Hebrews 13:7 (LSB)

Passage

Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you; and considering the result of their conduct, imitate their faith.

Nearby Context

Hebrews 13:5 Make sure that your way of life is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, “I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you,”

Hebrews 13:6 so that we confidently say, “The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What will man do to me?”

Hebrews 13:7 Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you; and considering the result of their conduct, imitate their faith.

Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

Hebrews 13:9 Do not be carried away by varied and strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, through which those who were so occupied were not benefited.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "remember", "leaders", "spoke", "word", "considering", "result", and "conduct". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "remember", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "so that we confidently say The Lord..." into verse 8's "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and...", so "faith" and "remember" 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 "faith" and "remember" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.