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Hebrews 12:1-13

1ThereforeΤοιγαροῦνToigarounG5105,since we alsoG2532haveἔχοντεςechontesG2192suchG5118aG5118greatτοσοῦτονtosoutonG5118cloudνέφοςnephosG3509of witnessesμαρτύρων,marturōnG3144surroundingπερικείμενονperikeimenonG4029us, let’sridG659ourselves ofG659everyπάνταpantaG3956obstacleὄγκονogkonG3591and the sinἁμαρτίαν,hamartianG266which so easilyG2139entanglesG2139us, and let’srunτρέχωμενtrechōmenG5143withenduranceὑπομονῆςhupomonēsG5281the raceἀγῶναagōnaG73that is setG4295beforeG4295us,

2lookingG872onlyG872at JesusἸησοῦν,IēsounG2424, theoriginatorἀρχηγὸνarchēgonG747and perfecterτελειωτὴνteleiōtēnG5051of the faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,whoὃςhosG3739for the joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479setG4295beforeG4295HimenduredὑπέμεινενhupemeinenG5278the crossσταυρὸνstauronG4716,despisingκαταφρονήσας,kataphronēsasG2706the shameαἰσχύνηςaischunēsG152, and hassatG2523downκεκάθικεν.¶kekathikenG2523at the rightδεξιᾷdexiaG1188handG1188of the throneθρόνουthronouG2362of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

3ForconsiderἀναλογίσασθεanalogisastheG357Him who has enduredὑπομεμενηκόταhupomemenēkotaG5278suchτοιαύτηνtoiautēnG5108hostilityἀντιλογίαν,antilogianG485by sinnersἁμαρτωλῶνhamartōlōnG268againstεἰςeisG1519Himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443you will not growG2577wearyG2577and loseἐκλυόμενοι.ekluomenoiG1590heartψυχαῖςpsuchaisG5590.

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 punishedἐλεγχόμενος.elegchomenosG1651by Him;

6ForwhomὃνhonG3739the Lordκύριος,kuriosG2962lovesἀγαπᾷagapaG25He disciplinesπαιδεύει,paideueiG3811,And He punishesμαστιγοῖmastigoiG3146everyπάνταpantaG3956sonυἱὸνhuionG5207whomὃνhonG3739He acceptsπαραδέχεται.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 muchπολὺpoluG4183moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123beG5293subjectG5293tothe FatherπατρὶpatriG3962ofspiritsπνευμάτωνpneumatōnG4151, andliveζήσομεν;zēsomenG2198?

10For they disciplinedἐπαίδευον,epaideuonG3811usfor a shortὀλίγαςoligasG3641timeἡμέραςhēmerasG2250as seemedG1380bestδοκοῦνdokounG1380to them, but He disciplines us for ourgoodσυμφέρονsumpheronG4851,soG1519thatG1519we may shareμεταλαβεῖνmetalabeinG3335His holinessἁγιότητοςhagiotētosG41.

11For the momentπαρὸνparonG3918,allπᾶσαpasaG3956disciplineπαιδείαpaideiaG3809seemsδοκεῖdokeiG1380not to be pleasantχαρᾶςcharasG5479,but painfulλύπης,lupēsG3077;yetG1161to thoseG3588who have been trainedγεγυμνασμένοιςgegumnasmenoisG1128by it, afterwardG5305it yieldsἀποδίδωσινapodidōsinG591thepeacefulεἰρηνικὸνeirēnikonG1516fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590of righteousnessδικαιοσύνης.¶dikaiosunēsG1343.

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

13andmakeποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160straightὀρθὰςorthasG3717pathsτροχιὰςtrochiasG5163for your feetποσὶνposinG4228,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443the limbwhich is impairedχωλὸνchōlonG5560may not be dislocatedἐκτραπῇ,ektrapēaG1624,but ratherμᾶλλον.mallonG3123be healedἰαθῇiathēaG2390.

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