Hebrews 12

GNT

1 τοιγαροῦν καὶ ἡμεῖς, τοσοῦτον ἔχοντες περικείμενον ἡμῖν νέφος μαρτύρων, ὄγκον ἀποθέμενοι πάντα καὶ τὴν εὐπερίστατον ἁμαρτίαν, δι᾽ ὑπομονῆς τρέχωμεν τὸν προκείμενον ἡμῖν ἀγῶνα,

2 ἀφορῶντες εἰς τὸν τῆς πίστεως ἀρχηγὸν καὶ τελειωτὴν ἰησοῦν, ὃς ἀντὶ τῆς προκειμένης αὐτῶ χαρᾶς ὑπέμεινεν σταυρὸν αἰσχύνης καταφρονήσας, ἐν δεξιᾷ τε τοῦ θρόνου τοῦ θεοῦ κεκάθικεν.

3 ἀναλογίσασθε γὰρ τὸν τοιαύτην ὑπομεμενηκότα ὑπὸ τῶν ἁμαρτωλῶν εἰς ἑαυτὸν ἀντιλογίαν, ἵνα μὴ κάμητε ταῖς ψυχαῖς ὑμῶν ἐκλυόμενοι.

4 οὔπω μέχρις αἵματος ἀντικατέστητε πρὸς τὴν ἁμαρτίαν ἀνταγωνιζόμενοι,

5 καὶ ἐκλέλησθε τῆς παρακλήσεως, ἥτις ὑμῖν ὡς υἱοῖς διαλέγεται, υἱέ μου, μὴ ὀλιγώρει παιδείας κυρίου, μηδὲ ἐκλύου ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ ἐλεγχόμενος·

6 ὃν γὰρ ἀγαπᾷ κύριος παιδεύει, μαστιγοῖ δὲ πάντα υἱὸν ὃν παραδέχεται.

7 εἰς παιδείαν ὑπομένετε· ὡς υἱοῖς ὑμῖν προσφέρεται ὁ θεός· τίς γὰρ υἱὸς ὃν οὐ παιδεύει πατήρ;

8 εἰ δὲ χωρίς ἐστε παιδείας ἧς μέτοχοι γεγόνασιν πάντες, ἄρα νόθοι καὶ οὐχ υἱοί ἐστε.

9 εἶτα τοὺς μὲν τῆς σαρκὸς ἡμῶν πατέρας εἴχομεν παιδευτὰς καὶ ἐνετρεπόμεθα· οὐ πολὺ [δὲ] μᾶλλον ὑποταγησόμεθα τῶ πατρὶ τῶν πνευμάτων καὶ ζήσομεν;

10 οἱ μὲν γὰρ πρὸς ὀλίγας ἡμέρας κατὰ τὸ δοκοῦν αὐτοῖς ἐπαίδευον, ὁ δὲ ἐπὶ τὸ συμφέρον εἰς τὸ μεταλαβεῖν τῆς ἁγιότητος αὐτοῦ.

11 πᾶσα δὲ παιδεία πρὸς μὲν τὸ παρὸν οὐ δοκεῖ χαρᾶς εἶναι ἀλλὰ λύπης, ὕστερον δὲ καρπὸν εἰρηνικὸν τοῖς δι᾽ αὐτῆς γεγυμνασμένοις ἀποδίδωσιν δικαιοσύνης.

12 διὸ τὰς παρειμένας χεῖρας καὶ τὰ παραλελυμένα γόνατα ἀνορθώσατε,

13 καὶ τροχιὰς ὀρθὰς ποιεῖτε τοῖς ποσὶν ὑμῶν, ἵνα μὴ τὸ χωλὸν ἐκτραπῇ, ἰαθῇ δὲ μᾶλλον.

14 εἰρήνην διώκετε μετὰ πάντων, καὶ τὸν ἁγιασμόν, οὖ χωρὶς οὐδεὶς ὄψεται τὸν κύριον,

15 ἐπισκοποῦντες μή τις ὑστερῶν ἀπὸ τῆς χάριτος τοῦ θεοῦ, μή τις ῥίζα πικρίας ἄνω φύουσα ἐνοχλῇ καὶ δι᾽ αὐτῆς μιανθῶσιν πολλοί,

16 μή τις πόρνος ἢ βέβηλος ὡς ἠσαῦ, ὃς ἀντὶ βρώσεως μιᾶς ἀπέδετο τὰ πρωτοτόκια ἑαυτοῦ.

