Hebrews 13:3 (WEB)

Passage

Remember those who are in bonds, as bound with them; and those who are ill-treated, since you are also in the body.

Nearby Context

Hebrews 13:1 Let brotherly love continue.

Hebrews 13:2 Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for in doing so, some have entertained angels without knowing it.

Hebrews 13:3 Remember those who are in bonds, as bound with them; and those who are ill-treated, since you are also in the body.

Hebrews 13:4 Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: but God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

Hebrews 13:5 Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.”Deuteronomy 31:6

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "remember", "bonds", "bound", "ill-treated", "since", and "body". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "remember" and "bonds", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "Don t forget to show hospitality to..." into verse 4's "Let marriage be held in honor among...", so "remember" and "bonds" 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 "remember" and "bonds" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.