Hebrews 12:3-23

3For 1considerG357 Him who has enduredG5278 suchG5108 hostilityG485 by sinnersG268 againstG1519 HimselfG1438, soG2443 thatG2443 you will not growG2577 wearyG2577 23and loseG1590 heartG5590. 44You have not yetG3768 resistedG478 56to the pointG3360 of shedding bloodG129 in your strivingG464 againstG4314 sinG266; 5and you have forgottenG1585 the exhortationG3874 whichG3748 is addressedG1256 to you as sonsG5207, “7My sonG5207, do not regardG3643 lightlyG3643 the disciplineG3809 of the LordG2962, NorG3366 8faintG1590 when you are punishedG1651 by Him;69For 10whomG3739 the LordG2962 lovesG25 He disciplinesG3811, And He punishesG3146 everyG3956 sonG5207 whomG3739 He acceptsG3858.” 7It is for disciplineG3809 that you endureG5278; 11GodG2316 dealsG4374 with you as with sonsG5207; for whatG5101 sonG5207 is there whomG3739 his fatherG3962 does not disciplineG3811? 8But ifG1487 you are withoutG5565 disciplineG3809, 12of whichG3739 allG3956 have becomeG1096 partakersG3353, thenG686 you are illegitimateG3541 childrenG3541 and not sonsG5207. 9FurthermoreG1534, we hadG2192 13earthlyG4561 fathersG3962 to disciplineG3810 us, and we 14respectedG1788 them; shall we not muchG4183 moreG3123 beG5293 subjectG5293 to 15the FatherG3962 of 16spiritsG4151, and 17liveG2198? 10For they disciplinedG3811 us for a shortG3641 timeG2250 as seemedG1380 bestG1380 to them, but He disciplines us for our goodG4851, 18soG1519 thatG1519 we may shareG3335 His holinessG41. 1119For the momentG3918, allG3956 disciplineG3809 seemsG1380 not to be pleasantG5479, but painfulG3077; yetG1161 to thoseG3588 who have been trainedG1128 by it, afterwardG5305 it yieldsG591 the 20peacefulG1516 fruitG2590 of righteousnessG1343.

12ThereforeG1352, 2122strengthenG461 the handsG5495 that are weakG3935 and the kneesG1119 that are feebleG3886, 13and 23makeG4160 straightG3717 pathsG5163 for your feetG4228, soG2443 thatG2443 the limb which is impairedG5560 may not be dislocatedG1624, but ratherG3123 24be healedG2390.

1425PursueG1377 peaceG1515 with allG3956 peopleG3956, and the 26holinessG38 withoutG5565 whichG3739 noG3762 oneG3762 will 27seeG3708 the LordG2962. 15SeeG1983 toG1983 itG1983 that noG3361 oneG5100 28comesG5302 shortG5302 of the graceG5485 of GodG2316; that noG3361 29rootG4491 of bitternessG4088 springingG5453 up causesG1776 troubleG1776, and by it manyG4183 becomeG3392 30defiledG3392; 16that there be noG3361G5100 31sexuallyG4205 immoralG4205 orG2228 32godlessG952 personG952 likeG5613 EsauG2269, 33whoG3739 soldG591 his ownG1438 birthrightG4415 for a single mealG1035. 17For you knowG3609 that evenG2532 afterwardG3347, 34when he wantedG2309 to inheritG2816 the blessingG2129, he was rejectedG593, for he foundG2147 noG3756 placeG5117 for repentanceG3341, thoughG2539 he soughtG1567 for it with tearsG1144.

1835For you have not comeG4334 to 36a mountain that can be touchedG5584 and to a blazingG2545 fireG4442, and to darknessG1105 and gloomG2217 and whirlwindG2366, 19and to the 37blastG2279 of a trumpetG4536 and the 38soundG5456 of wordsG4487, whichG3739 sound was such that thoseG3588 who heardG191 39beggedG3868 that noG3361 furtherG4369 wordG3056 be spokenG4369 to them. 20For they could not 40copeG5342 withG5342 the commandG1291, “41IfG2579 evenG2579 an animalG2342 touchesG2345 the mountainG3735, it shall be stonedG3036.” 21And soG3779 terribleG5398 was the sightG5324, that MosesG3475 saidG3004, “42I amG1510 terrifiedG1630 and tremblingG1790.” 22But 43you have comeG4334 to MountG3735 ZionG4622 and to 44the cityG4172 of 45the livingG2198 GodG2316, 46the heavenlyG2032 JerusalemG2419, and to 47myriadsG3461 of 48angelsG32, 23to the generalG3831 assemblyG3831 and 49churchG1577 of the firstbornG4416 who 50are enrolledG583 in heavenG3772, and to GodG2316, 51the JudgeG2923 of allG3956, and to the 52spiritsG4151 of the righteousG1342 madeG5048 perfectG5048,