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Pray for Your Leaders
The author, like other apostolic writers, urgently requests prayer. Commentators like Spurgeon highlight a profound principle: when a congregation prays for its ministers, they are more likely to benefit from that ministry. Your prayers for your leaders can directly impact the spiritual nourishment you and your church receive.
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Albert Barnes
On Hebrews 13:18
18th Century
Theologian
Pray for us. This is a request which the apostle often makes on his own behalf and on behalf of his fellow laborers in the gospel. See [Re…
AT Robertson
On Hebrews 13:18
Honestly (καλως). Nobly, honourably. Apparently the writer is conscious that unworthy motives have been attributed to him. Cf. Pau…
Charles Ellicott
On Hebrews 13:18
19th Century
Bishop
The following verses—containing personal notices relating to the writer himself and his readers (Hebrews 13:18–19; [Reference Hebrews 1…
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Charles Spurgeon
On Hebrews 13:17–19
19th Century
Preacher
Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do i…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Hebrews 13:18
The imperative “Pray” (GK 4667) implies a continuous activity, one that they had already been doing. “Keep praying for us” is its force. It seems t…
John Calvin
On Hebrews 13:18
16th Century
Theologian
For we trust, and so on. After commending himself to their prayers, in order to encourage them to pray, he declares that he had a good…
John Gill
On Hebrews 13:18
17th Century
Pastor
Pray for us
Who are in the ministry; your guides and governors; since the work is of so much moment, and so arduous …
Matthew Henry
On Hebrews 13:16–21
17th Century
Minister
We must, according to our power, give to the necessities of the souls and bodies of men: God will accept these offerings with pleasure, and will ac…