Berean Standard Bible

Hebrews 12

(2 Timothy 2:1–13)

1ThereforeΤοιγαροῦνToigarounG5105, sinceweG1473καὶkaiG2532areἔχοντεςechontesG2192surrounded byπερικείμενονperikeimenonG4029 G1473such a greatτοσοῦτονtosoutonG5118cloudνέφοςnephosG3509of witnessesμαρτύρων,marturōnG3144,let us throw offἀποθέμενοιapothemenoiG659everyπάνταpantaG3956encumbranceὄγκονogkonG3591andκαὶkaiG2532theτὴνtēnG3588sinἁμαρτίαν,hamartianG266thatso easily entanglesεὐπερίστατονeuperistatonG2139, andlet us runτρέχωμενtrechōmenG5143withδι᾽di᾽G1223enduranceὑπομονῆςhupomonēsG5281theτὸνtonG3588raceἀγῶναagōnaG73set out forπροκείμενονprokeimenonG4295usG1473.

2Let us fix our eyesἀφορῶντεςaphorōntesG872onεἰςeisG1519JesusἸησοῦν,IēsounG2424,theτὸνtonG3588authorἀρχηγὸνarchēgonG747andκαὶkaiG2532perfecterτελειωτὴνteleiōtēnG5051ofτῆςtēsG3588ourfaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,whoὃςhosG3739forἀντὶantiG473theτῆςtēsG3588joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479set beforeπροκειμένηςprokeimenēsG4295HimαὐτῷautōG846enduredὑπέμεινενhupemeinenG5278thecrossσταυρὸνstauronG4716,scorningκαταφρονήσας,kataphronēsasG2706itsshameαἰσχύνηςaischunēsG152,andτεteG5037sat downκεκάθικεν.¶kekathikenG2523atἐνenG1722theright handδεξιᾷdexiaG1188of theτοῦtouG3588throneθρόνουthronouG2362τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

3γὰρgarG1063ConsiderἀναλογίσασθεanalogisastheG357Him whoτὸνtonG3588enduredὑπομεμενηκόταhupomemenēkotaG5278suchτοιαύτηνtoiautēnG5108hostilityεἰς ἑαυτὸν ἀντιλογίαν,eis he'auton antilogianG485 G1519 G1438fromὑπὸhupoG5259τῶνtōnG3588sinnersἁμαρτωλῶνhamartōlōnG268,so thatἵναinaG2443you will not grow wearyμὴ κάμητεmē kamēteG3361 G2577andlose heartταῖς ψυχαῖς ὑμῶν ἐκλυόμενοι.tais psuchais humōn ekluomenoiG1590 G3588 G4771 G5590.

God Disciplines His Sons

4In your struggleἀνταγωνιζόμενοιantagōnizomenoiG464againstπρὸςprosG4314τὴνtēnG3588sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266,you have not yet resistedοὔπω ἀντικατέστητεoupō antikatestēteG3768 G478to the point ofμέχριςmechrisG3360shedding your bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129.

5AndκαὶkaiG2532you have forgottenἐκλέλησθεeklelēstheG1585theτῆςtēsG3588exhortationπαρακλήσεωςparaklēseōsG3874thatἥτιςhētisG3748addressesδιαλέγεται·dialegetaiG1256youὑμῖνhuminG4771asὡςhōsG5613sonsυἱοῖςhuioisG5207: “MyG1473sonυἱέhuieG5207,do notμὴmēG3361take lightlyὀλιγώρειoligōreiG3643thedisciplineπαιδείαςpaideiasG3809of the Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,andμηδὲmēdeG3366do notlose heartἐκλύουekluouG1590ὑπ᾽hup᾽G5259whenHeαὐτοῦautouG846rebukes youἐλεγχόμενος.elegchomenosG1651.

6ForγὰρgarG1063theLordκύριος,kuriosG2962disciplinesπαιδεύει,paideueiG3811the oneὃνhonG3739He lovesἀγαπᾷagapaG25,andδὲdeG1161He chastisesμαστιγοῖmastigoiG3146everyπάνταpantaG3956sonυἱὸν ὃνhuion honG5207 G3739He receivesπαραδέχεται.paradechetaiG3858.”

