2 GLT looking away to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of the faith, who, for the joy that is placed before him, endured a cross, despising{ its} shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. BSB BSB: Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
3 GLT For consider the one that has endured such opposition by sinners against themselves, so that you might not become weary in your souls, giving up. BSB BSB: Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
4 GLT You have not yet resisted to the point of blood, struggling against sin, BSB BSB: In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.
5 GLT and you have completely forgotten the exhortation that instructs you as sons:“My son, do not make light of the discipline of the Lord, nor become weary{ when} being reproved by him; BSB BSB: And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you.
6 GLT For whom the Lord loves, he disciplines, and he whips every son whom he welcomes.” BSB BSB: For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.”
7 GLT Endure for discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son{ is there} whom his father does not discipline? BSB BSB: Endure suffering as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?
8 GLT But if you are without discipline, of which all{ men} have become partakers, then you are illegitimate and not his sons. BSB BSB: If you do not experience discipline like everyone else, then you are illegitimate children and not true sons.
9 GLT Furthermore, on the one hand, we had the fathers of our flesh{ as} discipliners and we were respectful{ of them}; on the other hand, will we not much more be subjected to the Father of the spirits and live? BSB BSB: Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live?
10 GLT For indeed, they were disciplining{ us} for a few days according to{ what} seems{ best} to them, but he, to benefit{ us}, so that we might share his holiness. BSB BSB: Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness.
11 GLT Now every discipline does not seem to be joy at the present, but pain, but afterward it produces the peaceful fruit of righteousness for the ones having been trained by it. BSB BSB: No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields a harvest of righteousness and peace to those who have been trained by it.
12 GLT Therefore, make straight the drooping hands and the knees that have been paralyzed, BSB BSB: Therefore strengthen your limp hands and weak knees.
13 GLT and make straight paths for your feet, so that the lame might not be dislocated, but rather might be healed. BSB BSB: Make straight paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.
14 GLT Pursue peace with all{ men}, and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord, BSB BSB: Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
15 GLT carefully watching that no one is falling short from the grace of God, not any root of bitterness is growing up to cause trouble, and by this many might become defiled, BSB BSB: See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.
16 GLT not any sexually immoral or profane one such as Esau, who in exchange for one meal sold his own birthright. BSB BSB: See to it that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his birthright.
17 GLT For you know that even afterwards, desiring to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, because he found no place{ for} repentance, even though he sought it with tears. BSB BSB: For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. He could find no ground for repentance, though he sought the blessing with tears.
18 GLT For you have not come to{ what} can be touched and to a blazing fire and to darkness and to gloom and to a storm BSB BSB: For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom, and storm;
19 GLT and to a sound of a trumpet and to a voice of words of which the ones having heard begged for not a word to be added to them. BSB BSB: to a trumpet blast or to a voice that made its hearers beg that no further word be spoken.
20 GLT For they could not endure{ what} was ordered:“If even an animal might touch the mountain, it must be stoned.” BSB BSB: For they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.”
21 GLT And the thing being made visible was so fearful that Moses said,“I am terrified and trembling.” BSB BSB: The sight was so terrifying that even Moses said, “I am trembling with fear.”
22 GLT But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, to the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels, to the assembly BSB BSB: Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels
23 GLT and to the church of the firstborn ones,{ who} have been registered in the heavens, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous ones made perfect, BSB BSB: in joyful assembly, to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,
24 GLT and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood speaking better than Abel. BSB BSB: to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
25 GLT See that you do not refuse the one speaking. For if those did not escape, having refused the one warning{ them} on earth, much less we{ who} are turning away from the one from heaven, BSB BSB: See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?
26 GLT the voice of whom at that time shook the earth, but now he has promised, saying,“Still once I myself will shake not only the earth, but also the heaven.” BSB BSB: At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.”
27 GLT But this{ phrase},“Still once” indicates the removal of the things being shaken, that is, of{ the things} created, so that the things not being shaken might remain. BSB BSB: The words “Once more” signify the removal of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that the unshakable may remain.
28 GLT Therefore, receiving an unshakeable kingdom, let us have gratitude, through which let us serve well- pleasingly to God, with reverence and awe, BSB BSB: Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.
29 GLT for indeed our God{ is} a consuming fire. BSB BSB: “For our God is a consuming fire.”
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