Focused Passage

Hebrews 12:12-17

Run with Endurance, Receive the Father's Discipline, and Worship the Unshakable Kingdom

Hebrews 12 moves from the cloud of witnesses to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of faith, then to fatherly discipline, communal holiness, the contrast between Sinai and Zion, and the final warning not to refuse the God whose kingdom cannot be shaken.

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12Therefore strengthen your limp hands and weak knees.

13Make straight paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.

14Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.

15See 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.

16See to it that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his birthright.

17For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. He could find no ground for repentance, though he sought the blessing with tears.

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References and Original Words

Verse 12

Original words

ThereforeΔιὸG1352ConjunctionstrengthenἀνορθώσατεG461Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural[your]τὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PlurallimpπαρειμέναςG3935Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Feminine PluralhandsχεῖραςG5495Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunction-τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralweakπαραλελυμέναG3886Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter PluralkneesγόναταG1119Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural

BSB notes

  • Isaiah 35:3
Verse 13

Original words

-καὶG2532ConjunctionMakeποιεῖτεG4160Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralstraightὀρθὰςG3717Adjective - Accusative Feminine PluralpathsτροχιὰςG5163Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralforτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralfeetποσὶνG4228Noun - Dative Masculine Pluralso thatἵναG2443ConjunctiontheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularlameχωλὸνG5560Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular{may} notμὴG3361Adverbbe disabledἐκτραπῇG1624Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person SingularbutδὲG1161ConjunctionratherμᾶλλονG3123AdverbhealedἰαθῇG2390Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular

BSB notes

  • Proverbs 4:26 (see also LXX)
Verse 14

Original words

PursueδιώκετεG1377Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralpeaceΕἰρήνηνG1515Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularwithμετὰG3326PrepositioneveryoneπάντωνG3956Adjective - Genitive Masculine Pluralas well asκαὶG2532Conjunction-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularholinessἁγιασμόνG38Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularwithoutχωρὶςG5565PrepositionwhichοὗG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singularno oneοὐδεὶςG3762Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularwill seeὄψεταιG3708Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingulartheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularLordΚύριονG2962Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 15

Original words

See to it thatἐπισκοποῦντεςG1983Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralnoμήG3361AdverboneτιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularfalls shortὑστερῶνG5302Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularofἀπὸG575PrepositiontheτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingulargraceχάριτοςG5485Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular[and] that noμήG3361Adverb. . .τιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Feminine SingularrootῥίζαG4491Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularof bitternessπικρίαςG4088Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularspringsφύουσαG5453Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine SingularupἄνωG507Adverbto cause troubleἐνοχλῇG1776Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-δι’*G1223Preposition-αὐτῆς*G846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person SingulardefileμιανθῶσινG3392Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Plural-〈οἱ〉G3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralmanyπολλοίG4183Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural

BSB notes

  • See Deuteronomy 29:18
Verse 16

Original words

[See to it] thatμήG3361Adverb[no one is]τιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularsexually immoralπόρνοςG4205Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularorG2228Conjunctionis godlessβέβηλοςG952Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularlikeὡςG5613AdverbEsauἨσαῦG2269Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularwhoὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularforἀντὶG473Prepositiona singleμιᾶςG1520Adjective - Genitive Feminine SingularmealβρώσεωςG1035Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularsoldἀπέδετοG591Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularhisἑαυτοῦG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralbirthrightπρωτοτόκιαG4415Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Verse 17

Original words

ForγὰρG1063Conjunctionyou knowἴστεG1492Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralthatὅτιG3754Conjunction-καὶG2532ConjunctionafterwardμετέπειταG3347Adverbwhen he wantedθέλωνG2309Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularto inheritκληρονομῆσαιG2816Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivetheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularblessingεὐλογίανG2129Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularhe was rejectedἀπεδοκιμάσθηG593Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularvvvγὰρG1063ConjunctionHe could findεὗρενG2147Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnoοὐχG3756AdverbgroundτόπονG5117Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularfor repentanceμετανοίαςG3341Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularthoughκαίπερG2539Conjunctionhe soughtἐκζητήσαςG1567Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular[the blessing]αὐτήνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person SingularwithμετὰG3326PrepositiontearsδακρύωνG1144Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural

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