7Endure sufferingὑπομένετε,hupomeneteG5278asεἰςeisG1519disciplineπαιδείανpaideianG3809ὁhoG3588;Godθεός·theosG2316is treatingπροσφέρεταιprospheretaiG4374youὑμῖνhuminG4771asὡςhōsG5613sonsυἱοῖςhuioisG5207.ForγὰρgarG1063whatτίςtisG5101sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ὃνhonG3739is not disciplinedοὐ παιδεύειou paideueiG3756 G3811by hisfatherπατήρ;patērG3962?

8δὲdeG1161IfεἰeiG1487you do not experienceχωρίς ἐστεchōris esteG1510 G5565disciplineπαιδείαςpaideiasG3809likeἧςhēsG3739everyoneπάντες,pantesG3956elseμέτοχοι γεγόνασινmetochoi gegonasinG1096 G3353,thenἄραaraG686you areἐστε.esteG1510illegitimate childrenνόθοιnothoiG3541andκαὶkaiG2532not trueοὐχouchG3756sonsυἱοίhuioiG5207.

9Furthermoreεἶτα μὲνeita menG1534 G3303,we have all hadεἴχομενeichomenG2192earthlyτοὺς σαρκὸςtous sarkosG1473 G3588 G4561τῆςtēsG3588fathersπατέραςpaterasG3962who disciplinedπαιδευτὰςpaideutasG3810us,andκαὶkaiG2532we respectedἐνετρεπόμεθα·enetrepomethaG1788them.Should we notοὐouG3756muchπολὺpoluG4183moreδὲ μᾶλλονde mallonG1161 G3123submitὑποταγησόμεθαhupotagēsomethaG5293to theτῷtōG3588FatherπατρὶpatriG3962ofτῶνtōnG3588ourspiritsπνευμάτωνpneumatōnG4151andκαὶkaiG2532liveζήσομεν;zēsomenG2198?

10γὰρgarG1063Our fathersdisciplinedἐπαίδευον,epaideuonG3811usforπρὸςprosG4314a shortοἱ μὲν ὀλίγαςhoi men oligasG3303 G3588 G3641timeἡμέραςhēmerasG2250asκατὰkataG2596τὸtoG3588theyαὐτοῖςautoisG846thought bestδοκοῦνdokounG1380,butδὲdeG1161God disciplines usὁhoG3588forἐπὶepiG1909ourτὸtoG3588goodσυμφέρονsumpheronG4851,so thatεἰςeisG1519τὸtoG3588we may shareμεταλαβεῖνmetalabeinG3335τῆςtēsG3588in Hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846holinessἁγιότητοςhagiotētosG41.

11δὲdeG1161Noπᾶσα οὐpasa ouG3956 G3756disciplineπαιδείαpaideiaG3809seemsδοκεῖdokeiG1380enjoyableχαρᾶςcharasG1510 G5479μὲνmenG3303atπρὸςprosG4314theτὸtoG3588timeπαρὸνparonG3918,butἀλλὰallaG235painfulλύπης,lupēsG3077.Later onG5305,howeverδὲdeG1161,it yieldsἀποδίδωσινapodidōsinG591a harvestκαρπὸνkarponG2590of righteousnessδικαιοσύνης.¶dikaiosunēsG1343andpeaceεἰρηνικὸνeirēnikonG1516to those whoτοῖςtoisG3588have been trainedγεγυμνασμένοιςgegumnasmenoisG1128byδι᾽di᾽G1223itαὐτῆςautēsG846.

12ThereforeΔιὸDioG1352strengthenἀνορθώσατε,anorthōsateG461yourτὰςtasG3588limpπαρειμέναςpareimenasG3935handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495andκαὶkaiG2532τὰtaG3588weakπαραλελυμέναparalelumenaG3886kneesγόναταgonataG1119.

13καὶkaiG2532MakeποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160straightὀρθὰςorthasG3717pathsτροχιὰςtrochiasG5163forτοῖςtoisG3588yourὑμῶν,humōnG4771feetποσὶνposinG4228,so thatἵναinaG2443theτὸtoG3588lameχωλὸνchōlonG5560may notμὴmēG3361be disabledἐκτραπῇ,ektrapēaG1624,butδὲdeG1161ratherμᾶλλον.mallonG3123healedἰαθῇiathēaG2390.

