New American Standard Bible 1995

Hebrews 12

Jesus, the Example

1ThereforeΤοιγαροῦνToigarounG5105,since we haveἔχοντεςechontesG2192soG5118greatτοσοῦτονtosoutonG5118a cloudνέφοςnephosG3509of witnessesμαρτύρων,marturōnG3144surroundingπερικείμενονperikeimenonG4029us, let us alsoG2532layG659asideἀποθέμενοιapothemenoiG659everyπάνταpantaG3956encumbranceὄγκονogkonG3591and the sinἁμαρτίαν,hamartianG266which so easilyG2139entanglesG2139us, and let usrunτρέχωμενtrechōmenG5143withenduranceὑπομονῆςhupomonēsG5281the raceἀγῶναagōnaG73that is setG4295beforeG4295us,

2fixingG872our eyesG872on JesusἸησοῦν,IēsounG2424, theauthorἀρχηγὸνarchēgonG747and perfecterτελειωτὴνteleiōtēnG5051of faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,whoὃςhosG3739for the joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479setG4295beforeG4295HimenduredὑπέμεινενhupemeinenG5278the crossσταυρὸνstauronG4716,despisingκαταφρονήσας,kataphronēsasG2706the shameαἰσχύνηςaischunēsG152, and hassatG2523downκεκάθικεν.¶kekathikenG2523at the rightδεξιᾷdexiaG1188handG1188of the throneθρόνουthronouG2362of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

3ForconsiderἀναλογίσασθεanalogisastheG357Him who has enduredὑπομεμενηκόταhupomemenēkotaG5278suchτοιαύτηνtoiautēnG5108hostilityἀντιλογίαν,antilogianG485by sinnersἁμαρτωλῶνhamartōlōnG268againstεἰςeisG1519Himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,soἵναinaG2443that you will not growG2577wearyG2577and loseἐκλυόμενοι.ekluomenoiG1590heartψυχαῖςpsuchaisG5590.

A Father’s Discipline

4You have not yetοὔπωoupōG3768resistedἀντικατέστητεantikatestēteG478to the pointμέχριςmechrisG3360of shedding bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129in your strivingἀνταγωνιζόμενοιantagōnizomenoiG464againstπρὸςprosG4314sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266;

5and you have forgottenἐκλέλησθεeklelēstheG1585the exhortationπαρακλήσεωςparaklēseōsG3874whichἥτιςhētisG3748is addressedδιαλέγεται·dialegetaiG1256to you as sonsυἱοῖςhuioisG5207, “My sonυἱέhuieG5207,do not regardG3643lightlyG3643the disciplineπαιδείαςpaideiasG3809of the Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,NorμηδὲmēdeG3366faintἐκλύουekluouG1590when you are reprovedἐλεγχόμενος.elegchomenosG1651by Him;

6For thosewhomὃνhonG3739the Lordκύριος,kuriosG2962lovesἀγαπᾷagapaG25He disciplinesπαιδεύει,paideueiG3811,And He scourgesμαστιγοῖmastigoiG3146everyπάνταpantaG3956sonυἱὸνhuionG5207whomὃνhonG3739He receivesπαραδέχεται.paradechetaiG3858.”

7It is for disciplineπαιδείανpaideianG3809that you endureὑπομένετε,hupomeneteG5278;Godθεός·theosG2316dealsπροσφέρεταιprospheretaiG4374with you as with sonsυἱοῖςhuioisG5207;for whatτίςtisG5101sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207is there whomὃνhonG3739hisfatherπατήρ;patērG3962does not disciplineπαιδεύειpaideueiG3811?

8But ifεἰeiG1487you are withoutχωρίςchōrisG5565disciplineπαιδείαςpaideiasG3809,of whichἧςhēsG3739allπάντες,pantesG3956have becomeγεγόνασινgegonasinG1096partakersμέτοχοιmetochoiG3353,thenἄραaraG686you are illegitimateG3541childrenG3541and not sonsυἱοίhuioiG5207.

9FurthermoreεἶταeitaG1534,we hadεἴχομενeichomenG2192earthlyσαρκὸςsarkosG4561fathersπατέραςpaterasG3962to disciplineπαιδευτὰςpaideutasG3810us, and werespectedἐνετρεπόμεθα·enetrepomethaG1788them; shall we not muchπολὺpoluG4183ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123be subjectὑποταγησόμεθαhupotagēsomethaG5293tothe FatherπατρὶpatriG3962ofspiritsπνευμάτωνpneumatōnG4151, andliveζήσομεν;zēsomenG2198?

