Hebrews 12:14

Hebrews 12:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
• New International Version (NIV)Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord:

Context of Hebrews 12:14

12Therefore, strengthen your listless hands and your weak knees, 13and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but be healed. Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, for without it no one will see the Lord. 15See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God, that no one be like a bitter root springing up and causing trouble, and through him many become defiled. 16And see to it that no one becomes an immoral or godless person like Esau, who sold his own birthright for a single meal.

Hebrews 12:14 word by word

εἰρήνην διώκετε μετὰ πάντων καὶ τὸν ἁγιασμόν, οὗ χωρὶς οὐδεὶς ὄψεται τὸν κύριον·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Followδιώκωdiōkō · to pursueG1377
• peaceεἰρήνηeirēnē · peaceG1515
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• holinessὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• holinessἁγιασμόςhagiasmos · holinessG38
• withoutχωρίςchōris · withoutG5565
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• no manοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• shall seeὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962

Cross-references for Hebrews 12:14

• Genesis 13:7So there were quarrels between Abram’s herdsmen and Lot’s herdsmen. (Now the Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land at that time.)
• Psalms 34:14Turn away from evil and do what is right! Strive for peace and promote it!
• Psalms 38:20They repay me evil for the good I have done; though I have tried to do good to them, they hurl accusations at me.
• Psalms 120:6For too long I have had to reside with those who hate peace.
• Psalms 133:1Look! How good and how pleasant it is when brothers live together!
• Proverbs 15:1A gentle response turns away anger, but a harsh word stirs up wrath.
• Proverbs 16:7When a person’s ways are pleasing to the Lord, he even reconciles his enemies to himself.
• Proverbs 17:14Starting a quarrel is like letting out water; stop it before strife breaks out!
• Isaiah 11:6A wolf will reside with a lamb, and a leopard will lie down with a young goat; an ox and a young lion will graze together, as a small child leads them along.
• Matthew 5:9“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the children of God.
• Mark 9:50Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with each other.”
• Romans 12:18If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all people.
• Romans 14:19So then, let us pursue what makes for peace and for building up one another.
• 1 Corinthians 1:10I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to agree together, to end your divisions, and to be united by the same mind and purpose.
• Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
• Ephesians 4:1I, therefore, the prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live worthily of the calling with which you have been called,

Commentaries on Hebrews 12:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Follow peace with all men - Cultivate, as far as you possibly can, a good understanding, both with Jews and Gentiles. , pursue peace with the same care, attention, and diligence, as beasts do their game; follow it through all places; trace it through all winding circumstances; and have it with all men, if you can with a safe conscience. And holiness - ̔· That state of continual sanctification, that life of purity and detachment from the world and all its…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Follow peace with all men - Do not give indulgence to those passions which lead to litigations, strifes, wars; see the notes on Romans 14:19. The connection here requires us to understand this mainly of persecutors. The apostle is referring to the trials which those whom he addressed were experiencing. Those trials seem to have arisen mainly from persecution, and he exhorts them to manifest a spirit of kindness toward all - even though they were engaged…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-17Verses 12-17 A burden of affliction is apt to make the Christian's hands hang down, and his knees grow feeble, to dispirit him and discourage him; but against this he must strive, that he may better run his spiritual race and course. Faith and patience enable believers to follow peace and holiness, as a man follows his calling constantly, diligently, and with pleasure. Peace with men, of all sects and parties, will be favourable to our pursuit of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14People living a holy life have confident hope of seeing the Lord (see 1 John 2:28; 3:21; 4:17).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. follow peace with all men--with the brethren especially (Ro 14:19), that so the "lame" among them be not "turned out of the way" (He 12:13), and that no one of them "fail of the grace of God" (He 12:15). holiness--a distinct Greek word from God's "holiness" (He 12:10). Translate here "sanctification." His is absolute holiness: our part is to put on His holiness, becoming "holy as He is holy," by sanctification. While "following peace with all men," we…Read the comment

Topics related to Hebrews 12:14

• Holiness
• Meekness
• Peace
• Perseverance
• Sin

In the dictionaries

• Acceptably
• Aside
• Birthright
• Bitterness
• Carefully
• Chastening
• Cloud
• Contradiction
• Endure
• Finisher

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