Hebrews 13:7 (WEB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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

Hebrews 13:6 So that with good courage we say, “The Lord is my helper. I will not fear. What can man do to me?”Psalm 118:6-7

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

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

Hebrews 13:9 Don’t be carried away by various and strange teachings, for it is good that the heart be established by grace, not by food, through which those who were so occupied were not benefited.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "remember", "leaders", "spoke", "word", "considering", "results", 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 with good courage we say..." into verse 8's "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday today...", 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.