Hebrews - douay rheims

Chapter 12

¹ 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:
² Looking on Jesus, the author and finisher of faith, who having joy set before him, endured the cross, despising the shame, and now sitteth on the right hand of the throne of God.
³ For think diligently upon him that endured such opposition from sinners against himself; that you be not wearied, fainting in your minds.
⁴ For you have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin:
⁵ And you have forgotten the consolation, which speaketh to you, as unto children, saying: My son, neglect not the discipline of the Lord; neither be thou wearied whilst thou art rebuked by him.
⁶ For whom the Lord loveth, he chastiseth; and he scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
⁷ Persevere under discipline. God dealeth with you as with his sons; for what son is there, whom the father doth not correct?
⁸ But if you be without chastisement, whereof all are made partakers, then are you bastards, and not sons.
⁹ Moreover we have had fathers of our flesh, for instructors, and we reverenced them: shall we not much more obey the Father of spirits, and live?
¹⁰ And they indeed for a few days, according to their own pleasure, instructed us: but he, for our profit, that we might receive his sanctification.
¹¹ Now all chastisement for the present indeed seemeth not to bring with it joy, but sorrow: but afterwards it will yield, to them that are exercised by it, the most peaceable fruit of justice.
¹² Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees,
¹³ And make straight steps with your feet: that no one, halting, may go out of the way; but rather be healed.
¹⁴ Follow peace with all men, and holiness: without which no man shall see God.
¹⁵ Looking diligently, lest any man be wanting to the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up do hinder, and by it many be defiled.
¹⁶ Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau; who for one mess, sold his first birthright.
¹⁷ For know ye that afterwards, when he desired to inherit the benediction, he was rejected; for he found no place of repentance, although with tears he had sought it.
¹⁸ For you are not come to a mountain that might be touched, and a burning fire, and a whirlwind, and darkness, and storm,
¹⁹ And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words, which they that heard excused themselves, that the word might not be spoken to them:
²⁰ For they did not endure that which was said: And if so much as a beast shall touch the mount, it shall be stoned.
²¹ And so terrible was that which was seen, Moses said: I am frighted, and tremble.
²² But you are come to mount Sion, and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to the company of many thousands of angels,
²³ And to the church of the firstborn, who are written in the heavens, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of the just made perfect,
²⁴ And to Jesus the mediator of the new testament, and to the sprinkling of blood which speaketh better than that of Abel.
²⁵ See that you refuse him not that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spoke upon the earth, much more shall not we, that turn away from him that speaketh to us from heaven.
²⁶ Whose voice then moved the earth; but now he promiseth, saying: Yet once more, and I will move not only the earth, but heaven also.
²⁷ And in that he saith, Yet once more, he signifieth the translation of the moveable things as made, that those things may remain which are immoveable.
²⁸ Therefore receiving an immoveable kingdom, we have grace; whereby let us serve, pleasing God, with fear and reverence.
²⁹ For our God is a consuming fire.

Hebrews - webster

Chapter 12

¹ Wherefore, seeing we also are encompassed 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,
² Looking to 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.
³ For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.
⁴ Ye have not yet resisted to blood, striving against sin.
⁵ And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh to you as to children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked by him:
⁶ For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
⁷ If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons: for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
⁸ But if ye are without chastisement, of which all are partakers, then are ye bastards and not sons.
⁹ Furthermore, we have had fathers of our flesh who corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and live?
¹⁰ For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.
¹¹ Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless, afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness to them who are exercised by it.
¹² Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;
¹³ And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.
¹⁴ Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
¹⁵ Looking diligently, lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up, trouble you, and by it many be defiled;
¹⁶ Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of food sold his birth-right.
¹⁷ For ye know that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.
¹⁸ For ye are not come to the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor to blackness, and to darkness, and tempest,
¹⁹ And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard, entreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more:
²⁰ (For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart:
²¹ And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and tremble:)
²² But ye are come to mount Sion, and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,
²³ To the general assembly and church of the first-born, who are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,
²⁴ And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.
²⁵ See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spoke on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:
²⁶ Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven.
²⁷ And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.
²⁸ Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably, with reverence and godly fear.
²⁹ For our God is a consuming fire.

