The Call to Endurance
12Therefore since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us, and run with endurance the race that lies before us,G51052keeping our eyes on Jesus, the source and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that lay before Him endured a cross and despised the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of God's throne.G872G1519G2424G747G2532G5051G4102G3739G473G5479G4295G846G5278G4716G2706G152G5037G2523G1722G1188G2362G2316 G357G5278G5108G485G5259G268G1519G846G3363G2577G1590G5216G5590
Fatherly Discipline
3For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, so that you won't grow weary and lose heart.G10634In struggling against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.G478G3768G478G3360G129G464G4314G266
5And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: My son, do not take the Lord's discipline lightly, or faint when you are reproved by Him;G2532G1585G3874G3748G1256G5213G5613G5207G3450G5207G3643G3361G3643G3809G2962G3366G1590G1651G5259G846
6for the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and punishes every son whom He receives.G1063G3739G2962G25G3811G1161G3146G3956G5207G3739G3858
7Endure it as discipline: God is dealing with you as sons. For what son is there whom a father does not discipline?G1487G5278G3809G2316G4374G5213G5613G5207G1063G5101G5207G2076G3739G3962G3811G3756
8But if you are without discipline— which all receive— then you are illegitimate children and not sons.G1161G1487G2075G5565G3809G3739G3956G1096G3353G686G2075G3541G2532G3756G5207
9Furthermore, we had natural fathers discipline us, and we respected them. Shouldn't we submit even more to the Father of spirits and live?G1534G3303G2192G3962G2257G4561G3810G2532G1788G5293G3756G4183G3123G5293G3962G4151G2532G2198
10For they disciplined us for a short time based on what seemed good to them, but He does it for our benefit, so that we can share His holiness.G1063G3303G4314G3641G2250G3811G2596G846G1380G1161G1909G4851G1519G3335G846G41
11No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields the fruit of peace and righteousness to those who have been trained by it.G1161G3956G3756G3809G4314G3303G3918G1380G1511G5479G235G3077G1161G5305G591G1516G2590G1343G1128G1223G846
12Therefore strengthen your tired hands and weakened knees,G1352G461G5495G3935G2532G3886G1119
13and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be dislocated, but healed instead.G2532G4160G3717G5163G5216G4228G3363G5560G1624G1161G2390G3123G2390 G1515G3326G3956G2532G38G5565G3739G3762G3700G2962
Warning against Rejecting God’s Grace
14Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness— without it no one will see the Lord.G137715See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no root of bitterness springs up, causing trouble and by it, defiling many.G1983G3361G5100G5302G575G5485G2316G3361G5100G4491G4088G5453G507G1776G2532G1223G5026G4183G3392
16And see that there isn't any immoral or irreverent person like Esau, who sold his birthright in exchange for one meal.G3361G5100G4205G2228G952G5613G2269G3739G473G3391G1035G591G846G4415
17For you know that later, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected because he didn't find any opportunity for repentance, though he sought it with tears.G1063G2467G3754G2532G3347G2309G2816G2129G593G1063G2147G3756G5117G3341G2539G1567G846G1567G3326G1144
18For you have not come to what could be touched, to a blazing fire, to darkness, gloom, and storm,G1063G4334G3756G4334G3735G5584G2532G2545G4442G2532G1105G2532G4655G2532G2366
19to the blast of a trumpet, and the sound of words. (Those who heard it begged that not another word be spoken to them,G2532G2279G4536G2532G5456G4487G3739G191G3868G3056G4369G3361G4369G846G3361
20for they could not bear what was commanded: And if even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned!G1063G5342G3756G5342G1291G2579G2342G2345G3735G3036G2228G2700G1002
21And the appearance was so terrifying that Moses said, I am terrified and trembling.)G2532G3779G5398G2258G5324G3475G2036G1630G1510G2532G1790
22Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God (the heavenly Jerusalem), to myriads of angels in festive gathering,G235G4334G3735G4622G2532G4172G2198G2316G2032G2419G2532G3461G32
23to the assembly of the firstborn whose names have been written in heaven, to God who is the judge of all, to the spirits of righteous people made perfect,G3831G2532G1577G4416G583G1722G3772G2532G2316G2923G3956G2532G4151G1342G5048
24to Jesus (mediator of a new covenant), and to the sprinkled blood, which says better things than the [blood] of Abel.G2532G2424G3316G3501G1242G2532G129G4473G2980G2909G3844G6
25See that you do not reject the One who speaks; for if they did not escape when they rejected Him who warned them on earth, even less will we if we turn away from Him who warns us from heaven.G991G3868G3361G2980G1063G1487G1565G5343G3756G3868G5537G1909G1093G4183G3123G2249G654G575G3772
26His voice shook the earth at that time, but now He has promised, Yet once more I will shake not only the earth but also heaven.G3739G5456G5119G4531G1093G1161G3568G1861G3004G2089G530G1473G4579G3756G1093G3440G235G2532G3772
27Now this expression, "Yet once more," indicates the removal of what can be shaken— that is, created things— so that what is not shaken might remain.G1161G2089G530G1213G3331G4531G5613G4160G2443G3361G4531G3306
New Testament
28Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us hold on to grace. By it, we may serve God acceptably, with reverence and awe;G1352G3880G932G761G2192G5485G1223G3739G3000G2316G2102G3326G127G2532G2124
29for our God is a consuming fire.G2532G1063G2257G2316G2654G4442
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