1902 Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR)
Hebrews 12
1 An exhortation to constant faith, patience, and godliness. 22 A commendation of the New Testament above the Old.
12:1 ¶
Therefore, indeed, seeing that, we also, have encircling us, so great a cloud of witnesses, stripping off every incumbrance and the easily entangling sin, with endurance, let us be running, the race that is lying before us,
12:2
Looking away unto our faith's Princely-leader and perfecter, Jesus,—who, in consideration of the joy lying before him, endured a cross, shame, despising! And, on the right hand of the throne of God, hath taken his seat.
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For take ye into consideration—him who hath endured, such contradiction, by sinners against themselves, lest ye be wearied, in your souls becoming exhausted.
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Not yet unto blood, have ye resisted, against sin, waging a contest;
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And ye have quite forgotten the exhortation which, indeed, with you as with sons, doth reason:—My son! be not slighting the discipline of the Lord, neither be fainting, when by him, thou art reproved;
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For, whom the Lord loveth, he doth, discipline, and scourgeth every son whom he doth welcome home.
12:7
For the sake of discipline, persevere! As towards sons, God, beareth himself, towards you; for who is a son whom a father doth not discipline?
12:8
If however ye are without discipline, whereof, all, have received a share, then, are ye, bastards, and, not sons.
12:9
Furthermore, indeed, the fathers of our flesh, we used to have, as administrators of discipline, and we used to pay deference: shall we not, much rather, submit ourselves to the Father of our spirits and, live?
12:10
For, they, indeed, for a few days, according to that which seemed good to them, were administering discipline; but, he, unto that which is profitable, with view to our partaking of his holiness:
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But, no discipline, for the present, indeed, seemeth to be of joy, but of sorrow: afterwards, however—to them who thereby have been trained, it yieldeth peaceful fruit, of righteousness.
12:12
Wherefore, the slackened hands and paralysed knees, restore ye,
12:13
And, straight tracks, be making for your feet—that the lame member may not be dislocated, but, be healed rather.
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Peace, be pursuing, with all, and the obtaining of holiness,—without which no one shall see the Lord:
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Using oversight—lest any one be falling behind from the favour of God,—lest any root of bitterness, springing up above, be causing trouble, and, through it, the many, be defiled:
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Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, like Esau,—who, for the sake of one meal, yielded up his own firstborn rights;
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For ye know that, afterwards—when he even wished to inherit the blessing, he was rejected; for, place of repentance, found he none, even though, with tears, he diligently sought it.
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For ye have not approached—unto, a searching and scorching fire, and gloom, and mist, and tempest,
12:19
And a trumpets peal,—and a sound of things spoken:—from which they who heard excused themselves, lest there should be added to them, a word;
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For they could not bear, that which was being enjoined,—and, should a beast be touching the mountain, it shall be stoned;
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And, so fearful was that which was showing itself, Moses, said—I am terrified, and do tremble!
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But ye have approached—unto Zion's mountain, and unto the city of a Living God, a heavenly Jerusalem,—and unto myriads of messengers,
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in high festival,—and unto an assembly of firstborn ones, enrolled in the heavens,—and unto God, judge of all,—and unto the spirits of righteous ones made perfect,—
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And unto the mediator of a new covenant, Jesus,—and unto the blood of sprinkling, more excellently speaking, than, Abel.
12:25
Beware, lest ye excuse yourselves from him that speaketh; for, if, they escaped not, who excused themselves from him who on earth was warning, how much less, shall, we, who from him that warneth from the heavens, do turn ourselves away:
12:26
Whose voice shook the earth, then, but, now, hath he promised, saying—Yet once for all, I, will shake—not only the earth, but, also the heaven.
12:27
But, the saying, Yet once for all, maketh clear the removal of the things which can be shaken, as of things done with,—that they may remain, which cannot be shaken.
12:28
Wherefore, seeing that, of a kingdom not to be shaken, we are receiving possession, let us have gratitude—whereby we may be rendering divine service well-pleasingly unto God, with reverence and awe;
12:29
For, even our God, is a consuming fire.
