Hebrews 12:3

3 Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

Hebrews 12:3 in Other Translations

KJV
3 For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.
ESV
3 Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted.
NLT
3 Think of all the hostility he endured from sinful people; then you won’t become weary and give up.
MSG
3 When you find yourselves flagging in your faith, go over that story again, item by item, that long litany of hostility he plowed through. That will shoot adrenaline into your souls!
CSB
3 For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, so that you won't grow weary and lose heart.

Hebrews 12:3 In-Context

1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,
2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
3 Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
4 In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.
5 And have you completely forgotten this word of encouragement that addresses you as a father addresses his son? It says, “My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you,

Cross References 1

  • 1. Galatians 6:9; Revelation 2:3
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