New American Standard Bible 2020
Hebrews 12:6-29
61For 2whomG3739 the LordG2962 lovesG25 He disciplinesG3811, And He punishesG3146 everyG3956 sonG5207 whomG3739 He acceptsG3858.” 7It is for disciplineG3809 that you endureG5278; 3GodG2316 dealsG4374 with you as with sonsG5207; for whatG5101 sonG5207 is there whomG3739 his fatherG3962 does not disciplineG3811? 8But ifG1487 you are withoutG5565 disciplineG3809, 4of whichG3739 allG3956 have becomeG1096 partakersG3353, thenG686 you are illegitimateG3541 childrenG3541 and not sonsG5207. 9FurthermoreG1534, we hadG2192 5earthlyG4561 fathersG3962 to disciplineG3810 us, and we 6respectedG1788 them; shall we not muchG4183 moreG3123 beG5293 subjectG5293 to 7the FatherG3962 of 8spiritsG4151, and 9liveG2198? 10For they disciplinedG3811 us for a shortG3641 timeG2250 as seemedG1380 bestG1380 to them, but He disciplines us for our goodG4851, 10soG1519 thatG1519 we may shareG3335 His holinessG41. 1111For the momentG3918, allG3956 disciplineG3809 seemsG1380 not to be pleasantG5479, but painfulG3077; yetG1161 to thoseG3588 who have been trainedG1128 by it, afterwardG5305 it yieldsG591 the 12peacefulG1516 fruitG2590 of righteousnessG1343.
12ThereforeG1352, 1314strengthenG461 the handsG5495 that are weakG3935 and the kneesG1119 that are feebleG3886, 13and 15makeG4160 straightG3717 pathsG5163 for your feetG4228, soG2443 thatG2443 the limb which is impairedG5560 may not be dislocatedG1624, but ratherG3123 16be healedG2390.
1417PursueG1377 peaceG1515 with allG3956 peopleG3956, and the 18holinessG38 withoutG5565 whichG3739 noG3762 oneG3762 will 19seeG3708 the LordG2962. 15SeeG1983 toG1983 itG1983 that noG3361 oneG5100 20comesG5302 shortG5302 of the graceG5485 of GodG2316; that noG3361 21rootG4491 of bitternessG4088 springingG5453 up causesG1776 troubleG1776, and by it manyG4183 becomeG3392 22defiledG3392; 16that there be noG3361G5100 23sexuallyG4205 immoralG4205 orG2228 24godlessG952 personG952 likeG5613 EsauG2269, 25whoG3739 soldG591 his ownG1438 birthrightG4415 for a single mealG1035. 17For you knowG3609 that evenG2532 afterwardG3347, 26when he wantedG2309 to inheritG2816 the blessingG2129, he was rejectedG593, for he foundG2147 noG3756 placeG5117 for repentanceG3341, thoughG2539 he soughtG1567 for it with tearsG1144.
1827For you have not comeG4334 to 28a mountain that can be touchedG5584 and to a blazingG2545 fireG4442, and to darknessG1105 and gloomG2217 and whirlwindG2366, 19and to the 29blastG2279 of a trumpetG4536 and the 30soundG5456 of wordsG4487, whichG3739 sound was such that thoseG3588 who heardG191 31beggedG3868 that noG3361 furtherG4369 wordG3056 be spokenG4369 to them. 20For they could not 32copeG5342 withG5342 the commandG1291, “33IfG2579 evenG2579 an animalG2342 touchesG2345 the mountainG3735, it shall be stonedG3036.” 21And soG3779 terribleG5398 was the sightG5324, that MosesG3475 saidG3004, “34I amG1510 terrifiedG1630 and tremblingG1790.” 22But 35you have comeG4334 to MountG3735 ZionG4622 and to 36the cityG4172 of 37the livingG2198 GodG2316, 38the heavenlyG2032 JerusalemG2419, and to 39myriadsG3461 of 40angelsG32, 23to the generalG3831 assemblyG3831 and 41churchG1577 of the firstbornG4416 who 42are enrolledG583 in heavenG3772, and to GodG2316, 43the JudgeG2923 of allG3956, and to the 44spiritsG4151 of the righteousG1342 madeG5048 perfectG5048, 24and to JesusG2424, the 45mediatorG3316 of a newG3501 covenantG1242, and to the 46sprinkledG4473 bloodG129, which speaksG2980 betterG2909 thanG3844 47the blood of AbelG6.
2548SeeG991 to it that you do not refuseG3868 Him who is 49speakingG2980. For 50ifG1487 thoseG1565 did not escapeG1628 when they 51refusedG3868 him who 52warnedG5537 them on earthG1093, 53muchG4183 lessG3123 will we escape who turnG654 awayG654 from Him who 54warns us from heavenG3772. 26And 55His voiceG5456 shookG4531 the earthG1093 thenG5119, but nowG3568 He has promisedG1861, sayingG3004, “56YetG2089 onceG530 moreG530 I will shakeG4579 not onlyG3440 the earthG1093, but alsoG2532 the heavenG3772.” 27ThisG3588 expression, “YetG2089 onceG530 moreG530,” denotesG1213 57the 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 58kingdomG932 which cannotG761 beG761 shakenG761, let’s 59showG2192 gratitudeG5485, by whichG3739 we may 60offerG3000 to GodG2316 an acceptableG2102 serviceG3000 with reverenceG2124 and aweG1190; 29for 61our GodG2316 is a consumingG2654 fireG4442.
