Hebrews 13:22 (GNV)

Passage

I beseeche you also, brethren, suffer the wordes of exhortation: for I haue written vnto you in fewe wordes.

Nearby Context

Hebrews 13:20 The God of peace that brought againe from the dead our Lord Iesus, the great shepheard of the sheepe, through the blood of the euerlasting Couenant,

Hebrews 13:21 Make you perfect in all good workes, to doe his will, working in you that which is pleasant in his sight through Iesus Christ, to whom be praise for euer and euer, Amen.

Hebrews 13:22 I beseeche you also, brethren, suffer the wordes of exhortation: for I haue written vnto you in fewe wordes.

Hebrews 13:23 Knowe that our brother Timotheus is deliuered, with whome (if hee come shortly) I will see you.

Hebrews 13:24 Salute all them that haue the ouersight of you, and all the Saintes. They of Italie salute you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "beseeche", "brethren", "suffer", "wordes", "exhortation", "haue", "written", and "vnto". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "beseeche" and "brethren", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "Make you perfect in all good workes..." into verse 23's "Knowe that our brother Timotheus is deliuered...", so "beseeche" and "brethren" 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 "beseeche" and "brethren" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.