Version. made--namely, of this present visible creation: compare 2Corinthians 5:1 , Hebrews 9:11 , "made with hands . Hebrews 12:1 (KJV) For--The fact that we are not under the law, but under a higher, and that the last dispensation, the Gospel, with its glorious privileges, is the reason why especially the Hebrew Christians should "look diligently," &c. ( Hebrews 12:15 Hebrews 12:16 ). A Bible version designed to "recapture the emotion of God's Word" was . . Compare Hebrews 12:15-17 , in which he implies how utterly some of them had forgotten God's word. near to God in a totally different realm, the Zion-realm, Or Mount Zion, which is not a literal mountain but an obvious metaphor for the realm of Gods manifest presence. . But sinners will not always have such mean thoughts of the Divine blessing and inheritance as they now have. Paul does not say, by the efficacy of His blood, but, "by His own proper blood" ( Hebrews 9:12 ); not MATERIAL blood, but "the blood of Him who, through the eternal Spirit, offered Himself without spot unto God" ( Hebrews 9:14 ). as citizens of heaven! It means we'd better get on with it. In Christ we are all the firstborn and have all the rights and blessings that Jesus has. The earth was rocked at the sound of his voice from the mountain, but now he has promised. Therefore, 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. Genesis 25:34 graphically portrays him. But God corrects us throughout our lives for our own good, giving us an invitation to share his holiness. for the joy . Because he never lost sight of where he was headedthat exhilarating finish in and with Godhe could put up with anything along the way: Cross, shame, whatever. Do you see what this means - all these pioneers who blazed the way, all these veterans cheering us on? paths--literally, "wheel tracks." For consider well him who endured so great contradiction from sinners against himself, that ye be not weary, fainting in your minds. 1Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. 1Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. Once for all Christ sprinkled the blood peculiarly for us at His ascension ( Hebrews 9:12 ). Hebrews 12:1 (TMB) be turned out of the way--( Proverbs 4:27 ); and, so missing the way, lose the prize of "the race" ( Hebrews 12:1 ). sinners--Sin assails us. We are not those who are being warned by the jarring blast of a trumpet and the thundering voice; the fearful voice that they begged to be silenced. fall--Greek, "lest any (namely, through sloth in running) failing," or "falling short of the grace of God . 30. And--rather, "Even if a beast (much more a man) touch," &c. or thrust through with a dart--omitted in the oldest manuscripts. TPT: The Passion Translation . Once and for all I will not only shake the systems of the world, Or earth. Although earthquakes are prophesied to come (. ) those things that are shaken--the heaven and the earth. Hebrews 12:2 Context. 6 1 Now is the time for us to progress beyond the basic message of Christ and advance into perfection. Hebrews 12:1 (GNTA) 17. afterwards--Greek, "even afterward." who refused him--Greek, "refusing as they did." 1Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us 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 unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. Father of spirits--contrasted with "the fathers of our flesh." Series] Through the Roof, Focusing Forward: Recognizing and Overcoming Distraction, Essential Faith: Spiritually Surviving the Second Wave. Compare "Nevertheless afterward," &c. Hebrews 12:11 , with the "afterward" here. Shipping rates and Return policy . 3Consider him who endured such hostility against himself from sinners, so that you may not grow weary or lose heart. 2We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. (See Philo. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us 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. with patience--Greek, "in persevering endurance" ( Hebrews 10:36 ). Kings of the earth have placed their crowns down before the cross of a man who was crucified as a common criminal. As for us, we have all of these great witnesses who encircle us like clouds. To him such adverse things occur only by the decree of God, and that designed in kindness, namely, to remove the defilements adhering to the believer, and to exercise his patience" [GROTIUS]. , which implies a gaze upon Jesus full of expectations that he is enough. We should remove from our lives anything that would get in the way and the sin that so easily holds us back. Hebrews 12:1 (JUB) God may let others alone in their sins, but he will correct sin in his own children. Hebrews 12:117 is closely connected with the preceding chapter by the use of the strong inferential conjunction toigaroun, therefore, which occurs only one other time in the New Testament. While "following peace with all men," we are not so to seek to please them, as to make God's will and our sanctification a secondary object; this latter must be our first aim. So let us throw off everything that stands in our way. author--"Prince-leader." him that speaketh--God in Christ. Let us keep looking to Jesus. . 12Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. Hebrews 12:1-3. Sermon. Since we are surrounded by so many examples of faith, we must get rid of everything that slows us down, especially sin that distracts us. 1Let us also therefore, having so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, laying aside every weight, and sin which so easily entangles us, run with endurance the race that lies before us, 2looking stedfastly on Jesus the leader and completer of faith: who, in view of the joy lying before him, endured the cross, having despised the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. are not come--Greek, "have not come near to." Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. Hebrews 12:1 (CJB) . Compare Isaiah 49:4 Isaiah 49:5 , as a specimen of Jesus not being wearied out by the contradiction and strange unbelief of those among whom He labored, preaching as never man did, and exhibiting miracles wrought by His inherent power, as none else could do. The author makes use of tail-head linkage in the final paragraph of Heb 11:3940 and 12:1 with the repetition of witness and the references to us and we. The chapter is framed by an inclusio formed by the Greek hortatory subjunctive in 12:1, let us run, and by two Greek hortatory subjunctives in 12:28, let us be thankful, and [let us] worship God., Hortatory. receiveth--accepts. It means wed better get on with it. The Aramaic can be translated You have already received communion on Mount Zion., We have joined the festal gathering of myriads of angels, This is much more than an assembly of angels. So think about him. And now he is sitting at the right side of Gods throne. He suffered there because of the joy he was looking forward to. For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls. And 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: Hebrews 12:1 (RSV) . You wont lose hope. But he accepted the shame as if it were nothing because of the joy that God put before him. means agony or conflict. The structure of Heb 12:1-3 can be diagrammed as follows: trecwmen (note the prepositional phrase . Believers being like the angels ( Job 1:6 , 38:7 ), "sons of God," are so their "equals" ( Luke 20:36 ); and being reconciled through Christ, are adopted into God's great and blessed family. fixing our eyes on Jesus, the originator and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Looking unto--literally, "Looking from afar" throne of God. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Hebrews 12:1 Christians have only one person on whom to keep their eyes as the object of faith and salvation: Christ (see Heb 11:26f; Acts 7:55f; Phil 3:8).They look to the Crucified Lord to understand how to behave at all times, and especially in difficulties and persecution. scourgeth--which draws forth "blood" ( Hebrews 12:4 ). Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us 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, . and run swiftly toward holiness, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord. and now sits exalted at the right hand of the throne of God! it--the blessing, which was the real object of Esau, though ostensibly seeking "repentance.". But Paul, by inspiration, supplies (compare Acts 20:35 , 2Timothy 3:8 ) this detail. "Generation by men is carnal, by God is spiritual" [BENGEL]. of this creation," that is, things so made at creation that they would not remain of themselves, but be removed. We should remove from our lives anything that would get in the way and the sin that so easily holds us back. 1-2. "We are one citizenship with angels; to which it is said in the psalm, Glorious things are spoken of thee, thou city of God" [AUGUSTINE]. February 2018 However, means more than a church meeting, for it signified in Greek culture the governing assembly which had the authority to make decisions for the entire city. The two advents of Messiah are regarded as one, the complete shaking belonging to the second advent, of which the presage was given in the shakings at the first advent: the convulsions connected with the overthrow of Jerusalem shadowing forth those about to be at the overthrow of all the God-opposed kingdoms by the coming Messiah. Messiah is pre-eminently "the First-born," or "First-begotten" ( Hebrews 1:6 ), and all believers become so by adoption. The author is developing the metaphor of the footrace in 12:12. So then, let us rid ourselves of everything that gets in the way, and of the sin which holds on to us so tightly, and let us run with determination the race that lies before us. I think ALFORD wrong in restricting "the Church of the first-born written in heaven," to those militant on earth; it is rather, all those who at the Judge's coming shall be found written in heaven (the true patent of heavenly nobility; contrast "written in the earth," Jeremiah 17:13 , and Esau's profane sale of his birthright, Hebrews 12:16 ); these all, from the beginning to the end of the world, forming one Church to which every believer is already come. This is inside the walls of present-day Jerusalem. Hebrews 12:1 (RSVA) Read the Bible, discover plans, and seek God every day. The gospel state is kind and condescending, suited to our weak frame. Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us. English Version arrangement is opposed: (1) by "and" always beginning each new member of the whole sentence; (2) "general assembly and Church," form a kind of tautology; (3) "general assembly," or rather, "festal full assembly," "the jubilant full company" (such as were the Olympic games, celebrated with joyous singing, dancing, &c.), applies better to the angels above, ever hymning God's praises, than to the Church, of which a considerable part is now militant on earth. We must run the race that lies ahead of us and never give up. Yet once more--Compare Notes, both of which passages are condensed into one here. 9. fathers . Let us then frequently consider him. "He that will not when he may, when he will, shall have nay" ( Proverbs 1:24-30 , Luke 13:34 Luke 13:35 , 19:42 ). In Matthew 24:30 , Revelation 1:7 , it is said that all shall see the