Notes
- 1. Hebrews 12:6 Prov 3:12 ↩
- 2. Hebrews 12:6 Ps 119:75; Rev 3:19 ↩
- 3. Hebrews 12:7 Deut 8:5; 2 Sam 7:14; Prov 13:24; 19:18; 23:13f ↩
- 4. Hebrews 12:8 1 Pet 5:9 ↩
- 5. Hebrews 12:9 Lit fathers of our flesh ↩
- 6. Hebrews 12:9 Luke 18:2 ↩
- 7. Hebrews 12:9 Num 16:22; 27:16; Rev 22:6 ↩
- 8. Hebrews 12:9 Or our spirits ↩
- 9. Hebrews 12:9 Is 38:16 ↩
- 10. Hebrews 12:10 2 Pet 1:4 ↩
- 11. Hebrews 12:11 1 Pet 1:6 ↩
- 12. Hebrews 12:11 Is 32:17; 2 Tim 4:8; James 3:17f ↩
- 13. Hebrews 12:12 Lit make straight ↩
- 14. Hebrews 12:12 Is 35:3 ↩
- 15. Hebrews 12:13 Prov 4:26; Gal 2:14 ↩
- 16. Hebrews 12:13 Gal 6:1; James 5:16 ↩
- 17. Hebrews 12:14 Rom 14:19 ↩
- 18. Hebrews 12:14 Rom 6:22; Heb 12:10 ↩
- 19. Hebrews 12:14 Matt 5:8; Heb 9:28 ↩
- 20. Hebrews 12:15 2 Cor 6:1; Gal 5:4; Heb 4:1 ↩
- 21. Hebrews 12:15 Deut 29:18 ↩
- 22. Hebrews 12:15 Titus 1:15 ↩
- 23. Hebrews 12:16 Heb 13:4 ↩
- 24. Hebrews 12:16 1 Tim 1:9 ↩
- 25. Hebrews 12:16 Gen 25:33f ↩
- 26. Hebrews 12:17 Gen 27:30-40 ↩
- 27. Hebrews 12:18 2 Cor 3:7-13; Heb 12:18ff ↩
- 28. Hebrews 12:18 Ex 19:12, 16ff; 20:18; Deut 4:11; 5:22 ↩
- 29. Hebrews 12:19 Ex 19:16, 19; 20:18; Matt 24:31 ↩
- 30. Hebrews 12:19 Ex 19:19; Deut 4:12 ↩
- 31. Hebrews 12:19 Ex 20:19; Deut 5:25; 18:16 ↩
- 32. Hebrews 12:20 Lit bear ↩
- 33. Hebrews 12:20 Ex 19:12f ↩
- 34. Hebrews 12:21 Deut 9:19 ↩
- 35. Hebrews 12:22 Rev 14:1 ↩
- 36. Hebrews 12:22 Eph 2:19; Phil 3:20; Heb 11:10; Rev 21:2 ↩
- 37. Hebrews 12:22 Heb 3:12 ↩
- 38. Hebrews 12:22 Gal 4:26; Heb 11:16 ↩
- 39. Hebrews 12:22 Rev 5:11 ↩
- 40. Hebrews 12:22 Or angels in festive gathering, and to the church ↩
- 41. Hebrews 12:23 Ex 4:22; Heb 2:12 ↩
- 42. Hebrews 12:23 Luke 10:20 ↩
- 43. Hebrews 12:23 Gen 18:25; Ps 50:6; 94:2 ↩
- 44. Hebrews 12:23 Heb 11:40; Rev 6:9, 11 ↩
- 45. Hebrews 12:24 1 Tim 2:5; Heb 8:6; 9:15 ↩
- 46. Hebrews 12:24 Heb 9:19; 10:22; 1 Pet 1:2 ↩
- 47. Hebrews 12:24 Gen 4:10; Heb 11:4 ↩
- 48. Hebrews 12:25 Heb 3:12 ↩
- 49. Hebrews 12:25 Heb 1:1 ↩
- 50. Hebrews 12:25 Heb 2:2f; 10:28f ↩
- 51. Hebrews 12:25 Heb 12:19 ↩
- 52. Hebrews 12:25 Ex 20:22; Heb 8:5; 11:7 ↩
- 53. Hebrews 12:25 Lit much rather we will not escape... ↩
- 54. Hebrews 12:25 Ex 20:22; Heb 8:5; 11:7 ↩
- 55. Hebrews 12:26 Ex 19:18; Judg 5:4f ↩
- 56. Hebrews 12:26 Hag 2:6 ↩
- 57. Hebrews 12:27 Is 34:4; 54:10; 65:17; Rom 8:19, 21; 1 Cor 7:31; Heb 1:10ff ↩
- 58. Hebrews 12:28 Dan 2:44 ↩
- 59. Hebrews 12:28 Lit have ↩
- 60. Hebrews 12:28 Heb 13:15, 21 ↩
- 61. Hebrews 12:29 Deut 4:24; 9:3; Is 33:14; 2 Thess 1:7; Heb 10:27, 31 ↩
Commentaries on Hebrews 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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