10For they disciplinedἐπαίδευον,epaideuonG3811us for a shortὀλίγαςoligasG3641timeἡμέραςhēmerasG2250as seemedG1380bestδοκοῦνdokounG1380to them, but He disciplines us for ourgoodσυμφέρονsumpheronG4851,soεἰςeisG1519that we may shareμεταλαβεῖνmetalabeinG3335His holinessἁγιότητοςhagiotētosG41.

11AllπᾶσαpasaG3956disciplineπαιδείαpaideiaG3809for the momentπαρὸνparonG3918seemsδοκεῖdokeiG1380not to be joyfulχαρᾶςcharasG5479,but sorrowfulλύπης,lupēsG3077;yetG1161to thoseG3588who have been trainedγεγυμνασμένοιςgegumnasmenoisG1128by it, afterwardsG5305it yieldsἀποδίδωσινapodidōsinG591thepeacefulεἰρηνικὸνeirēnikonG1516fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590of righteousnessδικαιοσύνης.¶dikaiosunēsG1343.

12ThereforeΔιὸDioG1352,strengthenἀνορθώσατε,anorthōsateG461the handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495that are weakπαρειμέναςpareimenasG3935and the kneesγόναταgonataG1119that are feebleπαραλελυμέναparalelumenaG3886,

13andmakeποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160straightὀρθὰςorthasG3717pathsτροχιὰςtrochiasG5163for your feetποσὶνposinG4228,soἵναinaG2443that the limbwhich is lameχωλὸνchōlonG5560may not be putG1624out of jointG1624,but ratherμᾶλλον.mallonG3123be healedἰαθῇiathēaG2390.

14PursueδιώκετεdiōketeG1377peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515with allG3956menG3956, and thesanctificationἁγιασμόν,hagiasmonG38withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565whichοὗhouG3739noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762willseeG3708the Lordκύριον·kurionG2962.

15SeeἐπισκοποῦντεςepiskopountesG1983to it that noμήmēG3361oneG5100comesG5302shortG5302of the graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316;that noμήmēG3361rootῥίζαrhizaG4491of bitternessπικρίαςpikriasG4088springingφύουσαphuousaG5453up causesG1776troubleG1776,and by it manyπολλοί·polloiG4183bedefiledμιανθῶσινmianthōsinG3392;

16that there benoμή τιςmē tisG3361 G5100immoralπόρνοςpornosG4205orἢēG2228godlessG952personG952likeὡςhōsG5613EsauἨσαῦ,ĒsauG2269,whoὃςhosG3739soldἀπέδετοapedetoG591his ownἑαυτοῦ.he'autouG1438birthrightπρωτοτόκιαprōtotokiaG4415for a singlemealβρώσεωςbrōseōsG1035.

17For you knowG3609that evenκαὶkaiG2532afterwardsμετέπειταmetepeitaG3347,when he desiredθέλωνthelōnG2309to inheritκληρονομῆσαιklēronomēsaiG2816the blessingεὐλογίανeulogianG2129,he was rejectedἀπεδοκιμάσθη·apedokimasthēG593,for he foundεὗρενheurenG2147noοὐχouchG3756placeτόπονtoponG5117for repentanceμετανοίαςmetanoiasG3341,thoughκαίπερkaiperG2539he soughtἐκζητήσαςekzētēsasG1567for it with tearsδακρύωνdakruōnG1144.

Contrast of Sinai and Zion

18For you have not comeπροσεληλύθατεproselēluthateG4334to a mountainthat can be touchedψηλαφωμένῳpsēlaphōmenōG5584and to a blazingκεκαυμένῳkekaumenōG2545fireπυρὶpuriG4442,and to darknessγνόφῳgnophōG1105and gloomζόφῳzophōG2217and whirlwindθυέλλῃthuellēG2366,

19and to theblastἤχῳēchōG2279of a trumpetσάλπιγγοςsalpingosG4536and thesoundφωνῇphōnēaG5456of wordsῥημάτων,rhēmatōnG4487whichἧςhēsG3739sound was such thatthoseοἱhoiG3588who heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191beggedπαρῃτήσαντοparētēsantoG3868that noμὴmēG3361furtherG4369wordλόγον·logonG3056be spokenG4369to them.

