Chapter 12
A Call to Endurance
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Therefore, [since] we are surrounded by… such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin [that] so easily entangles, [and] let us run with endurance the race set out for us.
Τοιγαροῦν ἡμεῖς καὶ ἔχοντες περικείμενον ἡμῖν τοσοῦτον νέφος μαρτύρων ἀποθέμενοι πάντα ὄγκον καὶ τὴν ἁμαρτίαν εὐπερίστατον τρέχωμεν δι’ ὑπομονῆς τὸν ἀγῶνα προκείμενον ἡμῖν Toigaroun hēmeis kai echontes perikeimenon hēmin tosouton nephos martyrōn apothemenoi panta onkon kai tēn hamartian euperistaton trechōmen di’ hypomonēs ton agōna prokeimenon hēmin — NA/TR · 1
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Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of [our] faith, who for the joy set before Him endured [the] cross, scorning [its] shame, and sat down at [the] right hand of the throne of God.
ἀφορῶντες εἰς Ἰησοῦν τὸν ἀρχηγὸν καὶ τελειωτὴν τῆς πίστεως ὃς ἀντὶ τῆς χαρᾶς προκειμένης αὐτῷ ὑπέμεινεν σταυρὸν καταφρονήσας αἰσχύνης τε κεκάθικεν ἐν δεξιᾷ τοῦ θρόνου τοῦ Θεοῦ aphorōntes eis Iēsoun ton archēgon kai teleiōtēn tēs pisteōs hos anti tēs charas prokeimenēs autō hypemeinen stauron kataphronēsas aischynēs te kekathiken en dexia tou thronou tou Theou — NA/TR · 2
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- Consider Him who endured such hostility… from sinners, so that vvv you will not grow weary [and] lose heart…
γὰρ ἀναλογίσασθε τὸν ὑπομεμενηκότα τοιαύτην ἀντιλογίαν εἰς ἑαυτὸν ὑπὸ τῶν ἁμαρτωλῶν ἵνα μὴ κάμητε ἐκλυόμενοι ταῖς ὑμῶν ψυχαῖς gar analogisasthe ton hypomemenēkota toiautēn antilogian eis heauton hypo tōn hamartōlōn hina mē kamēte eklyomenoi tais hymōn psychais — NA/TR · 3
God Disciplines His Sons
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In your struggle against sin, vvv you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.
ἀνταγωνιζόμενοι πρὸς τὴν ἁμαρτίαν Οὔπω ἀντικατέστητε μέχρις αἵματος antagōnizomenoi pros tēn hamartian Oupō antikatestēte mechris haimatos — NA/TR · 4
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And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, {do} not take lightly [the] discipline of [the] Lord, and [do not] lose heart [when] He rebukes you.
καὶ ἐκλέλησθε τῆς παρακλήσεως ἥτις διαλέγεται ὑμῖν ὡς υἱοῖς μου Υἱέ μὴ ὀλιγώρει παιδείας Κυρίου μηδὲ ἐκλύου ὑπ’ αὐτοῦ ἐλεγχόμενος kai eklelēsthe tēs paraklēseōs hētis dialegetai hymin hōs huiois mou Huie mē oligōrei paideias Kyriou mēde eklyou hyp’ autou elenchomenos — NA/TR · 5
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For [the] Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son… He receives.”
γὰρ Κύριος παιδεύει ὃν ἀγαπᾷ δὲ μαστιγοῖ πάντα υἱὸν ὃν παραδέχεται gar Kyrios paideuei hon agapa de mastigoi panta huion hon paradechetai — NA/TR · 6
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Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son vvv is not disciplined [by his] father?
ὑπομένετε Εἰς παιδείαν ὁ Θεός προσφέρεται ὑμῖν ὡς υἱοῖς γὰρ τίς υἱὸς ὃν οὐ παιδεύει πατήρ hypomenete Eis paideian ho Theos prospheretai hymin hōs huiois gar tis huios hon ou paideuei patēr — NA/TR · 7
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- If you do not experience… discipline like everyone vvv else, then you are illegitimate children and not true sons.
δὲ εἰ ἐστε χωρίς παιδείας ἧς πάντες γεγόνασιν μέτοχοι ἄρα ἐστε νόθοι καὶ οὐχ υἱοί de ei este chōris paideias hēs pantes gegonasin metochoi ara este nothoi kai ouch huioi — NA/TR · 8
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Furthermore…, we have all had vvv vvv earthly fathers who disciplined [us], and we respected [them]. {Should we} not much more… submit to the Father of [our] spirits and live?
εἶτα μὲν εἴχομεν ἡμῶν τῆς σαρκὸς τοὺς πατέρας παιδευτὰς καὶ ἐνετρεπόμεθα οὐ πολὺ δὲ μᾶλλον ὑποταγησόμεθα τῷ Πατρὶ τῶν πνευμάτων καὶ ζήσομεν eita men eichomen hēmōn tēs sarkos tous pateras paideutas kai enetrepometha ou poly de mallon hypotagēsometha tō Patri tōn pneumatōn kai zēsomen — NA/TR · 9
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- [Our fathers] disciplined [us] for vvv vvv a short time as they thought best, but [God disciplines us] for [our] good, so that we may share in His holiness.
