Hebrews 13:19 (YLT)

Passage

and more abundantly do I call upon <FI>you<Fi> to do this, that more quickly I may be restored to you.

Nearby Context

Hebrews 13:17 Be obedient to those leading you, and be subject, for these do watch for your souls, as about to give account, that with joy they may do this, and not sighing, for this <FI>is<Fi> unprofitable to you.

Hebrews 13:18 Pray for us, for we trust that we have a good conscience, in all things willing to behave well,

Hebrews 13:19 and more abundantly do I call upon <FI>you<Fi> to do this, that more quickly I may be restored to you.

Hebrews 13:20 And the God of the peace, who did bring up out of the dead the great shepherd of the sheep--in the blood of an age-during covenant--our Lord Jesus,

Hebrews 13:21 make you perfect in every good work to do His will, doing in you that which is well-pleasing before Him, through Jesus Christ, to whom <FI>is<Fi> the glory--to the ages of the ages! Amen.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "abundantly", "call", "upon", "quickly", and "restored". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "abundantly" and "call", 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 that..." into verse 20's "And the God of the peace who...", so "abundantly" and "call" 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 "abundantly" and "call" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.