Hebrews 12 (New American Standard)

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Jesus, the Example

1 Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also ¹lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us ²run with ³endurance the race that is set before us, 2 ^afixing our eyes on Jesus, the ^b⁴author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him ⁵endured the cross, ⁶despising the shame, and has ⁷sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 For ⁸consider Him who has endured such hostility by sinners against Himself, so that you will not grow weary ^c⁹and lose heart.

A Father's Discipline

4 ¹⁰You have not yet resisted ^d¹¹to the point of shedding blood in your striving against sin ; 5 and you have forgotten the exhortation which is addressed to you as sons, "¹²MY SON, DO NOT REGARD LIGHTLY THE DISCIPLINE OF THE LORD, NOR ¹³FAINT WHEN YOU ARE REPROVED BY 6 ¹⁴FOR THOSE ¹⁵WHOM THE LORD LOVES HE DISCIPLINES, AND HE SCOURGES EVERY SON WHOM HE RECEIVES." 7 It is for discipline that you endure ; ¹⁶God deals with you as with sons ; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline ? 8 But if you are without discipline, ¹⁷of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. 9 Furthermore, we had ^eearthly fathers to discipline us, and we ¹⁸respected them; shall we not much rather be subject to ¹⁹the Father of ^fspirits, and ²⁰live ? 10 For they disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but He disciplines us for our good, ²¹so that we may share His holiness. 11 All discipline ²²for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful ; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the ²³peaceful fruit of righteousness. 12 Therefore, ^g²⁴strengthen the hands that are weak and the knees that are feeble, 13 and ²⁵make straight paths for your feet, so that the limb which is lame may not be put out of joint, but rather ²⁶be healed. 14 ²⁷Pursue peace with all men, and the ²⁸sanctification without which no one will ²⁹see the Lord. 15 See to it that no one ³⁰comes short of the grace of God ; that no ³¹root of bitterness springing up causes trouble, and by it many be ³²defiled ; 16 that there be no ³³immoral or ³⁴godless person like Esau, ³⁵who sold his own birthright for a single meal. 17 For you know that even afterwards, ³⁶when he desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought for it with tears.

Contrast of Sinai and Zion

18 ³⁷For you have not come to ³⁸a mountain that can be touched and to a blazing fire, and to darkness and gloom and whirlwind, 19 and to the ³⁹blast of a trumpet and the ⁴⁰sound of words which sound was such that those who heard ⁴¹begged that no further word be spoken to them. 20 For they could not bear the command, "⁴²IF EVEN A BEAST TOUCHES THE MOUNTAIN, IT WILL BE STONED." 21 And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, "⁴³I AM FULL OF FEAR and trembling." 22 But ⁴⁴you have come to Mount Zion and to ⁴⁵the city of ⁴⁶the living God, ⁴⁷the heavenly Jerusalem, and to ⁴⁸myriads of ^hangels, 23 to the general assembly and ⁴⁹church of the firstborn who ⁵⁰are enrolled in heaven, and to God, ⁵¹the Judge of all, and to the ⁵²spirits of the righteous made perfect, 24 and to Jesus, the ⁵³mediator of a new covenant, and to the ⁵⁴sprinkled blood, which speaks better than ⁵⁵the blood of Abel.

The Unshaken Kingdom

25 ⁵⁶See to it that you do not refuse Him who is ⁵⁷speaking. For ⁵⁸if those did not escape when they ⁵⁹refused him who ⁶⁰warned them on earth, ⁱmuch less will we escape who turn away from Him who ⁶¹warns from heaven. 26 And ⁶²His voice shook the earth then, but now He has promised, saying, "⁶³YET ONCE MORE I WILL SHAKE NOT ONLY THE EARTH, BUT ALSO THE HEAVEN." 27 This expression, "Yet once more," denotes ⁶⁴the removing of those things which can be shaken, as of created things, so that those things which cannot be shaken may remain. 28 Therefore, since we receive a ⁶⁵kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us ^jshow gratitude, by which we may ⁶⁶offer to God an acceptable service with reverence and awe ; 29 for ⁶⁷our God is a consuming fire.