Lord; but, that shall be as a Judge, not as their lasting portion and God, which is meant here. Then he sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. or profane--Fornication is nearly akin to gluttony, Esau's sin. Hebrews 12:1 (NCV) Let us use the time" ( Luke 18:27 )! Sermon. (18-29). The "witnesses" answer to the spectators pressing round to see the competitors in their contest for the prize ( Philippians 3:14 ). He suffered death on the cross. , and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of. What's in this chapter? No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins. English Version expresses the sense well. 1 As for us, we have all of these great witnesses # 12:1 Or "martyrs." who encircle # 12:1 Or "clothe us like clouds." us like clouds. Quoted from Deuteronomy 4:24 . The main verb in Heb 12:13 is the hortatory subjunctive let us run in v. 2. 12So be made strong even in your weakness by lifting up your tired hands, 13for as you keep walking forward on Gods paths[, 14In every relationship be swift to choose peace over competition,[, 15Watch over each other to make sure that no one misses the revelation of Gods grace. The exhortation has three parts: the first relates to ourselves, Hebrews 12:12 Hebrews 12:13 ; the second, to others, Hebrews 12:14 , "peace with all men"; the third, to God, "holiness, without which," &c. The first is referred to in Hebrews 12:15 , "test any man fail of the grace of God"; the second in the words, "lest any root of bitterness," &c.; the third in Hebrews 12:16 , "Lest there be any fornicator or profane person," &c. This threefold relation often occurs in Paul's Epistles. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. It means we'd better get on with it. The Greek is not "the perfected spirits," but "the spirits of the perfected just." ( Galatians 1:10 ). Click on a verse to view Bible version comparison. The gospel church is called Mount Zion; there believers have clearer views of heaven, and more heavenly tempers of soul. Or those who were their own stumbling block. As translated from the Aramaic. Let us keep on running the race marked out for us. all your stumbling ways will be divinely healed! We are surrounded by a great cloud of people whose lives tell us what faith means. Then we should demonstrate an even greater respect for God, our spiritual Father, as we submit to his life-giving discipline. 978-1 . And now hes there, in the place of honor, right alongside God. Alluding to Deuteronomy 4:11 , "Ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire . This is the concentrated hostility of evil. onto Jesus who birthed faith within us and who leads us forward into faiths perfection. Paperback - June 15, 2015. B. As the olive garland, the emblem of peace as well as victory, was put on the victor's brow in the games. Three participles modify this verb and provide the reason and the means/manner in which Christians are to run. Proverbs 27 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) : Hebrew Names version (HNV) VS The Passion Translation : The Passion Translation Singer-Songwriter/Worship Leader, www.jakehamiltonmusic.com "I love the Bible. 1Therefore, since we also have such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us, putting aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us, let us run with patient endurance the race that has been set before us, 2fixing our eyes on Jesus, the originator and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. View Cart . 5. forgotten--"utterly," so the Greek. The power of the gospel is still shaking the world. Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us, 2keeping 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 Gods throne. Root of bitterness comprehends every person (compare Hebrews 12:16 ) and every principle of doctrine or practice so radically corrupt as to spread corruption all around. Or get rid of every arrow tip in us. The implication is carrying an arrow tip inside, a wound that weighs us down and keeps us from running our race with freedom. The third participial clause is further modified by a description of Jesus. 22, 23. to an innumerable company of angels, to the general assembly and church--The city of God having been mentioned, the mention of its citizens follows. We read in Deuteronomy 9:19 , Septuagint, of similar words used by Moses after breaking the two tables, through fear of God's anger at the people's sin in making the golden calves. Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. Let us look only to Jesus, the One who began our faith and who makes it perfect. entreated that the word should not be spoken--literally, "that speech should not be added to them"; not that they refused to hear the word of God, but they wished that God should not Himself speak, but employ Moses as His mediating spokesman. 15. lest any . Then you wont get tired. acceptably--Greek, "well-pleasingly." He is the author of faith. Angels and saints together constitute the ten thousands. So do not get tired and stop trying. Hebrews 12:12 is one sentence in the Greek text comprised of a main clause and three subordinate clauses, each introduced by participles. Quoted from Proverbs 4:26 , Septuagint, "Make straight paths for thy feet." The Passion Translation is a registered trademark of Passion & Fire Ministries, Inc. Paul here refers to Deuteronomy 29:18 , "Lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood" (compare Acts 8:23 ). Study how he did it. Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us. , to a physical mountain with its burning fire, thick clouds of darkness and gloom, and with a raging whirlwind. The real object of the fathers in chastening is not that they find pleasure in the children's pain. This is our privilege as Christians. Let us throw off any sin that holds on to us so tightly. . In the same way, aphorntes let us fix our eyes can be taken to encode means/manner as well: run the race by means of fixing our eyes. The New Jerusalem is the amplification of that breastplate, a metaphor of transformed sons with their names engraved upon the precious stones. Verses 12-17 A burden of affliction is apt to make the Christian's hands hang down, and his knees grow feeble, to dispirit him and discourage him; but against this he must strive, that he may better run his spiritual race and course. For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds. Therefore, seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, leaving behind all the weight of the sin which surrounds us, let us run with patience the race that is set before us. , in the place of honor, right alongside God. So in the cases of Reuben and Saul, for evil ( Genesis 49:4 1Chronicles 5:1 1Samuel 13:12-14 ); and, on the other hand, for good, Abraham and Phinehas ( Genesis 12:1 , &c. Genesis 15:5 Genesis 15:6 Numbers 25:6-15 ). What's in this chapter? Compare "all angels, all nations" Matthew 25:31 Matthew 25:32 . But he accepted the shame as if it were nothing because of the joy that God put before him. all our names have been legally registered, Or whose names are written in heaven. There are many books in heaven. The Aramaic can be translated no man will see into the Lord., Watch over each other to make sure that no one misses the revelation of Gods grace. Not added . . The first participle, echontes having, is usually taken in a causal way: because we have a great cloud of witnesses. So this "partaking of God's holiness" stands in contrast to the "few days" of this life, with a view to which earthly fathers generally educate their sons. Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. Therefore let us also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us. After all, you have not yet reached the point of sweating blood. You wont lose hope. YouVersion uses cookies to personalize your experience. March 2018 Betraying a contumacious spirit of unbelief ( Hebrews 3:12 ), as "faint" implies a broken-down, weak, and desponding spirit. "The bad shall only see Him in His form as Son of man [compare Revelation 1:13 , with Revelation 1:7 ; and Matthew 24:30 , Acts 1:11 , 17:31 ]; still it will be in the glory in which He shall judge, not in the lowliness in which He was judged. 3For consider him that hath endured such gainsaying of sinners against himself, that ye wax not weary, fainting in your souls. A. He saw the joy ahead of him . He placed before his eyes the bliss we would forever share together with him, which empowered him to go through his agony. To become holy like God is tantamount to being educated for passing eternity with God ( Hebrews 12:14 , 2Peter 1:4 ). His form as God, wherein He is equal to the Father, without doubt the ungodly shall not see; for it is only 'the pure in heart who shall see God'" [AUGUSTINE]. We should remove from our lives anything that would get in the way and the sin that so easily holds us back. We too much look at each trial by itself, instead of taking it in connection with the whole plan of our salvation, as if a traveller were to complain of the steepness and roughness of one turn in the path, without considering that it led him into green pastures, on the direct road to the city of habitation. Fully embrace Gods correction as part of your training, Or What you endure is meant to educate you.. hebrews 12:1 3 passion translation. John Piper Aug 11, 1996. . So spirit and spirits are used of a man or men in the body, under the influence of the spirit, the opposite of flesh ( John 3:6 ). (G) 3Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary(H) and lose heart. BENGEL takes "the blood of Abel" as put for all the blood shed on earth crying for vengeance, and greatly increasing the other cries raised by sin in the world; counteracted by the blood of Christ calmly speaking in heaven for us, and from heaven to us. Philemon. matter of grief." "The voice of words" was the Decalogue, spoken by God Himself, a voice issuing forth, without any form being seen: after which "He added no more" ( Deuteronomy 5:22 ). Start your free trial today! [, it proves you are his delightful child.[, 7Fully embrace Gods correction as part of your training,[, 8We all should welcome Gods discipline as the validation of authentic sonship. 2Let us keep looking to Jesus. Hebrews 12:1-29 . Then we will be able to run life's marathon race with passion and determination, for the path has been already marked out before us. 20. that which was commanded--"the interdict" [TITTMANN]. That will shoot adrenaline into your souls! YouVersion uses cookies to personalize your experience. The full interdict in Exodus 19:12 Exodus 19:13 is abbreviated here; the beast alone, being put for "whether man or beast"; the stoning, which applies to the human offender, alone being specified, the beast's punishment, namely, the being thrust through with a dart, being left to be understood. the spirits of just men made perfect--at the resurrection, when the "JUDGE" shall appear, and believers' bliss shall be consummated by the union of the glorified body with the spirit; the great hope of the New Testament ( Romans 8:20-23 , 1Thessalonians 4:16 ). Our flesh. consider well him who endured such gainsaying of sinners against himself, lest you become weary discouraged. 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