Hebrews 12

Jesus, the Example

1ThereforeG5105, since we alsoG2532 haveG2192 suchG5118 aG5118 greatG5118 cloudG3509 of witnessesG3144 surroundingG4029 us, let’s 1ridG659 ourselves ofG659 everyG3956 obstacleG3591 and the sinG266 which so easilyG2139 entanglesG2139 us, and let’s 2runG5143 with 3enduranceG5281 the raceG73 that is setG4295 beforeG4295 us, 2lookingG872 onlyG872 at JesusG2424, the 45originatorG747 and perfecterG5051 of the faithG4102, whoG3739 for the joyG5479 setG4295 beforeG4295 Him 6enduredG5278 the crossG4716, 7despisingG2706 the shameG152, and has 8satG2523 downG2523 at the rightG1188 handG1188 of the throneG2362 of GodG2316.

3For 9considerG357 Him who has enduredG5278 suchG5108 hostilityG485 by sinnersG268 againstG1519 HimselfG1438, soG2443 thatG2443 you will not growG2577 wearyG2577 1011and loseG1590 heartG5590.

A Father’s Discipline

412You have not yetG3768 resistedG478 1314to the pointG3360 of shedding bloodG129 in your strivingG464 againstG4314 sinG266; 5and you have forgottenG1585 the exhortationG3874 whichG3748 is addressedG1256 to you as sonsG5207, “15My sonG5207, do not regardG3643 lightlyG3643 the disciplineG3809 of the LordG2962, NorG3366 16faintG1590 when you are punishedG1651 by Him;617For 18whomG3739 the LordG2962 lovesG25 He disciplinesG3811, And He punishesG3146 everyG3956 sonG5207 whomG3739 He acceptsG3858.” 7It is for disciplineG3809 that you endureG5278; 19GodG2316 dealsG4374 with you as with sonsG5207; for whatG5101 sonG5207 is there whomG3739 his fatherG3962 does not disciplineG3811? 8But ifG1487 you are withoutG5565 disciplineG3809, 20of whichG3739 allG3956 have becomeG1096 partakersG3353, thenG686 you are illegitimateG3541 childrenG3541 and not sonsG5207. 9FurthermoreG1534, we hadG2192 21earthlyG4561 fathersG3962 to disciplineG3810 us, and we 22respectedG1788 them; shall we not muchG4183 moreG3123 beG5293 subjectG5293 to 23the FatherG3962 of 24spiritsG4151, and 25liveG2198? 10For they disciplinedG3811 us for a shortG3641 timeG2250 as seemedG1380 bestG1380 to them, but He disciplines us for our goodG4851, 26soG1519 thatG1519 we may shareG3335 His holinessG41. 1127For the momentG3918, allG3956 disciplineG3809 seemsG1380 not to be pleasantG5479, but painfulG3077; yetG1161 to thoseG3588 who have been trainedG1128 by it, afterwardG5305 it yieldsG591 the 28peacefulG1516 fruitG2590 of righteousnessG1343.

12ThereforeG1352, 2930strengthenG461 the handsG5495 that are weakG3935 and the kneesG1119 that are feebleG3886, 13and 31makeG4160 straightG3717 pathsG5163 for your feetG4228, soG2443 thatG2443 the limb which is impairedG5560 may not be dislocatedG1624, but ratherG3123 32be healedG2390.

1433PursueG1377 peaceG1515 with allG3956 peopleG3956, and the 34holinessG38 withoutG5565 whichG3739 noG3762 oneG3762 will 35seeG3708 the LordG2962. 15SeeG1983 toG1983 itG1983 that noG3361 oneG5100 36comesG5302 shortG5302 of the graceG5485 of GodG2316; that noG3361 37rootG4491 of bitternessG4088 springingG5453 up causesG1776 troubleG1776, and by it manyG4183 becomeG3392 38defiledG3392; 16that there be noG3361G5100 39sexuallyG4205 immoralG4205 orG2228 40godlessG952 personG952 likeG5613 EsauG2269, 41whoG3739 soldG591 his ownG1438 birthrightG4415 for a single mealG1035. 17For you knowG3609 that evenG2532 afterwardG3347, 42when he wantedG2309 to inheritG2816 the blessingG2129, he was rejectedG593, for he foundG2147 noG3756 placeG5117 for repentanceG3341, thoughG2539 he soughtG1567 for it with tearsG1144.

Contrast of Sinai and Zion

1843For you have not comeG4334 to 44a mountain that can be touchedG5584 and to a blazingG2545 fireG4442, and to darknessG1105 and gloomG2217 and whirlwindG2366, 19and to the 45blastG2279 of a trumpetG4536 and the 46soundG5456 of wordsG4487, whichG3739 sound was such that thoseG3588 who heardG191 47beggedG3868 that noG3361 furtherG4369 wordG3056 be spokenG4369 to them. 20For they could not 48copeG5342 withG5342 the commandG1291, “49IfG2579 evenG2579 an animalG2342 touchesG2345 the mountainG3735, it shall be stonedG3036.” 21And soG3779 terribleG5398 was the sightG5324, that MosesG3475 saidG3004, “50I amG1510 terrifiedG1630 and tremblingG1790.” 22But 51you have comeG4334 to MountG3735 ZionG4622 and to 52the cityG4172 of 53the livingG2198 GodG2316, 54the heavenlyG2032 JerusalemG2419, and to 55myriadsG3461 of 56angelsG32, 23to the generalG3831 assemblyG3831 and 57churchG1577 of the firstbornG4416 who 58are enrolledG583 in heavenG3772, and to GodG2316, 59the JudgeG2923 of allG3956, and to the 60spiritsG4151 of the righteousG1342 madeG5048 perfectG5048, 24and to JesusG2424, the 61mediatorG3316 of a newG3501 covenantG1242, and to the 62sprinkledG4473 bloodG129, which speaksG2980 betterG2909 thanG3844 63the blood of AbelG6.

The Unshaken Kingdom

2564SeeG991 to it that you do not refuseG3868 Him who is 65speakingG2980. For 66ifG1487 thoseG1565 did not escapeG1628 when they 67refusedG3868 him who 68warnedG5537 them on earthG1093, 69muchG4183 lessG3123 will we escape who turnG654 awayG654 from Him who 70warns us from heavenG3772. 26And 71His voiceG5456 shookG4531 the earthG1093 thenG5119, but nowG3568 He has promisedG1861, sayingG3004, “72YetG2089 onceG530 moreG530 I will shakeG4579 not onlyG3440 the earthG1093, but alsoG2532 the heavenG3772.” 27ThisG3588 expression, “YetG2089 onceG530 moreG530,” denotesG1213 73the removingG3331 of thoseG3588 things which can be shakenG4531, as of createdG4160 thingsG4160, soG2443 thatG2443 thoseG3588 things which cannotG3361 be shakenG4531 may remainG3306. 28ThereforeG1352, since we receiveG3880 a 74kingdomG932 which cannotG761 beG761 shakenG761, let’s 75showG2192 gratitudeG5485, by whichG3739 we may 76offerG3000 to GodG2316 an acceptableG2102 serviceG3000 with reverenceG2124 and aweG1190; 29for 77our GodG2316 is a consumingG2654 fireG4442.