Hebrews 12:2

Hebrews 12:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
• New International Version (NIV)fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Context of Hebrews 12:2

1Therefore, since we also have such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let’s rid ourselves of every obstacle and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let’s run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking only at Jesus, the originator and perfecter of the faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3For consider Him who has endured such hostility by sinners against Himself, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. 4You have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood in your striving against sin;

Hebrews 12:2 word by word

ἀφορῶντες εἰς τὸν τῆς πίστεως ἀρχηγὸν καὶ τελειωτὴν Ἰησοῦν, ὃς ἀντὶ τῆς προκειμένης αὐτῷ χαρᾶς ὑπέμεινεν σταυρὸν αἰσχύνης καταφρονήσας, ἐν δεξιᾷ τε τοῦ θρόνου τοῦ θεοῦ κεκάθικεν.¶Read the interlinear

• lookingἀφοράωaphoraō · to considerG872
• at JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• originatorἀρχηγόςarchēgos · founderG747
• and perfecterτελειωτήςteleiōtēs · finisherG5051
• of the faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• whoὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• for the joyχαράchara · joyG5479
• setπρόκειμαιprokeimai · to set beforeG4295
• enduredὑπομένωhupomenō · to remain/endureG5278
• the crossσταυρόςstauros · crossG4716
• despisingκαταφρονέωkataphroneō · to despiseG2706
• the shameαἰσχύνηaischunē · shameG152
• satκαθίζωkathizō · to seatG2523
• at the rightδεξιόςdexios · rightG1188
• of the throneθρόνοςthronos · throneG2362
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316

Cross-references for Hebrews 12:2

• Hebrews 12:3For consider Him who has endured such hostility by sinners against Himself, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
• Hebrews 9:28so Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin, to those who eagerly await Him.
• Isaiah 8:17And I will wait for the Lord who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob; I will wait eagerly for Him.
• Isaiah 31:1Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help And rely on horses, And trust in chariots because they are many And in horsemen because they are very strong, But they do not look to the Holy One of Israel, nor seek the Lord!
• Isaiah 45:22Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; For I am God, and there is no other.
• Micah 7:7But as for me, I will be on the watch for the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
• Zechariah 12:10“And I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and of pleading, so that they will look at Me whom they pierced; and they will mourn for Him, like one mourning for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him like the bitter weeping over a firstborn.
• John 1:29The next day he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
• John 6:40For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last day.”
• John 8:56Your father Abraham was overjoyed that he would see My day, and he saw it and rejoiced.”
• Philippians 3:20For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;
• 2 Timothy 4:8in the future there is reserved for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day; and not only to me, but also to all who have loved His appearing.
• 1 John 1:1What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the Word of Life--
• Jude 1:21keep yourselves in the love of God, looking forward to the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life.
• Hebrews 2:10For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to perfect the originator of their salvation through sufferings.
• Mark 9:24Immediately the boy’s father cried out and said, “I do believe; help my unbelief!”

Commentaries on Hebrews 12:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Looking unto Jesus - · Looking off and on, or from and to; looking off or from the world and all secular concerns to Jesus and all the spiritual and heavenly things connected with him. This is still an allusion to the Grecian games: those who ran were to keep their eyes fixed on the mark of the prize; they must keep the goal in view. The exhortation implies, That they should place all their hope and confidence in Christ, as their sole helper in this race…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Looking unto Jesus - As a further inducement to do this, the apostle exhorts us to look to the Saviour. We are to look to his holy life; to his patience and perseverance in trials; to what he endured in order to obtain the crown, and to his final success and triumph. The author and finisher of our faith - The word “our” is not in the original here, and obscures the sense. The meaning is, he is the first and the last as an example of faith or of confidence…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Jesus is the ultimate example of staying faithful (Hebrews 3:1). To endure in the Christian life, we must focus on Jesus and his work for us. Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith: Jesus has done everything needed for faith to be real under the new covenant. scorning its shame: Crucifixion (dying on a cross) was the most shameful way to execute someone. It was used to humiliate and torture the person crucified. It was used only for slaves and…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Looking unto--literally, "Looking from afar" (see on He 11:26); fixing the eyes upon Jesus seated on the throne of God. author--"Prince-leader." The same Greek is translated, "Captain (of salvation)," He 2:10; "Prince (of life)," Ac 3:15. Going before us as the Originator of our faith, and the Leader whose matchless example we are to follow always. In this He is distinguished from all those examples of faith in He 11:2-40. (Compare 1Co 11:1). On His…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 12:2

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Cross
• Example
• Faith
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Persecution
• Perseverance
• Race
• Reward
• Shame
• Throne

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• Chastening

Commentaries on Hebrews 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings