Hebrews 13:19 (KJV)

Passage

But I beseech you the rather to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner.

Nearby Context

Hebrews 13:17 Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

Hebrews 13:18 Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.

Hebrews 13:19 But I beseech you the rather to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner.

Hebrews 13:20 Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,

Hebrews 13:21 Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "beseech", "rather", "restored", and "sooner". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "beseech" and "rather", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "Pray for us for we trust we..." into verse 20's "Now the God of peace that brought...", so "beseech" and "rather" 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 "beseech" and "rather" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.