Remember those in prison as if you were bound with them, and those who are mistreated as if you were suffering with them.
3. Remember them that are in bonds, or, Be mindful of the bound, etc. There is nothing that can give us a more genuine feeling of compassion than to put ourselves in the place of those who are in distress; hence he says, that we ought to think of those in bonds as though we were bound with them.
Brotherly love among believers is the spirit of Christianity itself; faith works by love, and true religion is the strongest bond of friendship. But disputes about religion corrode this affection when it is most needed, and you must guard against it with all proper means.
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Commenting on Hebrews 13:1-17
Remember them that are in bonds,.... Not for criminal actions, or for debt, though such should be remembered, and pity showed them, especially the latter; but such as are in bonds for the sake of Christ, and the Gospel. This has been often the lot of God's people, who should be remembered, by praying for them, sending comfortable letters to them, personally visiting them, and...