Hebrews 12

1And therefore we also having so great a cloud of witnesses over our head, laying aside every weight and sin which surrounds us, let us run by patience to the fight proposed to us:

1For this reason, as we are circled by so great a cloud of witnesses, putting off every weight, and the sin into which we come so readily, let us keep on running in the way which is marked out for us,

1Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

2Looking on Jesus, the author and finisher of faith, who, having joy set before him, endured the cross, despising the shame, and now sitteth on the right hand of the throne of God.

2Having our eyes fixed on Jesus, the guide and end of our faith, who went through the pains of the cross, not caring for the shame, because of the joy which was before him, and who has now taken his place at the right hand of God's seat of power.

2looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising shame, and hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

3For think diligently upon him that endured such opposition from sinners against himself that you be not wearied, fainting in your minds.

3Give thought to him who has undergone so much of the hate of sinners against himself, so that you may not be tired and feeble of purpose.

3For consider him that hath endured such gainsaying of sinners against himself, that ye wax not weary, fainting in your souls.

4For you have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.

4Till now you have not given your blood in your fight against sin:

4Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin:

5And you have forgotten the consolation which speaketh to you, as unto children, saying: My son, neglect not the discipline of the Lord: neither be thou wearied whilst thou art rebuked by him.

5And you have not kept in mind the word which says to you as to sons, My son, do not make little of the Lord's punishment, and do not give up hope when you are judged by him;

5and ye 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 reproved of him;

6For whom the Lord loveth he chastiseth: and he scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

6For the Lord sends punishment on his loved ones; everyone whom he takes as his son has experience of his rod.

6For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, And scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

7Persevere under discipline. God dealeth with you as with his sons. For what son is there whom the father doth not correct?

7It is for your training that you undergo these things; God is acting to you as a father does to his sons; for what son does not have punishment from his father?

7It is for chastening that ye endure; God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father chasteneth not?

8But if you be without chastisement, whereof all are made partakers, then are you bastards and not sons.

8But if you have not that punishment of which we all have our part, then you are not true sons, but children of shame.

8But if ye are without chastening, whereof all have been made partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.

9Moreover, we have had fathers of our flesh for instructors, and we reverenced them. Shall we not much more obey the Father of spirits and live?

9And again, if the fathers of our flesh gave us punishment and had our respect, how much more will we be under the authority of the Father of spirits, and have life?

9Furthermore, we had the fathers of our flesh to chasten us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?

10And they indeed for a few days, according to their own pleasure, instructed us: but he, for our profit, that we might receive his sanctification.

10For they truly gave us punishment for a short time, as it seemed good to them; but he does it for our profit, so that we may become holy as he is.

10For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed good to them; but he for our profit, that we may be partakers of his holiness.

11Now all chastisement for the present indeed seemeth not to bring with it joy, but sorrow: but afterwards it will yield to them that are exercised by it the most peaceable fruit of justice.

11At the time all punishment seems to be pain and not joy: but after, those who have been trained by it get from it the peace-giving fruit of righteousness.

11All chastening seemeth for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yieldeth peaceable fruit unto them that have been exercised thereby, even the fruit of righteousness.

12Wherefore, lift up the hands which hang down and the feeble knees:

12For this cause let the hands which are hanging down be lifted up, and let the feeble knees be made strong,

12Wherefore lift up the hands that hang down, and the palsied knees;

13And make straight steps with your feet: that no one, halting, may go out of the way; but rather be healed.

13And make straight roads for your feet, so that the feeble may not be turned out of the way, but may be made strong.

13and make straight paths for your feet, that that which is lame be not turned out of the way, but rather be healed.

14Follow peace with all men and holiness: without which no man shall see God.

