Hebrews 12:5-29

5and you have forgottenG1585 the exhortationG3874 whichG3748 is addressedG1256 to you as sonsG5207, “1My sonG5207, do not regardG3643 lightlyG3643 the disciplineG3809 of the LordG2962, NorG3366 2faintG1590 when you are punishedG1651 by Him;63For 4whomG3739 the LordG2962 lovesG25 He disciplinesG3811, And He punishesG3146 everyG3956 sonG5207 whomG3739 He acceptsG3858.” 7It is for disciplineG3809 that you endureG5278; 5GodG2316 dealsG4374 with you as with sonsG5207; for whatG5101 sonG5207 is there whomG3739 his fatherG3962 does not disciplineG3811? 8But ifG1487 you are withoutG5565 disciplineG3809, 6of whichG3739 allG3956 have becomeG1096 partakersG3353, thenG686 you are illegitimateG3541 childrenG3541 and not sonsG5207. 9FurthermoreG1534, we hadG2192 7earthlyG4561 fathersG3962 to disciplineG3810 us, and we 8respectedG1788 them; shall we not muchG4183 moreG3123 beG5293 subjectG5293 to 9the FatherG3962 of 10spiritsG4151, and 11liveG2198? 10For they disciplinedG3811 us for a shortG3641 timeG2250 as seemedG1380 bestG1380 to them, but He disciplines us for our goodG4851, 12soG1519 thatG1519 we may shareG3335 His holinessG41. 1113For the momentG3918, allG3956 disciplineG3809 seemsG1380 not to be pleasantG5479, but painfulG3077; yetG1161 to thoseG3588 who have been trainedG1128 by it, afterwardG5305 it yieldsG591 the 14peacefulG1516 fruitG2590 of righteousnessG1343.

12ThereforeG1352, 1516strengthenG461 the handsG5495 that are weakG3935 and the kneesG1119 that are feebleG3886, 13and 17makeG4160 straightG3717 pathsG5163 for your feetG4228, soG2443 thatG2443 the limb which is impairedG5560 may not be dislocatedG1624, but ratherG3123 18be healedG2390.

1419PursueG1377 peaceG1515 with allG3956 peopleG3956, and the 20holinessG38 withoutG5565 whichG3739 noG3762 oneG3762 will 21seeG3708 the LordG2962. 15SeeG1983 toG1983 itG1983 that noG3361 oneG5100 22comesG5302 shortG5302 of the graceG5485 of GodG2316; that noG3361 23rootG4491 of bitternessG4088 springingG5453 up causesG1776 troubleG1776, and by it manyG4183 becomeG3392 24defiledG3392; 16that there be noG3361G5100 25sexuallyG4205 immoralG4205 orG2228 26godlessG952 personG952 likeG5613 EsauG2269, 27whoG3739 soldG591 his ownG1438 birthrightG4415 for a single mealG1035. 17For you knowG3609 that evenG2532 afterwardG3347, 28when he wantedG2309 to inheritG2816 the blessingG2129, he was rejectedG593, for he foundG2147 noG3756 placeG5117 for repentanceG3341, thoughG2539 he soughtG1567 for it with tearsG1144.

1829For you have not comeG4334 to 30a mountain that can be touchedG5584 and to a blazingG2545 fireG4442, and to darknessG1105 and gloomG2217 and whirlwindG2366, 19and to the 31blastG2279 of a trumpetG4536 and the 32soundG5456 of wordsG4487, whichG3739 sound was such that thoseG3588 who heardG191 33beggedG3868 that noG3361 furtherG4369 wordG3056 be spokenG4369 to them. 20For they could not 34copeG5342 withG5342 the commandG1291, “35IfG2579 evenG2579 an animalG2342 touchesG2345 the mountainG3735, it shall be stonedG3036.” 21And soG3779 terribleG5398 was the sightG5324, that MosesG3475 saidG3004, “36I amG1510 terrifiedG1630 and tremblingG1790.” 22But 37you have comeG4334 to MountG3735 ZionG4622 and to 38the cityG4172 of 39the livingG2198 GodG2316, 40the heavenlyG2032 JerusalemG2419, and to 41myriadsG3461 of 42angelsG32, 23to the generalG3831 assemblyG3831 and 43churchG1577 of the firstbornG4416 who 44are enrolledG583 in heavenG3772, and to GodG2316, 45the JudgeG2923 of allG3956, and to the 46spiritsG4151 of the righteousG1342 madeG5048 perfectG5048, 24and to JesusG2424, the 47mediatorG3316 of a newG3501 covenantG1242, and to the 48sprinkledG4473 bloodG129, which speaksG2980 betterG2909 thanG3844 49the blood of AbelG6.

2550SeeG991 to it that you do not refuseG3868 Him who is 51speakingG2980. For 52ifG1487 thoseG1565 did not escapeG1628 when they 53refusedG3868 him who 54warnedG5537 them on earthG1093, 55muchG4183 lessG3123 will we escape who turnG654 awayG654 from Him who 56warns us from heavenG3772. 26And 57His voiceG5456 shookG4531 the earthG1093 thenG5119, but nowG3568 He has promisedG1861, sayingG3004, “58YetG2089 onceG530 moreG530 I will shakeG4579 not onlyG3440 the earthG1093, but alsoG2532 the heavenG3772.” 27ThisG3588 expression, “YetG2089 onceG530 moreG530,” denotesG1213 59the 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 60kingdomG932 which cannotG761 beG761 shakenG761, let’s 61showG2192 gratitudeG5485, by whichG3739 we may 62offerG3000 to GodG2316 an acceptableG2102 serviceG3000 with reverenceG2124 and aweG1190; 29for 63our GodG2316 is a consumingG2654 fireG4442.