereby some haue receiued Angels into their houses vnwares.

Nearby Context

Hebrews 13:1 Let brotherly loue continue.

Hebrews 13:2 Be not forgetfull to intertaine strangers: for thereby some haue receiued Angels into their houses vnwares.

Hebrews 13:3 Remember them that are in bondes, as though ye were bounde with them: and them that are in affliction, as if ye were also afflicted in the body.

Hebrews 13:4 Mariage is honorable among all, and the bed vndefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will iudge.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "Let brotherly loue continue..." into verse 3's "Remember them that are in bondes as...", so "forgetfull" and "intertaine" 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 "forgetfull" and "intertaine" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.