Hebrews 12

A Call to Endurance

(2 Timothy 2:1–13)

1ThereforeG5105, since weG1473 areG2192 surrounded byG4029G1473 such a greatG5118 cloudG3509 of witnessesG3144, let us throw offG659 everyG3956 encumbranceG3591 andG2532 theG3588 sinG266 that so easily entanglesG2139, and let us runG5143 withG1223 enduranceG5281 theG3588 raceG73 set out forG4295 usG1473. 2Let us fix our eyesG872 onG1519 JesusG2424, theG3588 authorG7471 andG2532 perfecterG5051 ofG3588 our faithG4102, whoG3739 forG473 theG3588 joyG5479 set beforeG4295 HimG846 enduredG5278 the crossG4716, scorningG2706 its shameG152, andG5037 sat downG2523 atG1722 the right handG1188 of theG3588 throneG2362 of GodG2316. 3ConsiderG357 Him whoG3588 enduredG5278 suchG5108 hostilityG485G1519G1438 fromG5259 sinnersG268, so thatG2443 you will not grow wearyG3361G2577 and lose heartG1590G3588G4771G5590.

God Disciplines His Sons

4In your struggleG464 againstG4314 sinG266, you have not yet resistedG3768G478 to the point ofG3360 shedding your bloodG129. 5AndG2532 you have forgottenG1585 theG3588 exhortationG3874 thatG3748 addressesG1256 youG4771 asG5613 sonsG5207:

7Endure sufferingG5278 asG1519 disciplineG3809; GodG2316 is treatingG4374 youG4771 asG5613 sonsG5207. ForG1063 whatG5101 sonG5207 is not disciplinedG3756G3811 by his fatherG3962? 8IfG1487 you do not experienceG1510G5565 disciplineG3809 likeG3739 everyoneG3956 elseG1096G3353, thenG686 you areG1510 illegitimate childrenG3541 andG2532 not trueG3756 sonsG5207. 9FurthermoreG1534G3303, we have all hadG2192 earthlyG1473G3588G4561 fathersG3962 who disciplinedG3810 us, andG2532 we respectedG1788 them. Should we notG3756 muchG4183 moreG1161G3123 submitG5293 to theG3588 FatherG3962 ofG3588 our spiritsG4151 andG2532 liveG2198?

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Our fathers disciplinedG3811 us forG4314 a shortG3303G3588G3641 timeG2250 asG2596 theyG846 thought bestG1380, butG1161 God disciplines us forG1909 our goodG4851, so thatG1519 we may shareG3335 in HisG846 holinessG41. 11NoG3956G3756 disciplineG3809 seemsG1380 enjoyableG1510G5479 atG4314 theG3588 timeG3918, butG235 painfulG3077. Later onG5305, howeverG1161, it yieldsG591 a harvestG2590 of righteousnessG1343 and peaceG15163 to those whoG3588 have been trainedG1128 byG1223 itG846.

12ThereforeG1352 strengthenG461 your limpG3935 handsG5495 andG2532 weakG3886 kneesG1119.4 13MakeG4160 straightG3717 pathsG5163 forG3588 yourG4771 feetG4228,5 so thatG2443 theG3588 lameG5560 may notG3361 be disabledG1624, butG1161 ratherG3123 healedG2390.

A Call to Holiness

(1 Peter 1:13–21)

14PursueG1377 peaceG1515 withG3326 everyoneG3956, as well asG2532 holinessG38, withoutG5565 whichG3739 no oneG3762 will seeG3708 theG3588 LordG2962. 15See to it thatG1983 noG3361 oneG5100 falls shortG5302 ofG575 theG3588 graceG5485 of GodG2316, and that noG3361G5100 rootG4491 of bitternessG40886 springsG5453 upG507 to cause troubleG1776 andG2532 defileG3392 manyG4183. 16See to it thatG3361 no one is sexually immoralG4205, orG2228 is godlessG952 likeG5613 EsauG2269, whoG3739 forG473 a singleG1520 mealG1035 soldG591 hisG1438 birthrightG4415. 17ForG1063 you knowG1492 thatG3754 afterwardG3347, when he wantedG2309 to inheritG2816 theG3588 blessingG2129, he was rejectedG593. He could findG1063G2147 noG3756 groundG5117 for repentanceG3341, thoughG2539 he soughtG1567 the blessing withG3326 tearsG1144.

An Unshakable Kingdom

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

18ForG1063 you have not come toG3756G4334 a mountain that can be touchedG5584 andG2532 that7 is burningG2545 with fireG4442; to darknessG1105, gloomG2217, andG2532 stormG2366; 19to a trumpetG4536 blastG2279 or to a voiceG5456G4487 thatG3739 made its hearersG191 beg thatG3868 no furtherG3361 wordG3056 be spokenG4369. 20ForG1063 they could not bearG3756G5342 whatG3588 was commandedG1291: “If evenG2579 an animalG2342 touchesG2345 theG3588 mountainG3735, it must be stonedG3036.”8 21TheG3588 sightG5324 wasG1510 soG3779 terrifyingG5398 that evenG2532 MosesG3475 saidG2036, “I amG1510 tremblingG1790 with fearG1630.”9

22InsteadG235, you have come toG4334 MountG3735 ZionG4622, to the cityG4172 of the livingG2198 GodG2316, the heavenlyG2032 JerusalemG2419. You have come to myriadsG3461 of angelsG32 23in joyful assemblyG3831, to the congregationG1577 of the firstbornG4416, enrolledG583 inG1722 heavenG3772. You have come to GodG2316 the JudgeG2923 of allG3956, to the spiritsG4151 of the righteousG1342 made perfectG5048, 24to JesusG2424 the mediatorG3316 of a newG3501 covenantG1242, andG2532 to the sprinkledG4473 bloodG129 that speaksG2980 a better wordG2909 thanG3844 the blood ofG3588 AbelG6.

25See to it thatG991 you do not refuseG3361G3868 Him whoG3588 speaksG2980. ForG1063 ifG1487 the people did notG3756 escapeG1628 when they refusedG3868 Him whoG3588 warnedG5537 them onG1909 earthG1093, how muchG4183 lessG3123 will weG1473 escape if we rejectG654 Him whoG3588 warns us fromG575 heavenG3772? 26At that timeG5119 His voiceG5456 shookG4531 theG3588 earthG1093, butG1161 nowG3568 He has promisedG1861, “Once moreG2089G530 IG1473 will shakeG4579 notG3756 onlyG3440 theG3588 earthG1093, butG235 heavenG3772 as wellG2532.”10 27TheG3588 words “Once moreG2089G530” signifyG1213 theG3588 removalG3331 of whatG3588 can be shakenG4531—that isG5613, created thingsG4160—so thatG2443 theG3588 unshakableG3361G4531 may remainG3306.

28ThereforeG1352, since we are receivingG3880 an unshakableG761 kingdomG932, let us be filled withG2192 gratitudeG5485, and so worshipG3000 GodG2316 acceptablyG2102 withG3326 reverenceG2124 andG2532 aweG1169. 29“ForG1063 ourG1473 GodG2316 is a consumingG2654 fireG4442.”11