Revised Version 1895

Hebrews 12

1ThereforeG1223let usalsoG2532, seeingweG2249are compassedaboutτὴνtēnG3588withG1223soG2532greatG3956acloudνέφοςnephosG3509ofG1223witnessesμαρτύρων,marturōnG3144,layG659asideἀποθέμενοιapothemenoiG659everyG3956weightὄγκονogkonG3591,andG2532theG3956sinἁμαρτίαν,hamartianG266whichτὸνtonG3588dothsoG2532easilyεὐπερίστατονeuperistatonG2139besetπερικείμενονperikeimenonG4029us,andG2532let usrunτρέχωμενtrechōmenG5143withG1223patienceὑπομονῆςhupomonēsG5281theG3956raceἀγῶναagōnaG73thatG3956issetG4295beforeG4295us,

2looking untoJesusἸησοῦν,IēsounG2424theτὸνtonG3588authorἀρχηγὸνarchēgonG747andG2532perfecterτελειωτὴνteleiōtēnG5051ofG2316ourG2316faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,whoG3739forεἰςeisG1519theτῆςtēsG3588joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479thatG3739wassetπροκειμένηςprokeimenēsG4295beforeἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846enduredὑπέμεινενhupemeinenG5278theτῆςtēsG3588crossσταυρὸνstauronG4716,despisingκαταφρονήσας,kataphronēsasG2706shameαἰσχύνηςaischunēsG152,andG2532hathsatG2523downκεκάθικεν.¶kekathikenG2523attheτοῦtouG3588rightδεξιᾷdexiaG1188handG1188ofG2316theτοῦtouG3588throneθρόνουthronouG2362ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

3ForγὰρgarG1063considerἀναλογίσασθεanalogisastheG357himG2443thatG2443hathenduredὑπομεμενηκόταhupomemenēkotaG5278suchτοιαύτηνtoiautēnG5108gainsayingofG3588sinnersἁμαρτωλῶνhamartōlōnG268againstG1519themselvesG1438,thatG2443ye waxnotμὴmēG3361wearyἐκλυόμενοι.ekluomenoiG1590, faintinginG1519yourG1438soulsψυχαῖςpsuchaisG5590.

4Ye havenotG3768yetοὔπωoupōG3768resistedἀντικατέστητεantikatestēteG478untobloodαἵματοςaimatosG129,strivingἀνταγωνιζόμενοιantagōnizomenoiG464againstπρὸςprosG4314sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266:

5andG2532ye haveforgottenἐκλέλησθεeklelēstheG1585theG3588exhortationπαρακλήσεωςparaklēseōsG3874,whichἥτιςhētisG3748reasonethwithG2532youG5210asG5613withG2532sonsυἱοῖςhuioisG5207,Myὑπ᾽hup᾽G5259sonυἱέhuieG5207, regardnotμὴmēG3361lightlytheG3588chasteningofG5207theG3588Lordκυρίου,kuriouG2962,NorμηδὲmēdeG3366faintἐκλύουekluouG1590whenG5613thou artreprovedἐλεγχόμενος.elegchomenosG1651ofG5207himαὐτοῦautouG846;

6ForγὰρgarG1063whomG3739theG3956Lordκύριος,kuriosG2962lovethheG3739chasteneth,AndδὲdeG1161scourgetheveryG3956sonυἱὸνhuionG5207whomG3739heG3739receiveth.

7ItG3739isforG1063chasteningthatG3739yeendureὑπομένετε,hupomeneteG5278;Godθεός·theosG2316dealethwithG2316youG5210asὡςhōsG5613withG2316sonsυἱοῖςhuioisG5207;forG1063whatτίςtisG5101sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207isthereG3962whomG3739hisG3739fatherπατήρ;patērG3962chastenethnotοὐouG3756?

8ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487yeareG1510withoutχωρίςchōrisG5565chastening, whereofallπάντες,pantesG3956haveG1510beenG1510madeγεγόνασινgegonasinG1096partakersμέτοχοιmetochoiG3353,thenG2532areG1510ye bastards,andG2532notοὐχouchG3756sonsυἱοίhuioiG5207.

9FurthermoreG2532,weG2249hadtheG3588fathersπατέραςpaterasG3962ofG4151ourG2532fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561toG2532chasten us,andG2532weG2249gave them reverence:shallG2532weG2249notοὐouG3756muchπολὺpoluG4183ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123beG2532inG2532subjectionὑποταγησόμεθαhupotagēsomethaG5293untotheG3588FatherπατρὶpatriG3962ofG4151spiritsπνευμάτωνpneumatōnG4151,andG2532liveζήσομεν;zēsomenG2198?

