“Know ye that our brother Timothy is set at liberty; with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you.”
I want you to know that our brother Timothy has been released; if he comes soon, I will see you with him — Timothy's release (apolyō) from some form of detention means the writer anticipates seeing the community soon. This personal note suggests a specific historical situation.
Church Fathers on Hebrews 13:23
“And I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of exhortation, for indeed I have written a letter unto you in few words.” Do you see that what he wrote to no one [else], he writes to them? For (he means) I do not even trouble you with long discourse. I suppose that they were not at all unfavorably disposed towards Timothy: wherefore he also put him forward. For Hebrews 13:23 “know ye,” he says, “that our brother Timothy is set at liberty, with whom, if he come shortly, I will…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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