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

3 For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.

3 Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted.

3 Think of all the hostility he endured from sinful people; then you won’t become weary and give up.

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!

3 For consider him that hath endured such gainsaying of sinners against himself, that ye wax not weary, fainting in your souls.

3 Think about Jesus, who endured opposition from sinners, so that you don't become tired and give up.

3 For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, so that you won't grow weary and lose heart.

3 He put up with attacks from sinners. So think about him. Then you won't get tired. You won't lose hope.

Hebrews 12:3 Meaning and Commentary

Hebrews 12:3

For consider him
In the greatness of his person, as God, the Son of God, the heir of all things; and in his offices of prophet, priest, and King, as the Saviour of lost sinners, the Leader and Commander of the people, as the apostle and high priest of our profession: consider him in his human nature, his conversation on earth, and what he did and suffered for men; how that in his nature he was pure and holy, in his conversation harmless and innocent, in his deportment meek and lowly; who went about doing good to the souls of men, and at last suffered and died, and is now glorified: consider the analogy between him and us, and how great is the disproportion; and therefore if he was ill treated, no wonder we should consider him under all his reproaches and sufferings:

that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself;
against his person, they denying his deity, and speaking against his sonship, and against his offices; mocking him as a King, deriding him as a prophet, and treating him with the utmost contempt as a priest and Saviour; and against his actions, his works of mercy to the bodies of men, when done on the sabbath day; his conversing with sinners for the good of their souls, as if he was an encourager of them in sin, and a partner with them; his miracles, as if they were done by the help of the devil; and against the whole series of his life, as if it was criminal. Now we should analogize this contradiction, and see what proportion there is between this, and what is endured by us: we should consider the aggravations of it, that it was "against himself"; sometimes it was against his disciples, and him through them, as it is now against his members, and him in them; but here it was immediately and directly against himself: and this he endured "from sinners"; some more secret, as the Scribes, Sadducees, and Pharisees; some more open, as the common people; some of them the vilest of sinners, the most abandoned of creatures, as the Roman soldiers, and Herod's men of war: and this should be considered, that we cannot be contradicted by viler or meaner persons; and it is worthy of notice, with what courage and bravery of mind, with what patience and invincible constancy he endured it: this should be recollected for imitation and encouragement,

lest ye be wearied, and faint in your minds;
contradiction is apt to make persons weary and faint, as Rebekah was, because of the daughters of Heth, and as Jeremiah was, because of the derision of the Jews, ( Genesis 27:46 ) ( Jeremiah 20:8 Jeremiah 20:9 ) but a consideration of Jesus, and of what he has endured, tends to relieve the saints in such a condition; See ( Matthew 10:25 ) ( Luke 23:31 ) .

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. Galatians 6:9; Revelation 2:3