Hebrews 12
1 Wherefore, let vs also, seeing that we are compassed with so great a cloude of witnesses, cast away euery thing that presseth downe, and the sinne that hangeth so fast on: let vs runne with patience the race that is set before vs,
Therefore let us indeed, having around us so great a cloud of witnesses, having laid aside every weight, and the sin that doth so easily beset us, run with patience the race which is set before us,
2 Looking vnto Iesus the authour and finisher of our faith, who for the ioy that was set before him, endured the crosse, and despised the shame, and is set at the right hand of the throne of God.
looking unto Jesus the beginner and perfecter of our faith; who for the joy that was placed before him, endured the cross, looking with contempt at the shame, and has sat down on the right hand of the throne of God.
3 Consider therefore him that endured such speaking against of sinners, lest ye should be wearied and faint in your mindes.
For consider him who has endured so great a contradiction of sinners against himself, in order that you may not become weary, fainting in your souls.
4 Ye haue not yet resisted vnto blood, striuing against sinne.
For you have not yet resisted unto blood, fighting against sin;
5 And ye haue forgotten the consolation, which speaketh vnto you as vnto children, My sonne, despise not the chastening of the Lord, neither faint when thou art rebuked of him.
and you have forgotten the exhortation which reasoneth with you as with sons, My son regard not lightly the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art proven of him:
6 For whom the Lord loueth, he chasteneth: and he scourgeth euery sonne that he receiueth:
for whom the Lord loves he chastises, and scourges every son whom he receives.
7 If ye endure chastening, God offereth him selfe vnto you as vnto sonnes: for what sonne is it whom the father chasteneth not?
Endure unto chastisement; God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom the father does not chastise?
8 If therefore ye be without correction, whereof al are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sonnes.
And if you are without chastisement, of which all have been partakers, then are you bastards, and not sons.
9 Moreouer we haue had the fathers of our bodies which corrected vs, and we gaue them reuerence: should we not much rather be in subiection vnto the father of spirites, that we might liue?
Then indeed, we had fathers of our flesh who chastised us, and we endured: how much more then shall we submit to the Father of spirits, and live?
10 For they verely for a few dayes chastened vs after their owne pleasure: but he chasteneth vs for our profite, that we might be partakers of his holinesse.
For they indeed for a few days were accustomed to chastise us according to that which seemed right to them; but he made unto our profit, in order that we might partake his holiness.
11 Now no chastising for the present seemeth to be ioyous, but, grieuous: but afterwarde, it bringeth the quiet fruite of righteousnesse, vnto them which are thereby exercised.
Indeed no chastisement for the present seems to be truly joyful, but sorrowful: but afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to them who have been disciplined by it.
12 Wherfore lift vp your hands which hang downe, and your weake knees,
Therefore hold up the hands which hang down, and the paralyzed knees,
13 And make straight steppes vnto your feete, lest that which is halting, be turned out of the way, but let it rather be healed.
and make straight paths for your feet, in order that whatsoever is lame may not be turned out of the way, but rather may it be healed.
14 Followe peace with all men, and holinesse, without the which no man shall see ye Lord.
Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification, without which no one shall see the Lord:
15 Take heede, that no man fall away from the grace of God: let no roote of bitternes spring vp and trouble you, lest thereby many be defiled.
looking diligently lest any one may fail from the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up may trouble you, and through it many may be defiled;
16 Let there be no fornicator, or prophane person as Esau, which for one portion of meate solde his birthright.
lest any one may be a fornicator, or a profane person, as was Esau, who for one morsel sold his birthright.
17 For ye knowe howe that afterwarde also when he woulde haue inherited the blessing, he was reiected: for he founde no place to repentance, though he sought that blessing with teares.
For you know that, wishing to inherit the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance even though having sought it diligently with tears.
18 For ye are not come vnto the mount that might be touched, nor vnto burning fire, nor to blacknes and darkenes, and tempest,
For you have not come to the mountain that can be touched, and that is burnt with fire, and unto blackness and darkness, and tempest,
19 Neither vnto the sounde of a trumpet, and the voyce of wordes, which they that heard it, excused themselues, that the word should not be spoken to them any more,
and to the sound of the trumpet, and the voice of words; which those having heard requested that the word should not be spoken unto them:
20 (For they were not able to abide that which was commanded, yea, though a beast touche the mountaine, it shalbe stoned, or thrust through with a dart:
for they could not endure that which was spoken, If a wild beast should touch the mountain, it shall be pierced through with a dart:
21 And so terrible was the sight which appeared, that Moses said, I feare and quake.)
and the sight was so fearful, Moses said, I exceedingly fear and tremble:
22 But ye are come vnto the mount Sion, and to the citie of the liuing God, the celestiall Hierusalem, and to ye company of innumerable Angels,
but you have come to mount Zion, and to the heavenly Jerusalem, to the city of the living God, and to myriads of angels,
23 And to the assemblie and congregation of the first borne, which are written in heauen, and to God the iudge of all, and to the spirits of iust and perfite men,
to the whole company, and to the church of the first-born, who have been written in the heavens, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of justified people who have been made perfect,
24 And to Iesus the Mediatour of the new Testament, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaketh better things then that of Abel.
and to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, speaking something better than the blood of Abel.
25 See that ye despise not him that speaketh: for if they escaped not which refused him, that spake on earth: much more shall we not escape, if we turne away from him, that speaketh from heauen.
See that you do not reject the one speaking: for if they escape not having rejected the one delivering them the divine oracles on earth, how much more shall we not escape, who turn away from the one speaking from the heavens:
26 Whose voyce then shooke the earth and nowe hath declared, saying, Yet once more will I shake, not the earth onely, but also heauen.
whose voice then shook the earth; but now he has promised, saying, I will still once shake not only the earth, but also heaven.
27 And this worde, Yet once more, signifieth the remouing of those things which are shaken, as of things which are made with hands, that the things which are not shaken, may remaine.
But he would yet once show the removal of the things shaken, as having been created, in order that the things unshaken may remain.
28 Wherefore seeing we receiue a kingdome, which cannot be shaken, let vs haue grace whereby we may so serue God, that we may please him with reuerence and feare.
Therefore receiving an unshaken kingdom, let us have grace, through which we may worship God acceptably with reverence and fear:
29 For euen our God is a consuming fire.
for our God is a consuming fire.
