Hebrews 12:1-17

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. 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.