Hebrews 12–13

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, ^alet us lay aside every weight, and ^bthe sin which doth so easily beset us, and ^clet us run ^dwith patience ^ethe race that is ^fset before us, ²looking unto Jesus the author and ^gfinisher of our faith; ^hwho for ⁱthe joy that was ^fset before him endured ^kthe cross, despising ^lthe shame, and ^mis set down at the right hand of the throne of God. ³For ⁿconsider him that endured such ^ocontradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye ^oobe wearied and ^pfaint in your minds.

⁴Ye have not yet resisted ^qunto blood, striving against sin. ⁵And ye have forgotten ^rthe exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, ^sMy son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor ^pfaint when thou art rebuked of him: ⁶for whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and ^tscourgeth every son whom he receiveth. ⁷If ye endure chastening, ^uGod dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father ^vchasteneth not? ⁸But if ye be without chastisement, ^wwhereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons. ⁹Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we ^xgave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto ^ythe Father of spirits, and live? ¹⁰For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, ^zthat we might be partakers of his holiness. ¹¹Now no chastening ^afor the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth ^bthe peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are ^cexercised thereby. ¹²Wherefore ^delift up ^fgthe hands which hang down, and ^ghthe feeble knees; ¹³and ⁱmake straight paths for your feet, ^jlest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but ^klet it rather be healed. ^14lFollow peace with all men, and ^mholiness, ⁿwithout which no man shall see the Lord: ¹⁵looking diligently ^olest any man fail of ^pthe grace of God; ^qlest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled; ¹⁶lest there be any ^rfornicator, or ^sprofane person, as Esau, ^twho for one morsel of meat sold his birthright. ¹⁷For ye know how that afterward, ^uwhen he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no ^vplace of repentance, though he ^wsought it carefully with tears.

¹⁸For ye are not come unto ^xthe mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest, ¹⁹and ^ythe sound of a trumpet, and ^yythe voice of words; which voice ^zthey that heard intreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more: ²⁰(for they could not endure that which was commanded, ^aAnd if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart: ²¹and ^bso terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I ^cexceedingly fear and quake;) ²²but ye are come unto ^dmount Sion, and unto ^ethe city of ^fthe living God, ^gthe heavenly Jerusalem, and ^hto an ⁱinnumerable company of angels, ²³to the general assembly, and ^jchurch of ^kthe firstborn, ^lwhich are written in heaven, and to ^mGod the Judge of all, and to ⁿthe spirits of just men ^omade perfect, ²⁴and to Jesus ^pthe mediator of the new ^qcovenant, and to ^rthe blood of sprinkling, that speaketh ^sbetter things than ^tthat of Abel. ²⁵See that ye refuse not him that speaketh: for ^uif they escaped not ^vwho refused him that ^wspake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven: ^26xwhose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, ^yYet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven. ²⁷And this word, Yet once more, signifieth ^zthe removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain. ²⁸Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may ^aserve God ^bacceptably with reverence and ^cgodly fear: ²⁹for our ^dGod is ^ea consuming fire.

XIII.Let ^abrotherly love continue. ^2bBe not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby ^csome have entertained angels unawares. ^3dRemember them that are in bonds, ^eas bound with them; and them which ^fsuffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body. ^4gMarriage is honourable in all, and ^hthe bed undefiled: but ⁱwhoremongers and ^kadulterers ^lGod will judge. ⁵Let your conversation be ^mwithout covetousness; and ⁿbe content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, ^oI will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. ⁶So that we may boldly say, ^pThe Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me. ⁷Remember them which ^qhave the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: ^rwhose faith follow, considering ^sthe end of their ^tconversation. ⁸Jesus Christ ^uthe same ^vyesterday, and to day, and for ever. ⁹Be not ^wcarried about with divers and strange ^xdoctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; ^ynot with meats, ^zwhich have not profited them that have been occupied therein. ¹⁰We have ^aan altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle. ¹¹For ^bthe bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into ^cthe sanctuary by the high priest ^dfor sin, ^bare burnt without ^ethe camp. ¹²Wherefore Jesus also, that he might ^fsanctify the people with his own blood, ^gsuffered ^hwithout the gate. ¹³Let us ^ggo forth therefore unto him without ^ethe camp, bearing ⁱhis reproach. ¹⁴For ^jhere have we no continuing city, but we seek ⁱone to come. ^15kBy him therefore let us offer ^lthe sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, ^mthe fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name. ¹⁶But to do good and ^oto communicate ^pforget not: for with ^qsuch sacrifices ^rGod is well pleased. ^17sObey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: ^tfor they ^ttwatch for your souls, as they that must ^ugive account, ^vthat they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you. ^18wPray for us: for we trust we have ^xa good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly. ¹⁹But I beseech you ^ythe rather to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner.

²⁰Now ^zthe God of peace, ^athat ^bbrought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great ^cshepherd of the sheep, through ^dthe blood of the everlasting ^ecovenant, ^21fmake you perfect ^gin every good work ^hto do his will, working in you ⁱthat which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; ^kto whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. ²²And I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of ^lexhortation: for ^mI have written a letter unto you in few words. ²³Know ye that ⁿour brother ^oTimothy is set at liberty; with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you. ²⁴Salute all them that ^phave the rule over you, and ^qall the saints. They of ^rItaly salute you. ^25sGrace be with you all. Amen.

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