17 ἴστε γὰρ ὅτι καὶ μετέπειτα θέλων κληρονομῆσαι τὴν εὐλογίαν ἀπεδοκιμάσθη, μετανοίας γὰρ τόπον οὐχ εὖρεν, καίπερ μετὰ δακρύων ἐκζητήσας αὐτήν.

18 οὐ γὰρ προσεληλύθατε ψηλαφωμένῳ καὶ κεκαυμένῳ πυρὶ καὶ γνόφῳ καὶ ζόφῳ καὶ θυέλλῃ

19 καὶ σάλπιγγος ἤχῳ καὶ φωνῇ ῥημάτων, ἧς οἱ ἀκούσαντες παρῃτήσαντο μὴ προστεθῆναι αὐτοῖς λόγον·

20 οὐκ ἔφερον γὰρ τὸ διαστελλόμενον, κἂν θηρίον θίγῃ τοῦ ὄρους, λιθοβοληθήσεται·

21 καί, οὕτω φοβερὸν ἦν τὸ φανταζόμενον, μωϊσῆς εἶπεν, ἔκφοβός εἰμι καὶ ἔντρομος.

22 ἀλλὰ προσεληλύθατε σιὼν ὄρει καὶ πόλει θεοῦ ζῶντος, ἰερουσαλὴμ ἐπουρανίῳ, καὶ μυριάσιν ἀγγέλων, πανηγύρει

23 καὶ ἐκκλησίᾳ πρωτοτόκων ἀπογεγραμμένων ἐν οὐρανοῖς, καὶ κριτῇ θεῶ πάντων, καὶ πνεύμασι δικαίων τετελειωμένων,

24 καὶ διαθήκης νέας μεσίτῃ ἰησοῦ, καὶ αἵματι ῥαντισμοῦ κρεῖττον λαλοῦντι παρὰ τὸν ἅβελ.

25 βλέπετε μὴ παραιτήσησθε τὸν λαλοῦντα· εἰ γὰρ ἐκεῖνοι οὐκ ἐξέφυγον ἐπὶ γῆς παραιτησάμενοι τὸν χρηματίζοντα, πολὺ μᾶλλον ἡμεῖς οἱ τὸν ἀπ᾽ οὐρανῶν ἀποστρεφόμενοι·

26 οὖ ἡ φωνὴ τὴν γῆν ἐσάλευσεν τότε, νῦν δὲ ἐπήγγελται λέγων, ἔτι ἅπαξ ἐγὼ σείσω οὐ μόνον τὴν γῆν ἀλλὰ καὶ τὸν οὐρανόν.

27 τὸ δέ, ἔτι ἅπαξ δηλοῖ [τὴν] τῶν σαλευομένων μετάθεσιν ὡς πεποιημένων, ἵνα μείνῃ τὰ μὴ σαλευόμενα.

28 διὸ βασιλείαν ἀσάλευτον παραλαμβάνοντες ἔχωμεν χάριν, δι᾽ ἧς λατρεύωμεν εὐαρέστως τῶ θεῶ μετὰ εὐλαβείας καὶ δέους·

29 καὶ γὰρ ὁ θεὸς ἡμῶν πῦρ καταναλίσκον.

KJV

1  Wherefore⁵¹⁰⁵ seeing we²²⁴⁹ also²⁵³² are compassed about⁴⁰²⁹ with²²⁵⁴ so great⁵¹¹⁸ a cloud³⁵⁰⁹ of witnesses,³¹⁴⁴ let us lay aside⁶⁵⁹ every³⁹⁵⁶ weight,³⁵⁹¹ and²⁵³² the sin²⁶⁶ which doth so easily beset²¹³⁹ us, and²⁵³² let us run⁵¹⁴³ with¹²²³ patience⁵²⁸¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ race⁷³ that is set before⁴²⁹⁵ us,²²⁵⁴

