Hebrews 12:3-13:19

Disciples’ Literal New Testament

Consider His Endurance

³ For consider^[a] the One having endured such opposition^[b] by sinners against Himself, in order that you may not be weary in your souls, losing-heart— ⁴ you did not yet resist to the point of blood while struggling against sin!

And Have You Forgotten That God Disciplines Those He Loves?

⁵ And have^[c] you completely-forgotten^[d] the exhortation which speaks^[e] to you as sons?: “My son, do not be thinking-lightly^[f] of the discipline^[g] of the Lord, nor losing-heart while being rebuked by Him. ⁶ For the one whom the Lord loves He disciplines, and He whips^[h] every son whom He accepts” [Prov 3:11-12].

God Is Dealing With You As Sons

⁷ You are enduring^[i] [your trials] for discipline; God is dealing with you as with sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline? ⁸ But if you are without discipline, of which all have become partakers^[j], then you are illegitimate^[k] children and not sons.

And God Is Disciplining You For Your Benefit

⁹ Furthermore, we had fathers of our flesh^[l] as discipliners and were respecting them— but shall we not much more be subject to the Father of [our] spirits and live? ¹⁰ For the ones were disciplining us for a few days according to the thing seeming good to them; but the One does so for our benefit^[m], so that we may share-in His holiness.

And His Discipline Will Yield The Fruit of Righteousness

¹¹ And all discipline for the present does not seem to be a thing of joy, but of grief— but later it yields^[n] the peaceful fruit of righteousness to the ones having been trained by it.

Therefore Straighten Up And Walk Straight Paths

¹² Therefore straighten-up^[o] the hands having been slackened^[p] and the knees having been made-feeble^[q], ¹³ and be making straight paths for your feet, in order that the lame part may not be dislocated^[r] but rather may be healed.

Pursue Peace And Holiness

¹⁴ Be pursuing peace with^[s] all people, and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord, ¹⁵ while exercising-oversight that someone may not be coming-short of the grace of God; that some root of ^[t] bitterness growing^[u] up may not be causing-trouble and many be defiled^[v] by it; ¹⁶ that someone may not be sexually-immoral or^[w] profane like Esau, who sold his own firstborn-rights^[x] for one meal^[y]. ¹⁷ For you know that indeed afterward, while wanting to inherit the blessing, he was rejected— for he did not find a place of ^[z] repentance— even-though having sought-for it^[aa] with tears.

For You Have Come To The City of God, The Heavenly Jerusalem

¹⁸ For you have not come-to a mountain being touched^[ab], and a fire having been burning, and darkness and gloom and a storm, ¹⁹ and a blast of a trumpet, and a sound of words— of which, the ones having heard begged that a word not be added to them. ²⁰ For they were not bearing the thing being commanded: “If even a wild-animal should touch the mountain, it shall be stoned” [Ex 19:12-13]. ²¹ And so fearful was the thing appearing^[ac], Moses said “I am terrified and trembling”. ²² But you have come to Mount Zion; and the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem; and the myriads of angels, a festive-gathering^[ad]; ²³ and the church^[ae] of the firstborn ones having been registered^[af] in the heavens; and the Judge, God of all; and the spirits of righteous ones having been perfected; ²⁴ and the mediator of the new covenant, Jesus; and the blood of sprinkling speaking better than Abel.

Do Not Refuse The One Warning From Heaven, But Worship Him With Gratitude

²⁵ Be watching-out that you not refuse^[ag] the One speaking. For if those did not escape, having refused the One warning on earth, much more we will not escape: the ones turning-away-from the One warning from the heavens— ²⁶ Whose voice shook the earth at that time, but now He has promised, saying [in Hag 2:6] “I will shake once more not only the earth, but also the heaven”. ²⁷ And the phrase “once more” indicates the removal of the things being shaken— as of things having been made— so that the things not being shaken may continue. ²⁸ Therefore while receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us have gratitude, through which we may worship^[ah] God pleasingly^[ai], with reverence and awe. ²⁹ For indeed our God is a consuming fire.

Be Loving, Pure, and Content

13 Let brotherly-love continue. ² Do not be forgetting hospitality, for through this some having entertained^[aj] angels did not know it. ³ Remember^[ak] the prisoners, as-though having been imprisoned-with them; the ones being mistreated, as-though^[al] also yourselves being in their body. ⁴ Let marriage be^[am] honored^[an] by all^[ao], and the bed undefiled. For God will judge the sexually-immoral-ones and adulterers. ⁵ Let character be without-love-of-money, being content with the present things. For He Himself has said [in Deut 31:6] “I will never^[ap] let you go^[aq], nor will I by any means forsake^[ar] you”, ⁶ so that while being confident we say “The Lord is a helper for me and I will not fear. What^[as] will a human do to me?” [Ps 118:6].

Imitate The Faith of Your Leaders. Do Not Be Carried Away By Strange Teachings

⁷ Remember the ones leading you, who spoke the word of God to you, whose faith^[at] be imitating while looking-carefully-at the result^[au] of their way-of-life^[av]. ⁸ Jesus^[aw] Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. ⁹ Do not be carried-away^[ax] by various^[ay] and strange^[az] teachings. For it is good for the heart to be established^[ba] by grace, not by foods in-connection-with^[bb] which the ones walking were not profited.

We Have a Spiritual Altar. Let Us Go Out And Offer Sacrifices of Praise

¹⁰ We have an altar^[bc] from which the ones serving^[bd] in the tabernacle have no right^[be] to eat. ¹¹ For of animals from which the blood is brought into the Holies by the high priest for sin— the bodies of these are burned-up^[bf] outside of the camp. ¹² Therefore^[bg] Jesus also, in order that He might make the people holy with His own blood, suffered outside^[bh] of the gate. ¹³ So-indeed^[bi], let us go-out^[bj] to Him outside of the camp, bearing His reproach. ¹⁴ For here we do not have an abiding city, but we are seeking-for the one coming. ¹⁵ Therefore through Him let us be continually offering a sacrifice of ^[bk] praise to God— that is, the fruit of lips praising^[bl] His name. ¹⁶ And do not be forgetting good-doing and sharing. For with such sacrifices God is pleased.

Yield To Your Leaders

¹⁷ Be obeying^[bm] the ones leading you and be yielding^[bn], for they are keeping-watch for your souls as ones who will render an account— in order that they may be doing this with joy, and not while groaning, for this would be unprofitable for you.

Pray For Us

¹⁸ Be praying for us. For we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, wanting to conduct-ourselves well^[bo] in all^[bp] things. ¹⁹ And I especially appeal-to you to do this in order that I may be restored to you sooner.