Hebrews 12
12
The Chastening of the Lord
1Wherefore, seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 2looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
3For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds. 4Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin. 5#Job 5.17; Prov 3.11,12. And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children,
My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord,
nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:
6for whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth,
and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
7If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? 8But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons. 9Furthermore, we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live? 10For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness. 11Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless, afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.
Warning against Rejecting God's Grace
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Isa 35.3. Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees; 13#Prov 4.26. and make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed. 14Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: 15#Deut 29.18. looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled; 16#Gen 25.29-34. lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright. 17#Gen 27.30-40. For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.
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Exod 19.16-22; 20.18-21; Deut 4.11,12; 5.22-27. For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest, 19and the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard entreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more: 20#Exod 19.12,13. (for they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart:#12.20 or thrust through with a dart not found in best early manuscripts. 21#Deut 9.19. and so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:) 22but ye are come unto mount Zion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, 23to the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect, 24#Gen 4.10. and to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.
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Exod 20.19. See that ye refuse not him that speaketh: for if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven: 26#Hag 2.6. whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven. 27And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain. 28Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: 29#Deut 4.24. for our God is a consuming fire.
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Hebrews 12
12
The Example of Jesus’ Suffering
1 Therefore, since#*Here “since” is supplied as a component of the participle (“have”) which is understood as causal we also have such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us, putting aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us#Literally “the easily ensnaring sin”, let us run with patient endurance the race that has been set before us, 2fixing our eyes on Jesus, the originator and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3For consider the one who endured such hostility by sinners against himself,#*The plural reflexive pronoun can still be translated as singular; see Louw-Nida 92.25 so that you will not grow weary in your souls and give up. 4You have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your#*The words “shedding your” are not in the Greek text but are supplied for clarity blood as you#*Here “as” is supplied as a component of the temporal participle (“struggle”) struggle against sin. 5And have you completely forgotten the exhortation which instructs you as sons?
“My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline,
or give up when you are corrected by him.
6For the Lord disciplines the one whom he loves,
and punishes every son whom he accepts.”#A quotation from Prov 3:11–12
7Endure it for discipline. God is dealing with you as sons. For what son is there whom a father does not discipline? 8But if you are without discipline, in which all legitimate sons#*The phrase “legitimate sons” is not in the Greek text but is implied have become participants, then you are illegitimate and not sons. 9Furthermore, we have had our earthly fathers#Literally “the flesh of our fathers” who disciplined us, and we respected them. Will we not much rather subject ourselves to the Father of spirits and live? 10For they disciplined us for a few days according to what seemed appropriate to them, but he does so for our benefit, in order that we can have a share in his holiness. 11Now all discipline seems for the moment not to be joyful but painful, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness for those who are trained by it.
A Serious Warning Against Refusing God
12Therefore strengthen your slackened hands and your weakened knees, 13and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame will not be dislocated, but rather be healed. 14Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord. 15Take care that no one falls short of the grace of God; that no one growing up like a root of bitterness causes trouble, and by it many become defiled; 16that no one be a sexually immoral or totally worldly person like Esau, who for one meal traded his own birthright. 17For you know that also afterwards, when he#*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal participle (“wanted”) wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, because he did not find an occasion for repentance, although he sought it with tears.
18For you have not come to something that can be touched, and to a burning fire, and to darkness, and to gloom, and to a whirlwind, 19and to the noise of a trumpet, and to the sound of words which those who heard begged that not another word be spoken to them. 20For they could not endure what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.”#A quotation from Exod 19:12–13 21And the spectacle was so terrifying that Moses said, “I am terrified and trembling.”#A quotation from Deut 9:19 22But you have come to Mount Zion, and to the city of the living God, to the heavenly Jerusalem, and to tens of thousands of angels, to the festal gathering 23and assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of righteous people made perfect, 24and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood#Literally “to the blood of sprinkling” that speaks better than Abel’s does.
25Watch out that you do not refuse the one who is speaking! For if those did not escape when they#*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal participle (“refused”) refused the one who warned them on earth, much less will we escape,#*Here the verb “will … escape” is an understood repetition from the previous clause if we#*Here “if” is supplied as a component of the participle (“reject”) which is understood as conditional reject the one who warns from heaven, 26whose voice shook the earth at that time, but now he has promised, saying,
“Yet once more I will shake not only the earth but also heaven.”#A quotation from Hag 2:6
27Now the phrase “yet once more” indicates the removal of what is shaken, namely, things that have been created, in order that the things that are not shaken may remain. 28Therefore, since we#*Here “since” is supplied as a component of the participle (“are receiving”) which is understood as causal are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be thankful, through which let us serve God acceptably, with awe and reverence. 29For indeed our God is a consuming fire.
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