2  Looking⁸⁷² unto¹⁵¹⁹ Jesus²⁴²⁴ the³⁵⁸⁸ author⁷⁴⁷ and²⁵³² finisher⁵⁰⁵¹ of our faith;⁴¹⁰² who³⁷³⁹ for⁴⁷³ the³⁵⁸⁸ joy⁵⁴⁷⁹ that was set before⁴²⁹⁵ him⁸⁴⁸ endured⁵²⁷⁸ the cross,⁴⁷¹⁶ despising²⁷⁰⁶ the shame,¹⁵² and⁵⁰³⁷ is set down²⁵²³ at¹⁷²² the right hand¹¹⁸⁸ of the³⁵⁸⁸ throne²³⁶² of God.²³¹⁶

3  For¹⁰⁶³ consider³⁵⁷ him that endured⁵²⁷⁸ such⁵¹⁰⁸ contradiction⁴⁸⁵ of⁵²⁵⁹ sinners²⁶⁸ against¹⁵¹⁹ himself,⁸⁴⁸ lest³³⁶³ ye be wearied²⁵⁷⁷ and faint¹⁵⁹⁰ in your⁵²¹⁶ minds.⁵⁵⁹⁰

4  Ye have not yet³⁷⁶⁸ resisted⁴⁷⁸ unto³³⁶⁰ blood,¹²⁹ striving⁴⁶⁴ against⁴³¹⁴ sin.²⁶⁶

5  And²⁵³² ye have forgotten¹⁵⁸⁵ the³⁵⁸⁸ exhortation³⁸⁷⁴ which³⁷⁴⁸ speaketh¹²⁵⁶ unto you⁵²¹³ as⁵⁶¹³ unto children,⁵²⁰⁷ My³⁴⁵⁰ son,⁵²⁰⁷ despise³⁶⁴³ not³³⁶¹ thou the chastening³⁸⁰⁹ of the Lord,²⁹⁶² nor³³⁶⁶ faint¹⁵⁹⁰ when thou art rebuked¹⁶⁵¹ of⁵²⁵⁹ him:⁸⁴⁶

6  For¹⁰⁶³ whom³⁷³⁹ the Lord²⁹⁶² loveth²⁵ he chasteneth,³⁸¹¹ and¹¹⁶¹ scourgeth³¹⁴⁶ every³⁹⁵⁶ son⁵²⁰⁷ whom³⁷³⁹ he receiveth.³⁸⁵⁸

7  If¹⁴⁸⁷ ye endure⁵²⁷⁸ chastening,³⁸⁰⁹ God²³¹⁶ dealeth⁴³⁷⁴ with you⁵²¹³ as⁵⁶¹³ with sons;⁵²⁰⁷ for¹⁰⁶³ what⁵¹⁰¹ son⁵²⁰⁷ is²⁰⁷⁶ he whom³⁷³⁹ the father³⁹⁶² chasteneth³⁸¹¹ not?³⁷⁵⁶

8  But¹¹⁶¹ if¹⁴⁸⁷ ye be²⁰⁷⁵ without⁵⁵⁶⁵ chastisement,³⁸⁰⁹ whereof³⁷³⁹ all³⁹⁵⁶ are¹⁰⁹⁶ partakers,³³⁵³ then⁶⁸⁶ are²⁰⁷⁵ ye bastards,³⁵⁴¹ and²⁵³² not³⁷⁵⁶ sons.⁵²⁰⁷

9  Furthermore¹⁵³⁴ we have had²¹⁹² fathers³⁹⁶² of our²²⁵⁷ flesh⁴⁵⁶¹ which corrected³⁸¹⁰ us, and²⁵³² we gave them reverence:¹⁷⁸⁸ shall we not³⁷⁵⁶ much⁴¹⁸³ rather³¹²³ be in subjection⁵²⁹³ unto the³⁵⁸⁸ Father³⁹⁶² of spirits,⁴¹⁵¹ and²⁵³² live?²¹⁹⁸

