Hebräer 13:18

18 Betet für uns; denn wir halten dafür, daß wir ein gutes Gewissen haben, da wir in allem ehrbar zu wandeln begehren.

Hebräer 13:18 Meaning and Commentary

Hebrews 13:18

Pray for us
Who are in the ministry; your guides and governors; since the work is of so much moment, and so arduous and awful, and you have such a concern in it; (See Gill on 2 Thessalonians 3:1).

for we trust we have a good conscience;
there is a conscience in every man, but it is naturally evil: a good conscience is a conscience sanctified by the Spirit of God, and sprinkled by the blood of Jesus; here it chiefly respects the upright discharge of it in the ministerial work: this the apostle often asserts, and appeals to, and which he here expresses with modesty, and yet with confidence; and which he uses as an argument for prayer for them:

in all things willing to live honestly;
not only as men, but as ministers; faithfully dispensing the word of truth, without any regard to the favour or frowns of men, as good stewards of the mysteries of God; which contains in it another reason for prayer: the phrase, "in all things", is so placed, that it may be read in connection with either clause; and the sense is either that they exercised a good conscience in all things, in which they were concerned with God, or man, and among all persons, Jews and Gentiles; or that they were willing to live honestly in every respect, as men, Christians, and ministers.

Hebräer 13:18 In-Context

16 Des Wohltuns aber und Mitteilens vergesset nicht, denn an solchen Opfern hat Gott Wohlgefallen.
17 Gehorchet euren Führern und seid unterwürfig; denn sie wachen über eure Seelen (als die da Rechenschaft geben sollen), auf daß sie dies mit Freuden tun und nicht mit Seufzen; denn dies wäre euch nicht nützlich.
18 Betet für uns; denn wir halten dafür, daß wir ein gutes Gewissen haben, da wir in allem ehrbar zu wandeln begehren.
19 Ich bitte euch aber um so mehr, dies zu tun, auf daß ich euch desto schneller wiedergegeben werde.
20 Der Gott des Friedens aber, der aus den Toten wiederbrachte unseren Herrn Jesus, den großen Hirten der Schafe, in dem Blute des ewigen Bundes,
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