20For they could not bearἔφερονepheronG5342the commandδιαστελλόμενον·diastellomenonG1291, “IfG2579evenG2579a beastθηρίονthērionG2342touchesθίγῃthigēG2345the mountainὄρους,orousG3735,it will be stonedλιθοβοληθήσεταιlithobolēthēsetaiG3036.”

21And soοὕτωhoutōG3779terribleφοβερὸνphoberonG5398was the sightφανταζόμενον,phantazomenonG5324, thatMosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475saidG3004, “I amG1510fullG1630of fearG1630and tremblingἔντρομος·entromosG1790.”

22Butyou have comeπροσεληλύθατεproselēluthateG4334to MountὄρειoreiG3735ZionΣιὼνSiōnG4622and tothe cityπόλειpoleiG4172ofthe livingζῶντος,zōntosG2198GodθεοῦtheouG2316,the heavenlyἐπουρανίῳepouraniōG2032JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419, and tomyriadsμυριάσινmuriasinG3461ofangelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32,

23to the generalG3831assemblyG3831andchurchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577of the firstbornπρωτοτόκωνprōtotokōnG4416whoare enrolledἀπογεγραμμένωνapogegrammenōnG583in heavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772,and to GodθεῷtheōG2316,the JudgeκριτῇkritēaG2923of allπάντωνpantōnG3956, and to thespiritsπνεύμασινpneumasinG4151of therighteousδικαίωνdikaiōnG1342madeG5048perfectτετελειωμένωνteteleiōmenōnG5048,

24and to JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424, themediatorμεσίτῃmesitēG3316of a newνέαςneasG3501covenantδιαθήκηςdiathēkēsG1242, and to thesprinkledῥαντισμοῦrhantismouG4473bloodαἵματιaimatiG129,which speaksλαλοῦντιlalountiG2980betterG2909thanπαρὰparaG3844the bloodof AbelἍβελ.¶HabelG6.

The Unshaken Kingdom

25SeeΒλέπετεBlepeteG991to it that you do not refuseπαραιτήσησθεparaitēsēstheG3868Him who isspeakingλαλοῦντα·lalountaG2980. ForifεἰeiG1487thoseἐκεῖνοιekeinoiG1565did not escapeἐξέφυγονexephugonG1628when theyrefusedπαραιτησάμενοιparaitēsamenoiG3868him whowarnedχρηματίζοντα,chrēmatizontaG5537themon earthγῆςgēsG1093,muchπολὺpoluG4183lessμᾶλλονmallonG3123will we escapewho turnG654awayἀποστρεφόμενοι,apostrephomenoiG654from Him who warnsfrom heavenοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772.

26AndHis voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456shookἐσάλευσενesaleusenG4531the earthγῆνgēnG1093thenτότε,toteG5119,but nowνῦνnunG3568He has promisedἐπήγγελταιepēngeltaiG1861,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “YetἔτιetiG2089onceἅπαξhapaxG530moreG530I will shakeσείσωseisōG4579not onlyG3440the earthγῆνgēnG1093,but alsoκαὶkaiG2532the heavenοὐρανόν.ouranonG3772.”

27ThisG3588expression, “YetἔτιetiG2089onceἅπαξ,hapaxG530moreG530,”denotesδηλοῖdēloiG1213the removingμετάθεσινmetathesinG3331of thoseG3588things which can be shakenσαλευομένωνsaleuomenōnG4531,as of createdG4160thingsG4160,soἵναinaG2443that thoseG3588things which cannotμὴmēG3361be shakenσαλευόμενα.saleuomenaG4531may remainμείνῃmeinēG3306.

28ThereforeδιὸdioG1352,since we receiveπαραλαμβάνοντεςparalambanontesG3880akingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932which cannotG761be shakenG761, let usshowἔχωμενechōmenG2192gratitudeχάρινcharinG5485,by whichἧςhēsG3739we mayofferG3000to GodθεῷtheōG2316an acceptableεὐαρέστωςeuarestōsG2102serviceG3000with reverenceεὐλαβείαςeulabeiasG2124and aweG1190;

29forour GodθεὸςtheosG2316is a consumingκαταναλίσκον.¶katanaliskonG2654fireπῦρpurG4442.

Jesus, the Example

A Father’s Discipline

Contrast of Sinai and Zion

The Unshaken Kingdom

Commentaries on Hebrews 12