γὰρ ἐπαίδευον πρὸς μὲν Οἱ ὀλίγας ἡμέρας κατὰ τὸ αὐτοῖς δοκοῦν δὲ ὁ ἐπὶ τὸ συμφέρον εἰς τὸ μεταλαβεῖν τῆς αὐτοῦ ἁγιότητος gar epaideuon pros men Hoi oligas hēmeras kata to autois dokoun de ho epi to sympheron eis to metalabein tēs autou hagiotētos — NA/TR · 10
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- vvv No discipline seems vvv enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields a harvest of righteousness [and] peace to those who have been trained by it.
δὲ πᾶσα οὐ παιδεία δοκεῖ εἶναι χαρᾶς μὲν πρὸς τὸ παρὸν ἀλλὰ λύπης ὕστερον δὲ ἀποδίδωσιν καρπὸν δικαιοσύνης εἰρηνικὸν τοῖς γεγυμνασμένοις δι’ αὐτῆς de pasa ou paideia dokei einai charas men pros to paron alla lypēs hysteron de apodidōsin karpon dikaiosynēs eirēnikon tois gegymnasmenois di’ autēs — NA/TR · 11
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Therefore strengthen [your] limp hands and weak knees.
Διὸ ἀνορθώσατε τὰς παρειμένας χεῖρας καὶ τὰ παραλελυμένα γόνατα Dio anorthōsate tas pareimenas cheiras kai ta paralelymena gonata — NA/TR · 12
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- Make straight paths for your feet, so that the lame {may} not be disabled, but rather healed.
καὶ ποιεῖτε ὀρθὰς τροχιὰς τοῖς ὑμῶν ποσὶν ἵνα τὸ χωλὸν μὴ ἐκτραπῇ δὲ μᾶλλον ἰαθῇ kai poieite orthas trochias tois hymōn posin hina to chōlon mē ektrapē de mallon iathē — NA/TR · 13
A Call to Holiness
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Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
διώκετε Εἰρήνην μετὰ πάντων καὶ τὸν ἁγιασμόν χωρὶς οὗ οὐδεὶς ὄψεται τὸν Κύριον diōkete Eirēnēn meta pantōn kai ton hagiasmon chōris hou oudeis opsetai ton Kyrion — NA/TR · 14
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See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, [and] that no… root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and - defile many.
ἐπισκοποῦντες μή τις ὑστερῶν ἀπὸ τῆς χάριτος τοῦ Θεοῦ μή τις ῥίζα πικρίας φύουσα ἄνω ἐνοχλῇ καὶ δι’ αὐτῆς μιανθῶσιν οἱ πολλοί episkopountes mē tis hysterōn apo tēs charitos tou Theou mē tis rhiza pikrias phyousa anō enochlē kai di’ autēs mianthōsin hoi polloi — NA/TR · 15
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[See to it] that [no one is] sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his birthright.
μή τις πόρνος ἢ βέβηλος ὡς Ἠσαῦ ὃς ἀντὶ μιᾶς βρώσεως ἀπέδετο ἑαυτοῦ τὰ πρωτοτόκια mē tis pornos ē bebēlos hōs Ēsau hos anti mias brōseōs apedeto heautou ta prōtotokia — NA/TR · 16
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For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. vvv He could find no ground for repentance, though he sought [the blessing] with tears.
γὰρ ἴστε ὅτι καὶ μετέπειτα θέλων κληρονομῆσαι τὴν εὐλογίαν ἀπεδοκιμάσθη γὰρ εὗρεν οὐχ τόπον μετανοίας καίπερ ἐκζητήσας αὐτήν μετὰ δακρύων gar iste hoti kai metepeita thelōn klēronomēsai tēn eulogian apedokimasthē gar heuren ouch topon metanoias kaiper ekzētēsas autēn meta dakryōn — NA/TR · 17
An Unshakable Kingdom
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For vvv you have not come to [ a mountain that ] can be touched and [that] is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom, and storm;
γὰρ Οὐ προσεληλύθατε ψηλαφωμένῳ καὶ κεκαυμένῳ πυρὶ καὶ γνόφῳ καὶ ζόφῳ καὶ θυέλλῃ gar Ou proselēlythate psēlaphōmenō kai kekaumenō pyri kai gnophō kai zophō kai thyellē — NA/TR · 18
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- to a trumpet blast [or] to a voice… that [made] [its] hearers beg that no further word be spoken -.
καὶ σάλπιγγος ἤχῳ καὶ φωνῇ ῥημάτων ἧς οἱ ἀκούσαντες παρῃτήσαντο μὴ λόγον προστεθῆναι αὐτοῖς kai salpingos ēchō kai phōnē rhēmatōn hēs hoi akousantes parētēsanto mē logon prostethēnai autois — NA/TR · 19
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For vvv they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.”
