Hebrews 13:3

Hebrews 13:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.
• New International Version (NIV)Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Remember the prisoners as if chained with them—those who are mistreated—since you yourselves are in the body also.

Context of Hebrews 13:3

1Continue in brotherly love. 2Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it. Remember those in prison as if you were bound with them, and those who are mistreated as if you were suffering with them. 4Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers. 5Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”

Hebrews 13:3 word by word

μιμνῄσκεσθε τῶν δεσμίων ὡς συνδεδεμένοι, τῶν κακουχουμένων ὡς καὶ αὐτοὶ ὄντες ἐν σώματι.¶Read the interlinear

• Rememberμιμνήσκωmimnēskō · to rememberG3403
• thoseὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• in prisonδέσμιοςdesmios · prisonerG1198
• as ifὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• you were bound withσυνδέωsundeō · to bind withG4887
• are mistreatedκακουχέωkakoucheō · to tormentG2558
• youαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• ·καίkai · andG2532
• wereεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• ·ἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• ·σῶμαsōma · bodyG4983

Cross-references for Hebrews 13:3

• Hebrews 10:34You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, knowing that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession.
• Genesis 40:14But when it goes well for you, please remember me and show me kindness by mentioning me to Pharaoh, that he might bring me out of this prison.
• Jeremiah 38:7Now Ebed-melech the Cushite, a court official in the royal palace, heard that Jeremiah had been put into the cistern. While the king was sitting at the Gate of Benjamin,
• Matthew 25:36I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’
• Acts 16:29Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.
• Acts 24:23He ordered the centurion to keep Paul under guard, but to allow him some freedom and permit his friends to minister to his needs.
• Acts 27:3The next day we landed at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul with consideration, allowing him to visit his friends and receive their care.
• Ephesians 4:1As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:
• Philippians 4:14Nevertheless, you have done well to share in my affliction.
• Colossians 4:18This greeting is in my own hand—Paul. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.
• 2 Timothy 1:16May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he has often refreshed me and was unashamed of my chains.
• Nehemiah 1:3And they told me, “The remnant who survived the exile are there in the province, in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.”
• Romans 12:15Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.
• 1 Corinthians 12:26If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.
• Galatians 6:1Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.
• 1 Peter 3:8Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.

Commentaries on Hebrews 13:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Remember them that are in bonds - He appears to refer to those Christian's who were suffering imprisonment for the testimony of Jesus. As bound with them - Feel for them as you would wish others to feel for you were you in their circumstances, knowing that, being in the body, you are liable to the same evils, and may be called to suffer in the same way for the same cause.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Remember them that are in bonds - All who are “bound;” whether prisoners of war; captives in dungeons; those detained in custody for trial; those who are imprisoned for righteousness‘ sake, or those held in slavery. The word used here will include all instances where “bonds, shackles, chains were ever used.” Perhaps there is an immediate allusion to their fellow-Christians who were suffering imprisonment on account of their religion, of whom there were…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Remember those in prison: Prisoners often relied on family and friends for basic needs. Christians were encouraged to offer comfort, food, prayer, and other essentials to those jailed for their faith (Hebrews 13:18–19; Matthew 25:36; Colossians 4:18; 2 Timothy 1:16).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. Remember--in prayers and acts of kindness. bound with them--by virtue of the unity of the members in the body under one Head, Christ (1Co 12:26). suffer adversity--Greek, "are in evil state." being yourselves also in the body--and so liable to the adversities incident to the natural body, which ought to dispose you the more to sympathize with them, not knowing how soon your own turn of suffering may come. "One experiences adversity almost his whole…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 13:3

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Commandments
• Love
• Neighbor
• Poor

In the dictionaries

• Altar
• Bed
• Continuing
• Entertain
• Forgetful
• Marriage
• Meat
• Restore
• Trust
• Adversity

Commentaries on Hebrews 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings