Theophylact of Ohrid, on Heb 13:19

“And I beseech you the more to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner.”

“To wish them so warmly and with all care to pray that he might return to them sooner — this came from his strong love for them. At the same time, he shows that he relies on his conscience, and therefore appeals to them. He would not have done this if he had felt anything bad in his conscience.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.