Hebrews 13:3

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Remember those in prison as if you were bound with them, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were in the body with them.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Μιμνῄσκεσθε τῶν δεσμίων, ὡς συνδεδεμένοι· τῶν κακουχουμένων, ὡς καὶ αὐτοὶ ὄντες ἐν σώματι.

Transliteration

Mimnēskesthe the desmiōn, hōs syndedemenoi; the kakouchoumenōn, hōs kai autoi ontes in sōmati.

Grammar Details

• *mimnēskesthe*: imperative, present, middle/passive, 2nd person, plural - remember/be mindful of
• *desmiōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - prisoners/those in bonds
• *hōs*: comparative particle - as/as if/like
• *syndedemenoi*: perfect, passive, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having been bound together with
• *kakouchoumenōn*: present, passive, participle, genitive, masculine, plural - being mistreated/suffering hardship
• *kai*: conjunction/adverb - also/even
• *autoi*: intensive pronoun, nominative, masculine, plural - yourselves
• *ontes*: present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - being/existing
• *sōmati*: dative, neuter, singular - body

Word Meanings

• *mimnēskesthe*: remember/be mindful of/think of
• *desmiōn*: prisoners/those in bonds/captives
• *syndedemenoi*: bound together with/fellow prisoners/sharing bondage
• *kakouchoumenōn*: being mistreated/suffering hardship/being abused/maltreated
• *sōmati*: body/physical form

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Remember those who are in prison, as if bound with them, and those who suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Remember{G3403} them that are in bonds,{G1198} as{G5613} bound with them;{G4887} them that are ill-treated,{G2558} as{G5613} being{G5607} yourselves{G846} also{G2532} in{G1722} the body.{G4983}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Remember{G3403}{(G5737)} them that are in bonds{G1198}, as{G5613} bound with them{G4887}{(G5772)}; and them which suffer adversity{G2558}{(G5746)}, as{G5613} being{G5607}{(G5752)} yourselves{G846} also{G2532} in{G1722} the body{G4983}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Remember them that are in bondes even as though ye were bounde with them. Be myndfull of them which are in adversitie as ye which are yet in youre bodies.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Remembre them that are in bondes, eue as though ye were bounde with them: and be myndefull off them which are in aduersite, as ye which are also in the bodye.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Remember them that are in bondes, as though ye were bounde with them: and them that are in affliction, as if ye were also afflicted in the body.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Remember them that are in bondes, as bounde with them: And them which suffer aduersitie, as also ye your selues beyng in the body suffered aduersitie.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; [and] them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Remember those who are in bonds, as bound with them; and those who are ill-treated, since you are also in the body.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  be mindful of those in bonds, as having been bound with them, of those maltreated, as also yourselves being in the body;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; them that are illtreated, as being yourselves also in the body.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; them that are ill-treated, as being yourselves also in the body.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Keep in mind those who are in chains, as if you were chained with them, and those who are in trouble, as being yourselves in the body.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Remember those who are in bonds, as bound with them; and those who are ill-treated, since you are also in the body.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Remember those in prison as though you were in prison with them, and those ill-treated as though you too felt their torment.

Referenced Verses

• Matt 25:36 : 36 I was naked, and you clothed me; I was sick, and you visited me; I was in prison, and you came to me.’
• Heb 10:34 : 34 For you sympathized with those in prison and accepted with joy the confiscation of your possessions, knowing that you have a better and lasting possession in heaven.
• 1 Cor 12:26 : 26 If one member suffers, all the members suffer with it. If one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.
• Rom 12:15 : 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.
• Col 4:18 : 18 I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you. Amen.
• Gal 6:1-2 : 1 Brothers, if someone is caught in any wrongdoing, you who are spiritual should restore such a person with a gentle spirit. Watch yourself, so that you too might not be tempted. 2 Carry one another's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
• Matt 25:43 : 43 I was a stranger, and you did not take me in; I was naked, and you did not clothe me; I was sick and in prison, and you did not visit me.’
• Acts 16:29-34 : 29 The jailer asked for lights, rushed in, and trembling with fear, he fell down before Paul and Silas. 30 Then he brought them out and said, 'Sirs, what must I do to be saved?' 31 They replied, 'Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.' 32 And they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to everyone in his house. 33 At that hour of the night, the jailer took them and washed their wounds. Then he and all his household were baptized immediately. 34 The jailer brought them into his house, set a meal before them, and rejoiced greatly because he and his whole household had come to believe in God.
• Acts 24:23 : 23 He ordered the centurion to keep Paul under guard but to give him some freedom and not to prevent his friends from attending to his needs.
• Neh 1:3-4 : 3 They said to me, 'Those who survived the exile and are back in the province are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.' 4 When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned, fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven.
• Phil 4:14-19 : 14 Yet it was kind of you to share in my troubles. 15 Moreover, as you Philippians know, in the early days of your acquaintance with the gospel, when I set out from Macedonia, not one church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving, except you only. 16 For even when I was in Thessalonica, you sent me aid more than once to meet my needs. 17 Not that I seek the gift itself, but I seek the fruit that increases to your credit. 18 I have received full payment, and more than enough. I am amply supplied, now that I have received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God. 19 And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.
• Eph 4:1 : 1 Therefore, I, a prisoner in the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called,
• 2 Tim 1:16-18 : 16 May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains. 17 On the contrary, when he arrived in Rome, he searched diligently for me and found me. 18 May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day. You know very well how much he helped me in Ephesus.
• 1 Pet 3:8 : 8 Finally, all of you be like-minded and sympathetic, love one another as brothers and sisters, be tenderhearted and humble.
• Jer 38:7-9 : 7 Now Ebed-Melech, a Cushite, an official in the royal palace, heard that they had put Jeremiah into the cistern. While the king was sitting at the Benjamin Gate, 8 Ebed-Melech went out of the palace and said to the king, 9 "My lord the king, these men have acted wickedly in all they have done to Jeremiah the prophet. They have thrown him into a cistern, where he will die from hunger, since there is no longer any bread in the city." 10 The king commanded Ebed-Melech the Cushite, "Take thirty men from here with you and lift Jeremiah the prophet out of the cistern before he dies." 11 So Ebed-Melech took the men with him and went to a room under the treasury in the palace. He took some old rags and worn-out clothes from there and let them down to Jeremiah in the cistern with ropes. 12 Ebed-Melech the Cushite said to Jeremiah, "Put these worn-out rags and clothes under your arms to pad the ropes." Jeremiah did so, 13 and they pulled Jeremiah up with the ropes and lifted him out of the cistern. And Jeremiah stayed in the courtyard of the guard.
• Gen 40:14-15 : 14 But when it goes well with you, please remember me and show me kindness. Mention me to Pharaoh, and bring me out of this prison. 15 For I was forcibly taken from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing to deserve being put in this pit.
• Gen 40:23 : 23 However, the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph; he forgot him.
• Acts 27:3 : 3 The next day we landed at Sidon. Julius treated Paul kindly and allowed him to visit his friends so they could provide for his needs.