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a. Hebrews 12:2 - Lit "looking to"

b. Hebrews 12:2 - Or "leader"

c. Hebrews 12:3 - Lit "fainting in your souls"

d. Hebrews 12:4 - Lit "as far as blood"

e. Hebrews 12:9 - Lit "fathers of our flesh"

f. Hebrews 12:9 - Or "our spirits"

g. Hebrews 12:12 - Lit "make straight"

h. Hebrews 12:22 - Or "angels in festive gathering, and to the church"

i. Hebrews 12:25 - Lit "much rather we" will not escape...

j. Hebrews 12:28 - Lit "have"

1. Hebrews 12:1 - Rom 13:12; Eph 4:22

2. Hebrews 12:1 - 1 Cor 9:24; Gal 2:2

3. Hebrews 12:1 - Heb 10:36

4. Hebrews 12:2 - Heb 2:10

5. Hebrews 12:2 - Phil 2:8f; Heb 2:9

6. Hebrews 12:2 - 1 Cor 1:18, 23; Heb 13:13

7. Hebrews 12:2 - Heb 1:3

8. Hebrews 12:3 - Rev 2:3

9. Hebrews 12:3 - Gal 6:9; Heb 12:5

10. Hebrews 12:4 - Heb 10:32ff; 13:13

11. Hebrews 12:4 - Phil 2:8

12. Hebrews 12:5 - Job 5:17; Prov 3:11

13. Hebrews 12:5 - Heb 12:3

14. Hebrews 12:6 - Prov 3:12

15. Hebrews 12:6 - Ps 119:75; Rev 3:19

16. Hebrews 12:7 - Deut 8:5; 2 Sam 7:14; Prov 13:24; 19:18; 23:13f

17. Hebrews 12:8 - 1 Pet 5:9

18. Hebrews 12:9 - Luke 18:2

19. Hebrews 12:9 - Num 16:22; 27:16; Rev 22:6

20. Hebrews 12:9 - Is 38:16

21. Hebrews 12:10 - 2 Pet 1:4

22. Hebrews 12:11 - 1 Pet 1:6

23. Hebrews 12:11 - Is 32:17; 2 Tim 4:8; James 3:17f

24. Hebrews 12:12 - Is 35:3

25. Hebrews 12:13 - Prov 4:26; Gal 2:14

26. Hebrews 12:13 - Gal 6:1; James 5:16

27. Hebrews 12:14 - Rom 14:19

28. Hebrews 12:14 - Rom 6:22; Heb 12:10

29. Hebrews 12:14 - Matt 5:8; Heb 9:28

30. Hebrews 12:15 - 2 Cor 6:1; Gal 5:4; Heb 4:1

31. Hebrews 12:15 - Deut 29:18

32. Hebrews 12:15 - Titus 1:15

33. Hebrews 12:16 - Heb 13:4

34. Hebrews 12:16 - 1 Tim 1:9

35. Hebrews 12:16 - Gen 25:33f

36. Hebrews 12:17 - Gen 27:30-40

37. Hebrews 12:18 - 2 Cor 3:7-13; Heb 12:18ff

38. Hebrews 12:18 - Ex 19:12, 16ff; 20:18; Deut 4:11; 5:22

39. Hebrews 12:19 - Ex 19:16, 19; 20:18; Matt 24:31

40. Hebrews 12:19 - Ex 19:19; Deut 4:12

41. Hebrews 12:19 - Ex 20:19; Deut 5:25; 18:16

42. Hebrews 12:20 - Ex 19:12f

43. Hebrews 12:21 - Deut 9:19

44. Hebrews 12:22 - Rev 14:1

45. Hebrews 12:22 - Eph 2:19; Phil 3:20; Heb 11:10; Rev 21:2

46. Hebrews 12:22 - Heb 3:12

47. Hebrews 12:22 - Gal 4:26; Heb 11:16

48. Hebrews 12:22 - Rev 5:11

49. Hebrews 12:23 - Ex 4:22; Heb 2:12

50. Hebrews 12:23 - Luke 10:20

51. Hebrews 12:23 - Gen 18:25; Ps 50:6; 94:2

52. Hebrews 12:23 - Heb 11:40; Rev 6:9, 11

53. Hebrews 12:24 - 1 Tim 2:5; Heb 8:6; 9:15

54. Hebrews 12:24 - Heb 9:19; 10:22; 1 Pet 1:2

55. Hebrews 12:24 - Gen 4:10; Heb 11:4

56. Hebrews 12:25 - Heb 3:12

57. Hebrews 12:25 - Heb 1:1

58. Hebrews 12:25 - Heb 2:2f; 10:28f

59. Hebrews 12:25 - Heb 12:19

60. Hebrews 12:25 - Ex 20:22; Heb 8:5; 11:7

61. Hebrews 12:25 - Ex 20:22; Heb 8:5; 11:7

62. Hebrews 12:26 - Ex 19:18; Judg 5:4f

63. Hebrews 12:26 - Hag 2:6

64. Hebrews 12:27 - Is 34:4; 54:10; 65:17; Rom 8:19, 21; 1 Cor 7:31; Heb 1:10ff

65. Hebrews 12:28 - Dan 2:44

66. Hebrews 12:28 - Heb 13:15, 21

67. Hebrews 12:29 - Deut 4:24; 9:3; Is 33:14; 2 Thess 1:7; Heb 10:27, 31

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