γὰρ οὐκ ἔφερον τὸ διαστελλόμενον Κἂν θηρίον θίγῃ τοῦ ὄρους λιθοβοληθήσεται gar ouk epheron to diastellomenon Kan thērion thigē tou orous lithobolēthēsetai — NA/TR · 20
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The sight was so terrifying [that] even Moses said, “I am trembling with fear.”
τὸ φανταζόμενον ἦν οὕτω φοβερὸν καί Μωϋσῆς εἶπεν εἰμι καὶ ἔντρομος Ἔκφοβός to phantazomenon ēn houtō phoberon kai Mōusēs eipen eimi kai entromos Ekphobos — NA/TR · 21
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Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, [to the] city of [the] living God, [the] heavenly Jerusalem. [You have come] to myriads of angels
Ἀλλὰ προσεληλύθατε ὄρει Σιὼν καὶ πόλει ζῶντος Θεοῦ ἐπουρανίῳ Ἰερουσαλὴμ καὶ μυριάσιν ἀγγέλων Alla proselēlythate orei Siōn kai polei zōntos Theou epouraniō Ierousalēm kai myriasin angelōn — NA/TR · 22
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in joyful assembly, [to the] congregation of [the] firstborn, enrolled in heaven. [You have come] to God [the] Judge of all, to [the] spirits of [the] righteous made perfect,
πανηγύρει καὶ ἐκκλησίᾳ πρωτοτόκων ἀπογεγραμμένων ἐν οὐρανοῖς καὶ Θεῷ Κριτῇ πάντων καὶ πνεύμασι δικαίων τετελειωμένων panēgyrei kai ekklēsia prōtotokōn apogegrammenōn en ouranois kai Theō Kritē pantōn kai pneumasi dikaiōn teteleiōmenōn — NA/TR · 23
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- to Jesus [the] mediator of a new covenant, and to [the] sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than [the blood] of Abel.
καὶ Ἰησοῦ μεσίτῃ νέας διαθήκης καὶ ῥαντισμοῦ αἵματι λαλοῦντι κρεῖττον παρὰ τὸν Ἅβελ kai Iēsou mesitē neas diathēkēs kai rhantismou haimati lalounti kreitton para ton Habel — NA/TR · 24
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See to it that vvv you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if [the people] {did} not escape when they refused Him who warned [them] on earth, how much less [will] we [escape] if we reject Him who [warns us] from heaven?
Βλέπετε μὴ παραιτήσησθε τὸν λαλοῦντα γὰρ εἰ ἐκεῖνοι οὐκ ἐξέφυγον παραιτησάμενοι τὸν χρηματίζοντα ἐπὶ γῆς πολὺ μᾶλλον ἡμεῖς οἱ ἀποστρεφόμενοι τὸν ἀπ’ οὐρανῶν Blepete mē paraitēsēsthe ton lalounta gar ei ekeinoi ouk exephygon paraitēsamenoi ton chrēmatizonta epi gēs poly mallon hēmeis hoi apostrephomenoi ton ap’ ouranōn — NA/TR · 25
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At that time [His] voice shook the earth, but now He has promised -, vvv “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.”
τότε οὗ ἡ φωνὴ ἐσάλευσεν τὴν γῆν δὲ νῦν ἐπήγγελται λέγων Ἔτι ἅπαξ ἐγὼ σείσω οὐ μόνον τὴν γῆν ἀλλὰ τὸν οὐρανόν καὶ tote hou hē phōnē esaleusen tēn gēn de nyn epēngeltai legōn Eti hapax egō seisō ou monon tēn gēn alla ton ouranon kai — NA/TR · 26
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- The [words] vvv “Once more signify the removal of what can be shaken— that is, created things— so that the vvv unshakable may remain.
δὲ τὸ Ἔτι ἅπαξ δηλοῖ τὴν μετάθεσιν τῶν σαλευομένων ὡς πεποιημένων ἵνα τὰ μὴ σαλευόμενα μείνῃ de to Eti hapax dēloi tēn metathesin tōn saleuomenōn hōs pepoiēmenōn hina ta mē saleuomena meinē — NA/TR · 27
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Therefore, [since] we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, [and so]… worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.
Διὸ παραλαμβάνοντες ἀσάλευτον βασιλείαν ἔχωμεν χάριν δι’ ἧς λατρεύωμεν τῷ Θεῷ εὐαρέστως μετὰ εὐλαβείας καὶ δέους Dio paralambanontes asaleuton basileian echōmen charin di’ hēs latreuōmen tō Theō euarestōs meta eulabeias kai deous — NA/TR · 28
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“- For our God [is a] consuming fire.”
καὶ γὰρ ἡμῶν ὁ Θεὸς καταναλίσκον πῦρ kai gar hēmōn ho Theos katanaliskon pyr — NA/TR · 29