10  For¹⁰⁶³ they³⁵⁸⁸ verily³³⁰³ for⁴³¹⁴ a few³⁶⁴¹ days²²⁵⁰ chastened³⁸¹¹ us after²⁵⁹⁶ their own⁸⁴⁸ pleasure;¹³⁸⁰ but¹¹⁶¹ he³⁵⁸⁸ for¹⁹⁰⁹ our profit,⁴⁸⁵¹ that we might be partakers³³³⁵ of his⁸⁴⁶ holiness.⁴¹

11  Now¹¹⁶¹ no^{3956 3756} chastening³⁸⁰⁹ for⁴³¹⁴ the³⁵⁸⁸ present³⁹¹⁸ seemeth¹³⁸⁰ to be¹⁵¹¹ joyous,⁵⁴⁷⁹ but²³⁵ grievous:³⁰⁷⁷ nevertheless¹¹⁶¹ afterward⁵³⁰⁵ it yieldeth⁵⁹¹ the peaceable¹⁵¹⁶ fruit²⁵⁹⁰ of righteousness¹³⁴³ unto them which are exercised¹¹²⁸ thereby.^{1223 846}

12  Wherefore¹³⁵² lift up⁴⁶¹ the hands⁵⁴⁹⁵ which³⁵⁸⁸ hang down,³⁹³⁵ and²⁵³² the³⁵⁸⁸ feeble³⁸⁸⁶ knees;¹¹¹⁹

13  And²⁵³² make⁴¹⁶⁰ straight³⁷¹⁷ paths⁵¹⁶³ for your⁵²¹⁶ feet,⁴²²⁸ lest³³⁶³ that which is lame⁵⁵⁶⁰ be turned out of the way;¹⁶²⁴ but¹¹⁶¹ let it rather³¹²³ be healed.²³⁹⁰

14  Follow¹³⁷⁷ peace¹⁵¹⁵ with³³²⁶ all³⁹⁵⁶ men, and²⁵³² holiness,³⁸ without⁵⁵⁶⁵ which³⁷³⁹ no man³⁷⁶² shall see³⁷⁰⁰ the³⁵⁸⁸ Lord:²⁹⁶²

15  Looking diligently¹⁹⁸³ lest³³⁶¹ any man⁵¹⁰⁰ fail⁵³⁰² of⁵⁷⁵ the³⁵⁸⁸ grace⁵⁴⁸⁵ of God;²³¹⁶ lest³³⁶¹ any⁵¹⁰⁰ root⁴⁴⁹¹ of bitterness⁴⁰⁸⁸ springing⁵⁴⁵³ up⁵⁰⁷ trouble¹⁷⁷⁶ you, and²⁵³² thereby^{1223 5026} many⁴¹⁸³ be defiled;³³⁹²

16  Lest³³⁶¹ there be any⁵¹⁰⁰ fornicator,⁴²⁰⁵ or²²²⁸ profane person,⁹⁵² as⁵⁶¹³ Esau,²²⁶⁹ who³⁷³⁹ for⁴⁷³ one³³⁹¹ morsel of meat¹⁰³⁵ sold⁵⁹¹ his⁸⁴⁸ birthright.⁴⁴¹⁵

17  For¹⁰⁶³ ye know²⁴⁶⁷ how that³⁷⁵⁴ afterward,³³⁴⁷ when he would²³⁰⁹ have inherited²⁸¹⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ blessing,²¹²⁹ he was rejected:⁵⁹³ for¹⁰⁶³ he found²¹⁴⁷ no³⁷⁵⁶ place⁵¹¹⁷ of repentance,³³⁴¹ though²⁵³⁹ he sought it carefully^{1567 846} with³³²⁶ tears.¹¹⁴⁴

18  For¹⁰⁶³ ye are not³⁷⁵⁶ come⁴³³⁴ unto the mount³⁷³⁵ that might be touched,⁵⁵⁸⁴ and²⁵³² that burned²⁵⁴⁵ with fire,⁴⁴⁴² nor²⁵³² unto blackness,¹¹⁰⁵ and²⁵³² darkness,⁴⁶⁵⁵ and²⁵³² tempest,²³⁶⁶