Hebrews - world english bible

Chapter 12

¹ 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,
² to Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising its shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
³ consider him who has endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, that you don't grow weary, fainting in your souls.
⁴ have not yet resisted to blood, striving against sin;
⁵ you have forgotten the exhortation which reasons with you as with children, "My son, don't take lightly the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when you are reproved by him;
⁶ whom the Lord loves, he chastens, and scourges every son whom he receives."
⁷ is for discipline that you endure. God deals with you as with children, for what son is there whom his father doesn't discipline?
⁸ if you are without discipline, of which all have been made partakers, then are you illegitimate, and not children.
⁹ we had the fathers of our flesh to chasten us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and live?
¹⁰ they indeed, for a few days, punished us as seemed good to them; but he for our profit, that we may be partakers of his holiness.
¹¹ chastening seems for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been exercised thereby.
¹² lift up the hands that hang down and the feeble knees,
¹³ make straight paths for your feet, so that which is lame may not be dislocated, but rather be healed.
¹⁴ after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord,
¹⁵ carefully lest there be any man who falls short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and many be defiled by it;
¹⁶ there be any sexually immoral person, or profane person, like Esau, who sold his birthright for one meal.
¹⁷ you know that even when he afterward desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for a change of mind though he sought it diligently with tears.
¹⁸ you have not come to a mountain that might be touched, and that burned with fire, and to blackness, darkness, storm,
¹⁹ sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which those who heard it begged that not one more word should be spoken to them,
²⁰ they could not stand that which was commanded, "If even an animal touches the mountain, it shall be stoned;"
²¹ so fearful was the appearance, that Moses said, "I am terrified and trembling."
²² you have come to Mount Zion, and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable multitudes of angels,
²³ the general assembly and assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect,
²⁴ Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better than that of Abel.
²⁵ that you don't refuse him who speaks. For if they didn't escape when they refused him who warned on the Earth, how much more will we not escape who turn away from him who warns from heaven,
²⁶ voice shook the earth then, but now he has promised, saying, "Yet once more I will shake not only the earth, but also the heavens."
²⁷ phrase, "Yet once more," signifies the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that have been made, that those things which are not shaken may remain.
²⁸ receiving a Kingdom that can't be shaken, let us have grace, through which we serve God acceptably, with reverence and awe,
²⁹ our God is a consuming fire.

Hebrews - darby

Chapter 12

¹ Let *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,
² looking 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.
³ For consider well him who endured so great contradiction from sinners against himself, that ye be not weary, fainting in your minds.
⁴ Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, wrestling against sin.
⁵ And ye have quite forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons: My son, despise not [the] chastening of [the] Lord, nor faint [when] reproved by him;
⁶ for whom [the] Lord loves he chastens, and scourges every son whom he receives.
⁷ Ye endure for chastening, God conducts himself towards you as towards sons; for who is the son that the father chastens not?
⁸ But if ye are without chastening, of which all have been made partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
⁹ Moreover we have had the fathers of our flesh as chasteners, and we reverenced [them]; shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and live?
¹⁰ For they indeed chastened for a few days, as seemed good to them; but he for profit, in order to the partaking of his holiness.
¹¹ But no chastening at the time seems to be [matter] of joy, but of grief; but afterwards yields [the] peaceful fruit of righteousness to those exercised by it.
¹² Wherefore lift up the hands that hang down, and the failing knees;
¹³ and make straight paths for your feet, that that which is lame be not turned aside; but that rather it may be healed.
¹⁴ Pursue peace with all, and holiness, without which no one shall see the Lord:
¹⁵ watching lest [there be] any one who lacks the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble [you], and many be defiled by it;
¹⁶ lest [there be] any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one meal sold his birthright;
¹⁷ for ye know that also afterwards, desiring to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, (for he found no place for repentance) although he sought it earnestly with tears.
¹⁸ For ye have not come to [the mount] that might be touched and was all on fire, and to obscurity, and darkness, and tempest,
¹⁹ and trumpet's sound, and voice of words; which they that heard, excusing themselves, declined [the] word being addressed to them any more:
²⁰ (for they were not able to bear what was enjoined: And if a beast should touch the mountain, it shall be stoned;
²¹ and, so fearful was the sight, Moses said, I am exceedingly afraid and full of trembling;)
²² but ye have come to mount Zion; and to [the] city of [the] living God, heavenly Jerusalem; and to myriads of angels,
²³ the universal gathering; and to [the] assembly of the firstborn [who are] registered in heaven; and to God, judge of all; and to [the] spirits of just [men] made perfect;
²⁴ and to Jesus, mediator of a new covenant; and to [the] blood of sprinkling, speaking better than Abel.
²⁵ See that ye refuse not him that speaks. For if those did not escape who had refused him who uttered the oracles on earth, much more we who turn away from him [who does so] from heaven:
²⁶ whose voice then shook the earth; but now he has promised, saying, Yet once will *I* shake not only the earth, but also the heaven.
²⁷ But this Yet once, signifies the removing of what is shaken, as being made, that what is not shaken may remain.
²⁸ Wherefore let us, receiving a kingdom not to be shaken, have grace, by which let us serve God acceptably with reverence and fear.
²⁹ For also our God [is] a consuming fire.

