New American Standard Bible 2020

Hebrews 12:12-21

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.

14PursueδιώκετεdiōketeG1377peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515with allG3956peopleG3956, and theholinessἁγιασμόν,hagiasmonG38withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565whichοὗhouG3739noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762willseeG3708the Lordκύριον·kurionG2962.

15SeeG1983toG1983itG1983that noμήmēG3361oneG5100comesG5302shortG5302of the graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316;that noμήmēG3361rootῥίζαrhizaG4491of bitternessπικρίαςpikriasG4088springingφύουσαphuousaG5453up causesG1776troubleG1776,and by it manyπολλοί·polloiG4183becomeG3392defiledG3392;

16that there benoμή τιςmē tisG3361 G5100sexuallyG4205immoralG4205orἢēG2228godlessG952personG952likeὡςhōsG5613EsauἨσαῦ,ĒsauG2269,whoὃςhosG3739soldἀπέδετοapedetoG591his ownἑαυτοῦ.he'autouG1438birthrightπρωτοτόκιαprōtotokiaG4415for a singlemealβρώσεωςbrōseōsG1035.

17For you knowG3609that evenκαὶkaiG2532afterwardμετέπειταmetepeitaG3347,when he wantedθέλωνthelōnG2309to inheritκληρονομῆσαιklēronomēsaiG2816the blessingεὐλογίανeulogianG2129,he was rejectedἀπεδοκιμάσθη·apedokimasthēG593,for he foundεὗρενheurenG2147noοὐχouchG3756placeτόπονtoponG5117for repentanceμετανοίαςmetanoiasG3341,thoughκαίπερkaiperG2539he soughtἐκζητήσαςekzētēsasG1567for it with tearsδακρύωνdakruōnG1144.

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,rhēmatōnG4487,whichἧςhēsG3739sound was such thatthoseοἱhoiG3588who heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191beggedπαρῃτήσαντοparētēsantoG3868that noμὴmēG3361furtherG4369wordλόγον·logonG3056be spokenG4369to them.

20For they could notcopeG5342withG5342the commandδιαστελλόμενον·diastellomenonG1291, “IfG2579evenG2579an animalθηρίονthērionG2342touchesθίγῃthigēG2345the mountainὄρους,orousG3735,it shall be stonedλιθοβοληθήσεταιlithobolēthēsetaiG3036.”

21And soοὕτωhoutōG3779terribleφοβερὸνphoberonG5398was the sightφανταζόμενον,phantazomenonG5324, thatMosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475saidG3004, “I amG1510terrifiedἔκφοβόςekphobosG1630and tremblingἔντρομος·entromosG1790.”

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