A Call to Holiness

(1 Peter 1:13–21)

14PursueδιώκετεdiōketeG1377peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515withμετὰmetaG3326everyoneπάντωνpantōnG3956,as well asκαὶkaiG2532τὸνtonG3588holinessἁγιασμόν,hagiasmonG38,withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565whichοὗhouG3739no oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762will seeG3708theτὸνtonG3588Lordκύριον·kurionG2962.

15See to it thatἐπισκοποῦντεςepiskopountesG1983noμήmēG3361oneτιςtisG5100falls shortὑστερῶνhusterōnG5302ofἀπὸapoG575theG3588graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485G3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316, andthat noμή τιςmē tisG3361 G5100rootῥίζαrhizaG4491of bitternessπικρίαςpikriasG4088springsφύουσαphuousaG5453upἄνωanōG507to cause troubleἐνοχλῇ,enochlēaG1776andκαὶkaiG2532δι᾽di᾽G1223αὐτῆςautēsG846defileμιανθῶσινmianthōsinG3392G3588manyπολλοί·polloiG4183.

16See to itthatμήmēG3361no one isτιςtisG5100sexually immoralπόρνοςpornosG4205,orἢēG2228is godlessβέβηλοςbebēlosG952likeὡςhōsG5613EsauἨσαῦ,ĒsauG2269,whoὃςhosG3739forἀντὶantiG473a singleμιᾶςmiasG1520mealβρώσεωςbrōseōsG1035soldἀπέδετοapedetoG591hisἑαυτοῦ.he'autouG1438τὰtaG3588birthrightπρωτοτόκιαprōtotokiaG4415.

17ForγὰρgarG1063you knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754καὶkaiG2532afterwardμετέπειταmetepeitaG3347,when he wantedθέλωνthelōnG2309to inheritκληρονομῆσαιklēronomēsaiG2816theτὴνtēnG3588blessingεὐλογίανeulogianG2129,he was rejectedἀπεδοκιμάσθη·apedokimasthēG593.He could findγὰρ εὗρενgar heurenG1063 G2147noοὐχouchG3756groundτόπονtoponG5117for repentanceμετανοίαςmetanoiasG3341,thoughκαίπερkaiperG2539he soughtἐκζητήσαςekzētēsasG1567the blessingαὐτήν.¶autēnG846withμετὰmetaG3326tearsδακρύωνdakruōnG1144.

An Unshakable Kingdom

(Exodus 20:18–21; Deuteronomy 5:22–33)

18ForγὰρgarG1063you have not come toΟὐ προσεληλύθατεOu proselēluthateG3756 G4334a mountain thatcan be touchedψηλαφωμένῳpsēlaphōmenōG5584andκαὶkaiG2532thatis burningκεκαυμένῳkekaumenōG2545with fireπυρὶpuriG4442καὶkaiG2532;to darknessγνόφῳgnophōG1105καὶkaiG2532,gloomζόφῳzophōG2217,andκαὶkaiG2532stormθυέλλῃthuellēG2366;

19καὶkaiG2532to a trumpetσάλπιγγοςsalpingosG4536blastἤχῳēchōG2279orκαὶkaiG2532to a voiceφωνῇ ῥημάτων,phōnēa rhēmatōnG5456 G4487thatἧςhēsG3739made itsοἱhoiG3588hearersἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191beg thatπαρῃτήσαντοparētēsantoG3868no furtherμὴmēG3361wordλόγον·logonG3056be spokenπροστεθῆναιprostethēnaiG4369αὐτοῖςautoisG846.

20ForγὰρgarG1063they could not bearοὐκ ἔφερονouk epheronG3756 G5342whatτὸtoG3588was commandedδιαστελλόμενον·diastellomenonG1291: “If evenG2579an animalθηρίονthērionG2342touchesθίγῃthigēG2345theτοῦtouG3588mountainὄρους,orousG3735,it must be stonedλιθοβοληθήσεταιlithobolēthēsetaiG3036.”

21TheτὸtoG3588sightφανταζόμενον,phantazomenonG5324wasἦνēnG1510soοὕτωhoutōG3779terrifyingφοβερὸνphoberonG5398thatevenκαὶkaiG2532MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “I amεἰμιeimiG1510καὶkaiG2532tremblingἔντρομος·entromosG1790with fearἔκφοβόςekphobosG1630.”