Hebrews - american standard version

Chapter 12

¹ Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, 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,
² looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of [our] faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising shame, and hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
³ For consider him that hath endured such gainsaying of sinners against himself, that ye wax not weary, fainting in your souls.
⁴ Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin:
⁵ and ye have forgotten the exhortation which reasoneth with you as with sons, My son, regard not lightly the chastening of the Lord, Nor faint when thou art reproved of him;
⁶ For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, And scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
⁷ It is for chastening that ye endure; God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is there whom [his] father chasteneth not?
⁸ But if ye are without chastening, whereof all have been made partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
⁹ Furthermore, we had the fathers of our flesh to chasten us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?
¹⁰ For they indeed for a few days chastened [us] as seemed good to them; but he for [our] profit, that [we] may be partakers of his holiness.
¹¹ All chastening seemeth for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yieldeth peaceable fruit unto them that have been exercised thereby, [even the fruit] of righteousness.
¹² Wherefore lift up the hands that hang down, and the palsied knees;
¹³ and make straight paths for your feet, that that which is lame be not turned out of the way, but rather be healed.
¹⁴ Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man shall see the Lord:
¹⁵ looking carefully lest [there be] any man that falleth short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble [you], and thereby the many be defiled;
¹⁶ lest [there be] any fornication, or profane person, as Esau, who for one mess of meat sold his own birthright.
¹⁷ For ye know that even when he afterward desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected; for he found no place for a change of mind [in his father,] though he sought is diligently with tears.
¹⁸ For ye are not come unto [a mount] that might be touched, and that burned with fire, and unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,
¹⁹ and the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which [voice] they that heard entreated that no word more should be spoken unto them;
²⁰ for they could not endure that which was enjoined, If even a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned;
²¹ and so fearful was the appearance, [that] Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:
²² but ye are come unto mount Zion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable hosts of angels,
²³ to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,
²⁴ and to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaketh better than [that of] Abel.
²⁵ See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not when they refused him that warned [them] on earth, much more [shall not] we [escape] who turn away from him that [warneth] from heaven:
²⁶ whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more will I make to tremble not the earth only, but also the heaven.
²⁷ And this [word], Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that have been made, that those things which are not shaken may remain.
²⁸ Wherefore, receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us have grace, whereby we may offer service well-pleasing to God with reverence and awe:
²⁹ for our God is a consuming fire.

Hebrews - basic english

Chapter 12

¹ For this reason, as we are circled by so great a cloud of witnesses, putting off every weight, and the sin into which we come so readily, let us keep on running in the way which is marked out for us,
² Having our eyes fixed on Jesus, the guide and end of our faith, who went through the pains of the cross, not caring for the shame, because of the joy which was before him, and who has now taken his place at the right hand of God's seat of power.
³ Give thought to him who has undergone so much of the hate of sinners against himself, so that you may not be tired and feeble of purpose.
⁴ Till now you have not given your blood in your fight against sin:
⁵ And you have not kept in mind the word which says to you as to sons, My son, do not make little of the Lord's punishment, and do not give up hope when you are judged by him;
⁶ For the Lord sends punishment on his loved ones; everyone whom he takes as his son has experience of his rod.
⁷ It is for your training that you undergo these things; God is acting to you as a father does to his sons; for what son does not have punishment from his father?
⁸ But if you have not that punishment of which we all have our part, then you are not true sons, but children of shame.
⁹ And again, if the fathers of our flesh gave us punishment and had our respect, how much more will we be under the authority of the Father of spirits, and have life?
¹⁰ For they truly gave us punishment for a short time, as it seemed good to them; but he does it for our profit, so that we may become holy as he is.
¹¹ At the time all punishment seems to be pain and not joy: but after, those who have been trained by it get from it the peace-giving fruit of righteousness.
¹² For this cause let the hands which are hanging down be lifted up, and let the feeble knees be made strong,
¹³ And make straight roads for your feet, so that the feeble may not be turned out of the way, but may be made strong.
¹⁴ Let your desire be for peace with all men, and to be made holy, without which no man may see the Lord;
¹⁵ Looking with care to see that no man among you in his behaviour comes short of the grace of God; for fear that some bitter root may come up to be a trouble to you, and that some of you may be made unclean by it;
¹⁶ And that there may not be any evil liver, or any man without respect for God, like Esau, who let his birthright go for a plate of food.
¹⁷ For you have knowledge that even long after, when he was desiring the blessing for his heritage, he was turned away, though he made his request frequently and with weeping; because the past might not be changed.
¹⁸ You have not come to a mountain which may be touched, and is burning with fire, and to a black cloud, and a dark smoke, and a violent wind,
¹⁹ And to the sound of a horn, and the voice of words, the hearers of which made request that not a word more might be said to them:
²⁰ For the order which said, If the mountain is touched even by a beast, the beast is to be stoned, seemed hard to them;
²¹ And the vision was so overpowering that even Moses said, I am shaking and full of fear.
²² But you have come to the mountain of Zion, to the place of the living God, to the Jerusalem which is in heaven, and to an army of angels which may not be numbered,
²³ To the great meeting and church of the first of those who are named in heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of good men made complete,
²⁴ And to Jesus by whom the new agreement has been made between God and man, and to the sign of the blood which says better things than Abel's blood.
²⁵ See that you give ear to his voice which comes to you. For if those whose ears were shut to the voice which came to them on earth did not go free from punishment, what chance have we of going free if we give no attention to him whose voice comes from heaven?
²⁶ Whose voice was the cause of the shaking of the earth; but now he has made an oath, saying, There will be still one more shaking, not only of the earth, but of heaven.
²⁷ And the words, Still one more, make it clear that there will be a taking away of those things which are shaking, as of things which are made, so that there may be only those things of which no shaking is possible.
²⁸ If then, we have a kingdom which will never be moved, let us have grace, so that we may give God such worship as is pleasing to him with fear and respect:
²⁹ For our God is an all-burning fire.