19  And²⁵³² the sound²²⁷⁹ of a trumpet,⁴⁵³⁶ and²⁵³² the voice⁵⁴⁵⁶ of words;⁴⁴⁸⁷ which³⁷³⁹ voice they that heard¹⁹¹ entreated³⁸⁶⁸ that the word³⁰⁵⁶ should not³³⁶¹ be spoken to them any more:^{4369 846}

20  (For¹⁰⁶³ they could not³⁷⁵⁶ endure⁵³⁴² that which was commanded,¹²⁹¹ And if so much as²⁵⁷⁹ a beast²³⁴² touch²³⁴⁵ the³⁵⁸⁸ mountain,³⁷³⁵ it shall be stoned,³⁰³⁶ or thrust through²⁷⁰⁰ with a dart:¹⁰⁰²

21  And²⁵³² so³⁷⁷⁹ terrible⁵³⁹⁸ was²²⁵⁸ the³⁵⁸⁸ sight,⁵³²⁴ that Moses³⁴⁷⁵ said,²⁰³⁶ I exceedingly fear^{1510 1630} and²⁵³² quake:)¹⁷⁹⁰

22  But²³⁵ ye are come unto⁴³³⁴ mount³⁷³⁵ Zion,⁴⁶²² and²⁵³² unto the city⁴¹⁷² of the living²¹⁹⁸ God,²³¹⁶ the heavenly²⁰³² Jerusalem,²⁴¹⁹ and²⁵³² to an innumerable company³⁴⁶¹ of angels,³²

23  To the general assembly³⁸³¹ and²⁵³² church¹⁵⁷⁷ of the firstborn,⁴⁴¹⁶ which are written⁵⁸³ in¹⁷²² heaven,³⁷⁷² and²⁵³² to God²³¹⁶ the Judge²⁹²³ of all,³⁹⁵⁶ and²⁵³² to the spirits⁴¹⁵¹ of just men¹³⁴² made perfect,⁵⁰⁴⁸

24  And²⁵³² to Jesus²⁴²⁴ the mediator³³¹⁶ of the new³⁵⁰¹ covenant,¹²⁴² and²⁵³² to the blood¹²⁹ of sprinkling,⁴⁴⁷³ that speaketh²⁹⁸⁰ better things²⁹⁰⁹ than³⁸⁴⁴ that of Abel.⁶

25  See⁹⁹¹ that ye refuse³⁸⁶⁸ not³³⁶¹ him that speaketh.²⁹⁸⁰ For¹⁰⁶³ if¹⁴⁸⁷ they¹⁵⁶⁵ escaped⁵³⁴³ not³⁷⁵⁶ who refused³⁸⁶⁸ him that spake⁵⁵³⁷ on¹⁹⁰⁹ earth,¹⁰⁹³ much⁴¹⁸³ more³¹²³ shall not we²²⁴⁹ escape, if we turn away from⁶⁵⁴ him³⁵⁸⁸ that speaketh from⁵⁷⁵ heaven:³⁷⁷²

26  Whose³⁷³⁹ voice⁵⁴⁵⁶ then⁵¹¹⁹ shook⁴⁵³¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ earth:¹⁰⁹³ but¹¹⁶¹ now³⁵⁶⁸ he hath promised,¹⁸⁶¹ saying,³⁰⁰⁴ Yet²⁰⁸⁹ once more⁵³⁰ I¹⁴⁷³ shake⁴⁵⁷⁹ not³⁷⁵⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ earth¹⁰⁹³ only,³⁴⁴⁰ but²³⁵ also²⁵³² heaven.³⁷⁷²

27  And¹¹⁶¹ this³⁵⁸⁸ word, Yet²⁰⁸⁹ once more,⁵³⁰ signifieth¹²¹³ the³⁵⁸⁸ removing³³³¹ of those things that are shaken,⁴⁵³¹ as⁵⁶¹³ of things that are made,⁴¹⁶⁰ that²⁴⁴³ those things which cannot be shaken^{4531 3361} may remain.³³⁰⁶

28  Wherefore¹³⁵² we receiving³⁸⁸⁰ a kingdom⁹³² which cannot be moved,⁷⁶¹ let us have²¹⁹² grace,⁵⁴⁸⁵ whereby^{1223 3739} we may serve³⁰⁰⁰ God²³¹⁶ acceptably²¹⁰² with³³²⁶ reverence¹²⁷ and²⁵³² godly fear:²¹²⁴