22InsteadἀλλὰallaG235,you have come toπροσεληλύθατεproselēluthateG4334MountὄρειoreiG3735ZionΣιὼνSiōnG4622καὶkaiG2532, to thecityπόλειpoleiG4172of the livingζῶντος,zōntosG2198GodθεοῦtheouG2316, theheavenlyἐπουρανίῳepouraniōG2032JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419. You have comeκαὶkaiG2532to myriadsμυριάσινmuriasinG3461of angelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32

23in joyful assemblyG3831καὶkaiG2532, to thecongregationἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577of the firstbornπρωτοτόκωνprōtotokōnG4416,enrolledἀπογεγραμμένωνapogegrammenōnG583inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772. You have comeκαὶkaiG2532to GodθεῷtheōG2316theJudgeκριτῇkritēaG2923of allπάντωνpantōnG3956καὶkaiG2532,to the spiritsπνεύμασινpneumasinG4151of the righteousδικαίωνdikaiōnG1342made perfectτετελειωμένωνteteleiōmenōnG5048,

24καὶkaiG2532to JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424themediatorμεσίτῃmesitēG3316of a newνέαςneasG3501covenantδιαθήκηςdiathēkēsG1242,andκαὶkaiG2532to the sprinkledῥαντισμοῦrhantismouG4473bloodαἵματιaimatiG129that speaksλαλοῦντιlalountiG2980a better wordG2909thanπαρὰparaG3844the bloodofτὸνtonG3588AbelἍβελ.¶HabelG6.

25See to it thatΒλέπετεBlepeteG991you do not refuseμὴ παραιτήσησθεmē paraitēsēstheG3361 G3868Him whoτὸνtonG3588speaksλαλοῦντα·lalountaG2980.ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487the peopleἐκεῖνοιekeinoiG1565did notοὐκoukG3756escapeἐξέφυγονexephugonG1628when they refusedπαραιτησάμενοιparaitēsamenoiG3868Him whoτὸνtonG3588warnedχρηματίζοντα,chrēmatizontaG5537themonἐπὶepiG1909earthγῆςgēsG1093,how muchπολὺpoluG4183lessμᾶλλονmallonG3123willweG1473escapeοἱhoiG3588if we rejectἀποστρεφόμενοι,apostrephomenoiG654Him whoτὸνtonG3588warns usfromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575heavenοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772?

26At that timeτότε,toteG5119HisοὗhouG3739ἡhēG3588voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456shookἐσάλευσενesaleusenG4531theτὴνtēnG3588earthγῆνgēnG1093,butδὲdeG1161nowνῦνnunG3568He has promisedἐπήγγελταιepēngeltaiG1861λέγων·legōnG3004, “Once moreἔτι ἅπαξeti hapaxG2089 G530IἐγὼegōG1473will shakeσείσωseisōG4579notοὐouG3756onlyG3440theτὴνtēnG3588earthγῆνgēnG1093,butἀλλὰallaG235τὸνtonG3588heavenοὐρανόν.ouranonG3772as wellκαὶkaiG2532.”

27δὲdeG1161TheτὸtoG3588words “Once moreἔτι ἅπαξ,eti hapaxG2089 G530”signifyδηλοῖdēloiG1213theτὴνtēnG3588removalμετάθεσινmetathesinG3331of whatτῶνtōnG3588can be shakenσαλευομένωνsaleuomenōnG4531—that isὡςhōsG5613,created thingsπεποιημένων,pepoiēmenōnG4160—so thatἵναinaG2443theτὰtaG3588unshakableμὴ σαλευόμενα.mē saleuomenaG3361 G4531may remainμείνῃmeinēG3306.

28ThereforeδιὸdioG1352, sincewe are receivingπαραλαμβάνοντεςparalambanontesG3880an unshakableἀσάλευτονasaleutonG761kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932,let us be filled withἔχωμενechōmenG2192gratitudeχάρινcharinG5485, and soδι᾽ ἧςdi᾽ hēsG1223 G3739worshipλατρεύωμενlatreuōmenG3000τῷtōG3588GodθεῷtheōG2316acceptablyεὐαρέστωςeuarestōsG2102withμετὰmetaG3326reverenceεὐλαβείαςeulabeiasG2124andκαὶkaiG2532aweG1169.

29καὶkaiG2532“ForγὰρgarG1063ourG1473ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316is aconsumingκαταναλίσκον.¶katanaliskonG2654fireπῦρpurG4442.”