What Does Hebrews 13:22 Mean in the King James?
And I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of exhortation: for I have written a letter unto you in few words.
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
THE KEY
“Beseech” and “exhortation” belong to one Greek word-family: the appeal asks you to bear with the appeal.
THE MEANING
This line meets you as an appeal worth bearing with: the word that urges you can also encourage you. Its few words do not make it slight; a brief message can still carry a concentrated appeal.
WHAT THIS UNDOES
An urging word is not necessarily condemnation; the word-family here also carries the sense of comfort.
THE ROOT
παρακαλῶ
parakalō
GROWS FROM
παρακαλέω
To urge or appeal; the same Greek word-family also carries the sense of comfort.
“beseech / exhortation” in this verse is parakalō. The KJV renders this word-family first as “beseech” and then as “exhortation,” so the appeal and the message being received are linguistically joined. What sounds like a request followed by a separate subject is one continuing act of urging and encouragement.
ALSO GROWS
parakaleō: urge, appeal, comfort
παρακαλέω
This is the verb rendered “beseech” at the start of the verse.
paraklēsis: appeal, exhortation, comfort
παράκλησις
This is the noun rendered “exhortation”; it names the message from the same word-family.
THE PATTERN
An urging word can also strengthen and comfort the one who receives it.
A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!Then had the churches rest throughout all Judæa and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.THE THREAD
And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;“Comforter” translates παράκλητος (paraklētos, comforter or helper), from the same Greek word-family as παρακαλέω (parakaleō, urge or comfort) and παράκλησις (paraklēsis, appeal or encouragement). The word-family that names the appeal here also names the one who comforts.
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