29  For^{1063 2532} our²²⁵⁷ God²³¹⁶ is a consuming²⁶⁵⁴ fire.⁴⁴⁴²

Vul

1 Ideoque et nos tantam habentes impositam nubem testium, deponentes omne pondus, et circumstans nos peccatum, per patientiam curramus ad propositum nobis certamen:

2 aspicientes in auctorem fidei, et consummatorem Jesum, qui proposito sibi gaudio sustinuit crucem, confusione contempta, atque in dextera sedis Dei sedet.

3 Recogitate enim eum qui talem sustinuit a peccatoribus adversum semetipsum contradictionem: ut ne fatigemini, animis vestris deficientes.

4 Nondum enim usque ad sanguinem restitistis, adversus peccatum repugnantes:

5 et obliti estis consolationis, quæ vobis tamquam filiis loquitur, dicens: Fili mi, noli negligere disciplinam Domini: neque fatigeris dum ab eo argueris.

6 Quem enim diligit Dominus, castigat: flagellat autem omnem filium, quem recipit.

7 In disciplina perseverate. Tamquam filiis vobis offert se Deus: quis enim filius, quem non corripit pater?

8 quod si extra disciplinam estis, cujus participes facti sunt omnes: ergo adulteri, et non filii estis.

9 Deinde patres quidem carnis nostræ, eruditores habuimus, et reverebamur eos, non multo magis obtemperabimus Patri spirituum, et vivemus?

10 Et illi quidem in tempore paucorum dierum, secundum voluntatem suam erudiebant nos: hic autem ad id quod utile est in recipiendo sanctificationem ejus.

11 Omnis autem disciplina in præsenti quidem videtur non esse gaudii, sed mœroris: postea autem fructum pacatissimum exercitatis per eam, reddet justitiæ.

12 Propter quod remissas manus, et soluta genua erigite,

13 et gressus rectos facite pedibus vestris: ut non claudicans quis erret, magis autem sanetur.

14 Pacem sequimini cum omnibus, et sanctimoniam, sine qua nemo videbit Deum:

15 contemplantes nequis desit gratiæ Dei: ne qua radix amaritudinis sursum germinans impediat, et per illam inquinentur multi.

16 Ne quis fornicator, aut profanus ut Esau: qui propter unam escam vendidit primitiva sua:

17 scitote enim quoniam et postea cupiens hæreditare benedictionem, reprobatus est: non enim invenit pœnitentiæ locum, quamquam cum lacrimis inquisisset eam.

18 Non enim accessistis ad tractabilem montem, et accensibilem ignem, et turbinem, et caliginem, et procellam,

19 et tubæ sonum, et vocem verborum, quam qui audierunt, excusaverunt se, ne eis fieret verbum.

20 Non enim portabant quod dicebatur: Et si bestia tetigerit montem, lapidabitur.

21 Et ita terribile erat quod videbatur. Moyses dixit: Exterritus sum, et tremebundus.

22 Sed accessistis ad Sion montem, et civitatem Dei viventis, Jerusalem cælestem, et multorum millium angelorum frequentiam,

23 et ecclesiam primitivorum, qui conscripti sunt in cælis, et judicem omnium Deum, et spiritus justorum perfectorum,

24 et testamenti novi mediatorem Jesum, et sanguinis aspersionem melius loquentem quam Abel.

25 Videte ne recusetis loquentem. Si enim illi non effugerunt, recusantes eum, qui super terram loquebatur: multo magis nos, qui de cælis loquentem nobis avertimus.

26 Cujus vox movit terram tunc: nunc autem repromittit, dicens: Adhuc semel, et ego movebo non solum terram, sed et cælum.

27 Quod autem, Adhuc semel, dicit: declarat mobilium translationem tamquam factorum, ut maneant ea quæ sunt immobilia.

28 Itaque regnum immobile suscipientes, habemus gratiam: per quam serviamus placentes Deo, cum metu et reverentia.

29 Etenim Deus noster ignis consumens est.