10ForG1063theyG846verilyforG1063afewὀλίγαςoligasG3641daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250chastenedusG1519asG1519seemedG1380goodδοκοῦνdokounG1380toG1519themG846;butG1161heG846forG1063ourκατὰkataG2596profit,thatG846weG1161mayG1161be partakersofG2250hisG846holinessἁγιότητοςhagiotētosG41.

11AllG3956chastening seemethforG1223theG3956presentπαρὸνparonG3918toπρὸςprosG4314beG1510notοὐouG3756joyous,butG1161grievous:yetG1161afterwardG5305itG846yieldethpeaceableεἰρηνικὸνeirēnikonG1516fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590untothemG846thatG3956haveG1510beenG1510exercised thereby,evenG1161theG3956fruitG2590ofG1223righteousnessδικαιοσύνης.¶dikaiosunēsG1343.

12WhereforeG1352lift uptheτὰςtasG3588handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495thatG1352hang down,andκαὶkaiG2532theτὰtaG3588palsiedkneesγόναταgonataG1119;

13andG2532makeποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160straightὀρθὰςorthasG3717pathsτροχιὰςtrochiasG5163forG2443yourG4160feetG4228,thatG2443thatG2443whichτοῖςtoisG3588islameχωλὸνchōlonG5560beG2532notμὴmēG3361turnedἐκτραπῇ,ektrapēaG1624outG4160ofG4228theτὸtoG3588way,butδὲdeG1161ratherμᾶλλον.mallonG3123beG2532healedἰαθῇiathēaG2390.

14FollowafterG3326peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515withG3326allG3956menG3956,andG2532theG3956sanctificationἁγιασμόν,hagiasmonG38withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565whichοὗhouG3739noG3762manG3762shallG2532seeG3708theG3956Lordκύριον·kurionG2962:

15looking carefullylestμήmēG3361thereG4183beG2532anyτιςtisG5100manG3778thatG3778fallethshortὑστερῶνhusterōnG5302ofG1223theτῆςtēsG3588graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485ofG1223Godθεοῦ,theouG2316;lestμήmēG3361anyτιςtisG5100rootῥίζαrhizaG4491ofG1223bitternessπικρίαςpikriasG4088springingG5453upG5453troubleἐνοχλῇ,enochlēaG1776youG2532,andG2532therebytheτοῦtouG3588manyπολλοί·polloiG4183beG2532defiledμιανθῶσινmianthōsinG3392;

16lestμήmēG3361thereG3739beG5100anyG5100fornicator,orἢēG2228profaneβέβηλοςbebēlosG952personG5100,asὡςhōsG5613EsauἨσαῦ,ĒsauG2269,whoG3739forἀντὶantiG473oneμιᾶςmiasG1520messofG1520meatτὰtaG3588soldἀπέδετοapedetoG591hisG1438ownG1438birthrightπρωτοτόκιαprōtotokiaG4415.

17ForγὰρgarG1063yeknowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754evenκαὶkaiG2532whenG2532heG2532afterwardG3326desiredG2309toG2309inheritκληρονομῆσαιklēronomēsaiG2816theG3588blessingεὐλογίανeulogianG2129,heG2532wasrejectedἀπεδοκιμάσθη·apedokimasthēG593(forγὰρgarG1063heG2532foundεὗρενheurenG2147noοὐχouchG3756placeτόπονtoponG5117ofG3588repentanceμετανοίαςmetanoiasG3341),thoughG2532heG2532soughtitαὐτήν.¶autēnG846diligentlywithG3326tearsδακρύωνdakruōnG1144.

18ForγὰρgarG1063ye arenotΟὐOuG3756comeπροσεληλύθατεproselēluthateG4334unto a mount thatmightG2532beG2532touchedψηλαφωμένῳpsēlaphōmenōG5584,andG2532thatburnedκεκαυμένῳkekaumenōG2545withG2532fireπυρὶpuriG4442,andG2532unto blackness,andG2532darknessζόφῳzophōG2217,andG2532tempest,

19andG2532theG3588soundG5456ofG3056atrumpetσάλπιγγοςsalpingosG4536,andG2532theG3588voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456ofG3056wordsλόγον·logonG3056;whichG3739voiceG5456theyG846thatG3739heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191entreatedthatG3739noμὴmēG3361wordG3056moreG4369shouldG2532beG2532spokenG4369untothemG846:

20forγὰρgarG1063theyG2579couldnotG3756endurethatG2342whichτὸtoG3588was enjoined,IfG2579evenG2579abeastθηρίονthērionG2342touchθίγῃthigēG2345theτοῦtouG3588mountainὄρους,orousG3735,itἔφερονepheronG5342shallbeG3756stonedλιθοβοληθήσεταιlithobolēthēsetaiG3036;

21andG2532soG2532fearfulφοβερὸνphoberonG5398wasG1510theτὸtoG3588appearance,thatG3004MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475saidG3004,IG2532exceedinglyfearἔντρομος·entromosG1790andG2532quake:

22butἀλλὰallaG235ye arecomeπροσεληλύθατεproselēluthateG4334untomountὄρειoreiG3735ZionΣιὼνSiōnG4622,andG2532untotheG2532cityπόλειpoleiG4172ofG2316theG2532livingζῶντος,zōntosG2198GodθεοῦtheouG2316,theG2532heavenlyἐπουρανίῳepouraniōG2032JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,andG2532toG2532innumerable hostsofG2316angelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32,

23toG2532theG3956generalG3831assemblyG1577andG2532churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577ofG4151theG3956firstbornπρωτοτόκωνprōtotokōnG4416whoG3956areenrolledἀπογεγραμμένωνapogegrammenōnG583inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772,andG2532toG2532GodθεῷtheōG2316theG3956JudgeκριτῇkritēaG2923ofG4151allG3956,andG2532toG2532theG3956spiritsπνεύμασινpneumasinG4151ofG4151justδικαίωνdikaiōnG1342menG3956madeG5048perfectτετελειωμένωνteteleiōmenōnG5048,

24andG2532toG2532JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424theG3588mediatorμεσίτῃmesitēG3316ofG129anewνέαςneasG3501covenantδιαθήκηςdiathēkēsG1242,andG2532toG2532theG3588bloodαἵματιaimatiG129ofG129sprinklingthatG2980speakethbetterG2909thanπαρὰparaG3844thatG2980ofG129AbelἍβελ.¶HabelG6.

25SeeG991thatG1565yerefuseG3868notG3756himG1565thatG1565speaketh.ForγὰρgarG1063ifG1487theyG1487escapedG1628notG3756,whenG991theyG1487refusedG3756himG1565thatG1565warnedχρηματίζοντα,chrēmatizontaG5537themG1565onἐπὶepiG1909earthγῆςgēsG1093,muchπολὺpoluG4183moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123shallnotG3756weG2249escapeG1628,whoG3588turnG654awayἀποστρεφόμενοι,apostrephomenoiG654fromG575himG1565thatG1565warnethfromG575heavenοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772:

26whoseG3739voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456thenG2532shookσείσωseisōG4579theG3588earthγῆνgēnG1093:butG1161nowG1161heG2532hathpromisedἐπήγγελταιepēngeltaiG1861,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,YetG2532onceἅπαξhapaxG530moreἔτιetiG2089willG3739IἐγὼegōG1473makeG3756toG3004tremblenotG3756theG3588earthγῆνgēnG1093onlyG3440,butG1161alsoκαὶkaiG2532theG3588heavenοὐρανόν.ouranonG3772.

27AndG1161thisG3588word,YetG1161onceἅπαξ,hapaxG530moreἔτιetiG2089, signifieththeG3588removingμετάθεσινmetathesinG3331ofG3588thoseG3588thingsG3588thatG2443areshakenσαλευομένωνsaleuomenōnG4531,asὡςhōsG5613ofG3588thingsG3588thatG2443havebeenG530madeπεποιημένων,pepoiēmenōnG4160,thatG2443thoseG3588thingsG3588whichG3588arenotμὴmēG3361shakenσαλευόμενα.saleuomenaG4531mayG2443remainμείνῃmeinēG3306.

28WhereforeδιὸdioG1352, receiving akingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932thatG3739cannotG761beG2532shakenG761, let us havegraceχάρινcharinG5485, wherebyweG3739mayG2532offerG3000serviceG3000well-pleasingtoG2532GodθεῷtheōG2316withμετὰmetaG3326reverenceεὐλαβείαςeulabeiasG2124andG2532awe:

29forγὰρgarG1063ourG2316GodθεὸςtheosG2316is aconsumingκαταναλίσκον.¶katanaliskonG2654fireπῦρpurG4442.

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain

Commentaries on Hebrews 12