Hebrews 13:21 (YLT)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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.

Hebrews 13:22 And I entreat you, brethren, suffer the word of the exhortation, for also through few words I have written to you.

Hebrews 13:23 Know ye that the brother Timotheus is released, with whom, if he may come more shortly, I will see you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "make", "perfect", "good", "doing", "well-pleasing", "before", "through", and "jesus". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "make" and "perfect", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 20's "And the God of the peace who..." into verse 22's "And I entreat you brethren suffer the...", so "make" and "perfect" 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 "make" and "perfect" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.