Hebrews 12 - New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Jesus, the Example

12 Therefore, since we also have such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let’s (A)rid ourselves of every obstacle and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let’s (B)run with (C)endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking only at Jesus, the [a](D)originator and perfecter of the faith, who for the joy set before Him (E)endured the cross, (F)despising the shame, and has (G)sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

3 For (H)consider Him who has endured such hostility by sinners against Himself, so that you will not grow weary [b](I)and lose heart.

A Father’s Discipline

4 (J)You have not yet resisted [c](K)to the point of shedding blood in your striving against sin; 5 and you have forgotten the exhortation which is addressed to you as sons,

“(L)My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord,
Nor (M)faint when you are punished by Him;
6 (N)For (O)whom the Lord loves He disciplines,
And He punishes every son whom He accepts.”

7 It is for discipline that you endure; (P)God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline? 8 But if you are without discipline, (Q)of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. 9 Furthermore, we had [d]earthly fathers to discipline us, and we (R)respected them; shall we not much more be subject to (S)the Father of [e]spirits, and (T)live? 10 For they disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but He disciplines us for our good, (U)so that we may share His holiness. 11 (V)For the moment, all discipline seems not to be pleasant, but painful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterward it yields the (W)peaceful fruit of righteousness.

12 Therefore, [f](X)strengthen the hands that are weak and the knees that are feeble, 13 and (Y)make straight paths for your feet, so that the limb which is impaired may not be dislocated, but rather (Z)be healed.

14 (AA)Pursue peace with all people, and the (AB)holiness without which no one will (AC)see the Lord. 15 See to it that no one (AD)comes short of the grace of God; that no (AE)root of bitterness springing up causes trouble, and by it many become (AF)defiled; 16 that there be no (AG)sexually immoral or (AH)godless person like Esau, (AI)who sold his own birthright for a single meal. 17 For you know that even afterward, (AJ)when he wanted 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 (AK)For you have not come to (AL)a mountain that can be touched and to a blazing fire, and to darkness and gloom and whirlwind, 19 and to the (AM)blast of a trumpet and the (AN)sound of words, which sound was such that those who heard (AO)begged that no further word be spoken to them. 20 For they could not [g]cope with the command, “(AP)If even an animal touches the mountain, it shall be stoned.” 21 And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, “(AQ)I am terrified and trembling.” 22 But (AR)you have come to Mount Zion and to (AS)the city of (AT)the living God, (AU)the heavenly Jerusalem, and to (AV)myriads of [h]angels, 23 to the general assembly and (AW)church of the firstborn who (AX)are enrolled in heaven, and to God, (AY)the Judge of all, and to the (AZ)spirits of the righteous made perfect, 24 and to Jesus, the (BA)mediator of a new covenant, and to the (BB)sprinkled blood, which speaks better than (BC)the blood of Abel.

The Unshaken Kingdom

25 (BD)See to it that you do not refuse Him who is (BE)speaking. For (BF)if those did not escape when they (BG)refused him who (BH)warned them on earth, [i]much less will we escape who turn away from Him who (BI)warns us from heaven. 26 And (BJ)His voice shook the earth then, but now He has promised, saying, “(BK)Yet once more I will shake not only the earth, but also the heaven.” 27 This expression, “Yet once more,” denotes (BL)the 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 (BM)kingdom which cannot be shaken, let’s [j]show gratitude, by which we may (BN)offer to God an acceptable service with reverence and awe; 29 for (BO)our God is a consuming fire.

Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 12:2 Or leader
  2. Hebrews 12:3 Lit fainting in your souls
  3. Hebrews 12:4 Lit as far as blood
  4. Hebrews 12:9 Lit fathers of our flesh
  5. Hebrews 12:9 Or our spirits
  6. Hebrews 12:12 Lit make straight
  7. Hebrews 12:20 Lit bear
  8. Hebrews 12:22 Or angels in festive gathering, and to the church
  9. Hebrews 12:25 Lit much rather we will not escape...
  10. Hebrews 12:28 Lit have

Cross references

  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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