14Let your desire be for peace with all men, and to be made holy, without which no man may see the Lord;

14Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man shall see the Lord:

15Looking diligently, lest any man be wanting to the grace of God: lest any root of bitterness springing up do hinder and by it many be defiled:

15Looking with care to see that no man among you in his behaviour comes short of the grace of God; for fear that some bitter root may come up to be a trouble to you, and that some of you may be made unclean by it;

15looking carefully lestthere beany man that falleth short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby the many be defiled;

16Lest there be any fornicator or profane person, as Esau who for one mess sold his first birthright.

16And that there may not be any evil liver, or any man without respect for God, like Esau, who let his birthright go for a plate of food.

16lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one mess of meat sold his own birthright.

17For know ye that afterwards, when he desired to inherit the benediction, he was rejected. For he found no place of repentance, although with tears he had sought it.

17For you have knowledge that even long after, when he was desiring the blessing for his heritage, he was turned away, though he made his request frequently and with weeping; because the past might not be changed.

17For ye know that even when he afterward desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected; for he found no place for a change of mind in his father, though he sought it diligently with tears.

18For you are not come to a mountain that might be touched and a burning fire and a whirlwind and darkness and storm,

18You have not come to a mountain which may be touched, and is burning with fire, and to a black cloud, and a dark smoke, and a violent wind,

18For ye are not come unto a mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, and unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,

19And the sound of a trumpet and the voice of words, which they that had excused themselves, that the word might not be spoken to them.

19And to the sound of a horn, and the voice of words, the hearers of which made request that not a word more might be said to them:

19and the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard entreated that no word more should be spoken unto them;

20For they did not endure that which was said: and if so much as a beast shall touch the mount, it shall be stoned.

20For the order which said, If the mountain is touched even by a beast, the beast is to be stoned, seemed hard to them;

20for they could not endure that which was enjoined, If even a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned;

21And so terrible was that which was seen, Moses said: I am frighted, and tremble.

21And the vision was so overpowering that even Moses said, I am shaking and full of fear.

21and so fearful was the appearance, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:

22But you are come to mount Sion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to the company of many thousands of angels,

22But you have come to the mountain of Zion, to the place of the living God, to the Jerusalem which is in heaven, and to an army of angels which may not be numbered,

22but ye are come unto mount Zion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable hosts of angels,

23And to the church of the firstborn who are written in the heavens, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of the just made perfect,

23To the great meeting and church of the first of those who are named in heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of good men made complete,

23to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,

24And to Jesus the mediator of the new testament, and to the sprinkling of blood which speaketh better than that of Abel.

24And to Jesus by whom the new agreement has been made between God and man, and to the sign of the blood which says better things than Abel's blood.

24and to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaketh better than that of Abel.

25See that you refuse him not that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spoke upon earth, much more shall not we that turn away from him that speaketh to us from heaven.

25See that you give ear to his voice which comes to you. For if those whose ears were shut to the voice which came to them on earth did not go free from punishment, what chance have we of going free if we give no attention to him whose voice comes from heaven?

25See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not when they refused him that warned them on earth, much more shall not we escape who turn away from him that warneth from heaven:

26Whose voice then moved the earth; but now he promiseth, saying: Yet once more: and I will move, not only the earth, but heaven also.

26Whose voice was the cause of the shaking of the earth; but now he has made an oath, saying, There will be still one more shaking, not only of the earth, but of heaven.

26whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more will I make to tremble not the earth only, but also the heaven.

27And in that he saith: Yet once more, he signifieth the translation of the moveable things as made, that those things may remain which are immoveable.

27And the words, Still one more, make it clear that there will be a taking away of those things which are shaking, as of things which are made, so that there may be only those things of which no shaking is possible.

27And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that have been made, that those things which are not shaken may remain.

28Therefore, receiving an immoveable kingdom, we have grace: whereby let us serve, pleasing God, with fear and reverence.

28If then, we have a kingdom which will never be moved, let us have grace, so that we may give God such worship as is pleasing to him with fear and respect:

28Wherefore, receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us have grace, whereby we may offer service well-pleasing to God with reverence and awe:

29For our God is a consuming fire.

29For our God is an all-burning fire.

29for our God is a consuming fire.